How to set up helpdesk widget on Wordpress?

Setting up a Helpdesk widget on your WordPress site is easy. First of all, go to Administration -> Helpdesk, Widget tab. You have to check the Enable widget The second step is to paste the code on the page to make the widget visible. Usually, it is placed in the footer or main body part.

helpdesk widget.png

Setting attributes

Name Type Default value Description
color String '#ddd'
attachment Boolean True
user_avatar String
title
position String Values: topLeft, topRight, bottomLeft, bottomRight
styles String "" CSS Styles
translation Translation attributes {}
identify Identify attributes {}

Translation attributes

Name Description
nameLabel
emailLabel
subjectLabel
descriptionLabel
createButtonLabel
createSuccessDescription
createSuccessLabel
createErrorLabel

Identify attributes

Name Description
nameValue
emailValue
subjectValue
trackerValue
projectValue
customFieldValues 'custom field 1 name': 'custom field 1 value',
'custom field 2 name': 'custom field 2 value'

Example

<div id="helpdesk_widget"></div>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://localhost:3000/helpdesk_widget/widget.js"></script>

<script>
  RedmineHelpdeskWidget.config({
    color: '#af1287',
    translation: {
      nameLabel: 'Please enter your name here',
      emailLabel: 'Please put your email here',
      descriptionLabel: 'What question do you have?',
      createButtonLabel: 'Ask quesiton',
      createSuccessDescription: 'Thank you for your question!',
      createErrorLabel: 'Something goes wrong :(...',
      subjectLabel: 'Subject',
      createSuccessLabel: 'Your question successfully created'
    },
    identify: {
      nameValue: 'User',
      emailValue: 'test+1234@test.com',
      subjectValue: 'This is my question',
      trackerValue: 'Bug',
      projectValue: 'Support',
      customFieldValues: {
        'test': 'Field value'
      }
    },
    attachment: false,
    title: 'How can we help you?'
  });
</script>
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