How to install Boei on your WordPress website

You can install Boei effortlessly on your WordPress site or WooCommerce store, and you won't even need a developer. It is super simple!

Just grab a cup of coffee ☕️, and you can do the installation in 5-mins yourself.

There are several methods to install Boei

  1. Boei WordPress Plugin (recommended)
  2. Header and Footer plugin
  3. Edit header file

Option 1 - Boei WordPress Plugin

👉 Boei plugin on WordPress.org

Step 1. Create an account

Create a Boei account if you don't have one yet. The onboarding will guide you through selecting channels, choosing a theme, and positioning your widget.

Onboarding channel selection

Step 2. Copy WordPress key

In your Boei dashboard, open your widget and click the Install tab. Select WordPress and copy the WordPress plugin key.

Install tab - WordPress

Tip: The Install tab also offers a landing page link, QR code, and iframe embed.

Step 3. Log in to WordPress

Open WordPress and click on "Plugins".
Now, click "Add New" at the top of the page.

Step 4. Install Boei Plugin

Search for "Boei" and find our plugin.

Click "Install Now".

Step 5. Activate

When the plugin is installed, press "Activate".

Step 6. Paste key in Boei's WordPress Plugin

Go to the Boei plugin in WordPress (see Boei in the left menu).

Enter the key you copied in the Widget Key field and press "save".

If you don't see the field for the Widget Key, click on "Advanced / Without domain detection".

Step 7. Finished coffee

Congrats, you are done!


Option 2 - Header and Footer plugin

1/ Grab the installation code from the Install on HTML guide.

2/ Log in to WordPress.

3/ Install the plugin: Header and Footer.

4/ Go to the configuration panel of the plugin (see Settings > Header and Footer)

5/ Under the "Header and Footer" tab (the first one), paste the Boei code (from step 1) to the section which says "Code to be added to the HEAD section of every page".

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5/ Done ✅


Option 3 - Edit header file

1/ Grab the installation code from the Install on HTML guide.

2/ Log in to WordPress.

3/ Hover over – Appearance and Click Editor

wordpress-apperance-editor

4/ Find and choose header.php file

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5/ Now paste the Boei installation code (from step 1) in the WordPress editor just before You can search to find it easier.

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6/ Done ✅ You can now chat with your customers or use other channels.

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Last updated: Feb 6, 2026