Adding a tawk.to widget to Joomla 3

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To setup your tawk.to widget on a Joomla 3 website, select the plugin or the module, depending on your needs:

  • The plugin will load the tawk.to widget on every page of your site
  • The module will load the tawk.to widget only on the pages you have selected

Download links

Visit our Joomla GitHub release page for the latest versions of the module and plugin.


See our Joomla 4 setup guide here: Joomla 4.

Installation for the plugin

1. Download plg_tawkto-<release_version>.zip.

2. In the Joomla administration panel, select Install Extensions in the left sidebar menu.

3. Drag and drop the zip file or click the green Or browse for file button and select the zip file.

4. Then click Manage and search for "tawk" to find the newly added extension.

5. To enable the plugin, click the status symbol so it shows a green tick.

6. To sign in to your tawk.to account, click select Plugins in the Extensions drop-down menu.

7. Search for tawk and select System - tawk.to Plugin.

8. Log in to your tawk.to account.

9. Select the Property and Widget and click Use selected widget. Ensure Status is set to Enabled. Then, click Save at the top left corner.

10. The widget should now appear on your site.

Installation for the module

1. Download mod_tawkto-<release_version>.zip from the latest release.

2. In the Joomla administration panel, go to Install Extensions.

3. Drag and drop the zip file or click the green Or browse for file button and select the zip file.

4. Then, select Manage and search for "tawk" to find the newly added extension.

5. To enable the plugin, click the status symbol so it shows a green tick.

6. To sign in to your tawk.to account, select Modules in the Extensions drop-down menu.

7. Search for "tawk" and select tawk.to Module.

8. Log in to your tawk.to account.

9. Select the Property and Widget and click Use selected widget. Ensure Status is set to Published.


You can also set the module’s Position. We recommend selecting Footer, which loads the widget after everything else on your page.

10. Go to the Menu Assignment tab. Under Module Assignment, select the pages you want the widget to appear on. Then, click Save at the top left corner.

11. The widget should now appear on your site.

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