Elementor forms are one of the easiest ways to collect leads on a website but what happens after someone hits “Submit”? Without instant follow-up, those leads often go cold. That’s where WhatsApp Message Templates + waatee come in.
With waatee, you can connect Elementor forms to WhatsApp and automatically send message templates to your customers. Whether it’s a confirmation, onboarding guide, order summary, or welcome flow you can instantly reach your leads in their WhatsApp inbox with rich, interactive messages.
This is especially powerful for:
- Instant engagement after website form submissions
- Lead nurturing with template-triggered WhatsApp Flows
- Auto-responses for booking, contact, or support forms
Benefits of Using WhatsApp Templates with Elementor Forms #
✅ Reach users instantly where they’re most active WhatsApp
✅ Bypass the 24-hour messaging window using approved templates
✅ Boost response and conversion rates with real-time follow-ups
✅ Trigger full WhatsApp flows directly from form data
✅ Fully automated, scalable, and no manual work required
Prerequisites #
Before setting this up, you need:
- ✅ A connected and verified WhatsApp number in waatee
- ✅ An approved WhatsApp Message Template with a Quick Reply or CTA Button
- ✅ A WhatsApp Flow created inside waatee
- ✅ An active Elementor form that collects at least a phone number (WhatsApp format)
Follow the (how to blog to integrate elementor form in your wp website)
Create a WhatsApp Template in waatee for WP Elementor Form #
- Go to WhatsApp Bot Manager from waatee Dashboard
- Then Select Bot > Whatsapp template > Create template
- From the template creation, input the required fiend
- Template Name: Give a suitable name for your template (only lowercase letters and underscore are allowed.)
- Category: Select a category (e.g., Marketing, Utility, etc)
- Locale: Select a language for your template
- Message body: Write your message here. You can use the variables and custom field information inside your message. (e.g., “Hi {{1}}, thanks for signing up!”)
- Footer: You can add your brand name here (optional)
- Button: You can add buttons if needed (optional, For adding buttons you have to create bot flow. Also you can add action buttons. )
- Save: Submit for Meta approval by saving your template
- As you can see our created template has been added now press the sync template button for approval.
- After synchronizing the template it will be approved and we can use it
⏳ With the sync button it will approved in few minute. For any difficulties it may take up to 24–48 hours.
Create a WhatsApp Flow (Optional but Recommended) #
If you want to start a multi-step flow after sending the template:
- Go to Bot Manager → Create new flow
- Use the drag-and-drop builder to design your flow
- Add fields like (name, email, service preference, etc.)
- Save and publish the flow
For more details you can follow user input flow bot creation documents (user input flow ink here)
Conclusion #
Integrating WhatsApp templates with Elementor forms in waatee is a game-changer for businesses looking to automate engagement, reduce drop-off, and increase conversions. From lead nurturing to sales follow-up, it’s all automatic and right inside WhatsApp
