PushEngage – Web Push Notifications, WooCommerce Automation & Chat Widget

Not at all. PushEngage is designed for beginners. You can set up subscription popups, create campaigns, configure WooCommerce automations, and add a click to chat widget entirely through the visual dashboard — no code required.

Yes! PushEngage is free to get started. The free plan includes push notification broadcasts, subscription popups, basic segmentation, and the multichannel chat widget — everything you need to start growing your subscriber list and engaging visitors. For advanced features like cart abandonment recovery, A/B testing, drip campaigns, and WooCommerce automation, you can upgrade to a paid plan directly from the plugin dashboard. See all plans and pricing .

The PushEngage free plan is built for getting started, not for serious scale. It includes unlimited push notification broadcasts, subscription opt-in popups, basic segmentation, the full multichannel chat widget with all 20+ channels, and access to the WooCommerce integration. Free plan subscriber limits and advanced feature access are clearly displayed in the plugin dashboard once you connect a PushEngage account — and you can upgrade in place from the plugin without losing subscribers, segments, or campaign data. Paid plans unlock cart abandonment recovery, browse abandonment, price drop alerts, back-in-stock alerts, drip campaigns, A/B testing, and the full WooCommerce automation suite.

Yes. PushEngage’s RSS Auto-Push feature converts new WordPress blog posts into push notifications automatically. When you publish a new post, your subscribers receive a push notification within seconds — using the post title as the notification headline, the excerpt as the message body, and the featured image as the visual. You can enable auto-push globally or scope it to specific post types, categories, or tags. Subscribers click the notification and land directly on your post. Combine auto-push with audience segmentation to send different categories of posts to different subscriber segments.

Yes. PushEngage gives you full control over the subscription opt-in popup. Customize colors, fonts, button text, headline, position, timing, and triggering rules through a visual builder — no coding required. Choose from multiple opt-in popup styles including floating bar, modal overlay, bell widget, full-screen overlay, and Safari-style native prompt. Show different opt-in popups on different pages, set custom delays, target by device or geography, and match the popup to your site’s branding automatically with our brand-detection feature. PushEngage also detects existing opt-in tools like OptinMonster and recommends optimal popup delays to avoid stacking.

No. PushEngage never sells, rents, or shares your subscriber data with any third party. Subscriber data — limited to the browser-issued push token, IP address (used for opt-in geo-targeting), and any custom attributes you configure — is stored securely and remains fully owned by you. You can export your full subscriber list at any time, delete subscribers individually or in bulk, and configure data retention to match your privacy policy. Push notification subscriber consent is collected through the browser’s native permission prompt, which is the most rigorous opt-in standard available — there’s no checkbox you can pre-tick or hidden field you can skip.

PushEngage sends browser notifications (also called web push notifications) directly to your visitors’ desktop or mobile browsers — even when they’re not on your site. When a visitor subscribes through the opt-in popup, they’ll receive browser notifications in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, Opera, Brave, Samsung Internet, and UC Browser. Browser notifications appear as native OS-level alerts and don’t require an app install or email address, making them one of the highest-engagement channels available.

PushEngage browser notifications work on all modern browsers and devices: Chrome (desktop & Android), Firefox (desktop & Android), Safari (macOS & iOS 16.4+), Edge, Opera, Brave, Samsung Internet, and UC Browser. On mobile, browser notifications appear in the notification tray just like app notifications. PushEngage automatically detects the subscriber’s browser and sends notification formats optimized for each platform.

Yes — Apple added web push notification support in Safari 16.4, which shipped with iOS and iPadOS 16.4 in 2023. Subscribers on qualifying iPhones and iPads receive your push notifications just like desktop users. One thing to know: for iOS push to work, your site needs to be added to the visitor’s Home Screen as a web app. Visitors browsing your site in Safari without adding it to their Home Screen won’t see the opt-in prompt on iOS. Devices running iOS versions older than 16.4 aren’t supported — that’s an Apple platform limitation, not a PushEngage one.

Yes. Web push notifications are delivered to mobile browsers on Android. On iOS, web push notifications are supported on Safari 16.4+ (iOS 16.4 and later) when the site is added to the Home Screen. PushEngage also offers dedicated SDKs for Android, iOS, React Native, and Flutter for native app push.

Yes! PushEngage includes a free multichannel chat widget that connects your visitors with 20+ messaging platforms from a single floating button. Supported channels include WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Instagram DM, Telegram, SMS, Phone, Email, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, X (Twitter), TikTok, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Google Maps, Waze, Viber, Line, WeChat, Skype, and custom channels. You can configure multi-agent routing, set working hours per channel, show different channels on mobile vs. desktop, and customize the widget appearance to match your brand — all without code.

PushEngage makes it easy to add a click to chat button to your WordPress site. After activating the plugin, go to PushEngage → Chat Widget in your WordPress dashboard. Select the messaging channels you want — WhatsApp, Messenger, Telegram, and others — configure each channel’s contact details, and customize the floating button style, position, and colors. The click to chat widget will appear on your site automatically — visitors simply click to open a conversation on their preferred messaging app. No coding required.

PushEngage includes a powerful cart abandonment recovery system for WooCommerce stores. When a subscriber adds items to their cart but leaves without completing checkout, PushEngage automatically triggers a sequence of up to 3 recovery notifications with optimized timing — 45 minutes, 4 hours, and 24 hours after the cart is abandoned. Each notification includes the product name, image, price, and a direct link back to the cart. Cart abandonment campaigns typically recover 5-14% of abandoned revenue. Setup takes under 2 minutes — just enable the campaign and customize the notification messages.

Yes. When your current subscribers visit your site after you switch to PushEngage, their browser automatically re-subscribes them through PushEngage’s service worker — no new opt-in prompt needed. The transition is invisible to your subscribers. Subscribers who don’t return to your site before you decommission your old service will need to re-subscribe. For most active sites, the majority of engaged subscribers re-connect within the first 30 days.

Push notifications are a browser security feature that requires a secure HTTPS origin — that’s a browser requirement, not something PushEngage controls. If your WordPress site runs on HTTP, the browser won’t allow the notification permission prompt to show. PushEngage can work around this by delivering notifications through a secure subdomain (yourdomain.pushengage.com). Your subscribers subscribe and receive notifications through that HTTPS address instead of your main domain. That said, we recommend enabling SSL on your site. Every major WordPress host offers free SSL through Let’s Encrypt.

The most common cause is a caching plugin serving a saved page before PushEngage loaded. After activating or updating PushEngage, clear your site’s cache and CDN cache — this applies to WP Rocket, LiteSpeed Cache, W3 Total Cache, SG Optimizer, Cloudflare, and similar tools. If you’re still not seeing the prompt, check two things: first, make sure your browser hasn’t already granted or denied notification permission from a previous visit (permissions stick across sessions). Second, open the page in a private/incognito window — this gives you a clean session with no stored permissions to test from scratch.

Yes. PushEngage integrates with the WhatsApp Business API to send automated messages to your WooCommerce customers. You can send abandoned cart recovery messages, order confirmations, shipping updates, payment retry requests, and COD confirmations — directly to your customers’ WhatsApp. These WhatsApp messages run alongside your push notification campaigns. When a customer abandons their cart, PushEngage can fire both a push notification and a WhatsApp message in sequence. Two channels, one plugin. WhatsApp automation is charged as a flat platform f