About this plugin
EXC Widget Suite for Telegram is a lightweight, professional plugin that helps you grow your Telegram channel or group directly from your WordPress site. Add an eye-catching “Join Telegram” widget in four different places — with zero coding required.
Whether you run a news site, blog, movie/download site, or community, EXC Widget Suite for Telegram makes it effortless to convert your website visitors into Telegram subscribers.
🚀 Key Features
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4 Independent Display Sections — turn the widget on/off exactly where you want it:
- Before Post Content — displays right after the post title, before the article begins.
- After Post Content (Post Footer) — displays automatically at the end of every post.
- Sidebar Widget — a fixed 300×250px widget box, perfectly sized for any sidebar or widget area (drag-and-drop via Appearance → Widgets).
- Shortcode [excwst_telegram] — drop it anywhere: inside a post, page, footer, or any shortcode-supporting area.
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One Settings Screen — manage your Telegram link, title, subtitle, button text, and colors from a single, simple admin page. Update your Telegram link once and it updates everywhere instantly — no need to edit individual posts.
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Fully Responsive — automatically adapts from desktop to mobile. The banner style stacks cleanly on small screens; the sidebar card keeps a professional fixed size.
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Speed Optimized —
- Inline SVG icon (no extra image requests)
- No jQuery dependency on the front end
- A single, minimal CSS block loaded only once per page (not once per widget instance)
- No render-blocking assets, no external font/API calls
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Won’t Break Your Design — every class name is uniquely scoped and CSS is written defensively so it can never clash with your theme’s existing styles, override your menus, or affect any other part of your site.
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Customizable Colors — match your brand using the built-in WordPress color picker for the primary gradient and text colors.
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Two Style Variants — choose “Banner” (full-width, ideal for before/after post) or “Card” (compact 300×250 box, ideal for shortcodes and sidebars) independently per section.
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Accessible & SEO-Friendly — proper ARIA labels, optional rel="nofollow", and semantic markup out of the box.
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NEW: Dark / Light / Auto Theme — pick a fixed Light or Dark look, or let “Auto” follow each visitor’s own device setting automatically, with zero extra JavaScript.
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NEW: “Join our Telegram” Popup — a friendly, dismissible popup that appears after a custom delay (any value from 1–300 seconds, your choice), positioned bottom-left, bottom-right, or centered. Control how often it reappears: once per session, once per day, or every page load.
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NEW: New-Post Notification Badge — a floating button with a red counter bubble that shows returning visitors how many new posts they’ve missed, encouraging them to check your Telegram. Backed by a cached, lightweight REST endpoint so it never slows down your site.
💡 Who Is This For?
- Bloggers and news sites growing a Telegram community
- Movie/software/download sites offering Telegram-exclusive links
- Any WordPress site wanting a professional, non-intrusive Telegram call-to-action
🔧 Shortcode Usage
[excwst_telegram] — displays the default banner style.
[excwst_telegram style="card"] — displays the compact 300×250 card style, usable inside post content, widgets, or anywhere shortcodes are supported.