A WhatsApp popup that collects numbers with clear consent

It helps to be exact here, because the two halves of WhatsApp marketing are done by different tools.

• Tafsee Popup does the collecting. It shows the popup at the right moment, validates the number, records consent, and saves the lead.
• Your messaging tool does the sending. Broadcasts, cart reminders, order updates and replies are sent by the WhatsApp Business app, a WhatsApp Business API provider, or your SMS service. Tafsee Popup does not send WhatsApp or SMS messages.

In practice the two connect through a Google Sheet your team works from, or through Zapier, Make or a webhook that adds each new number to your messaging tool automatically.

This matters most for the 'Cart reminder on WhatsApp' template. Its text promises to send the cart link. Keep that promise only if your WhatsApp tool really sends it; otherwise change the wording to something you will do, such as 'we will message you about your order'.

A phone number is more personal than an email, so the reason has to be stronger and more specific. Say what you will send and how often.

• Restock and price-drop alerts for one product the visitor is looking at.
• Order and delivery updates, which many Gulf shoppers expect on WhatsApp anyway.
• New collection announcements, limited to a stated frequency such as 'at most once a week'.
• A first-order code sent on WhatsApp, if your messaging tool is set up to send it. You can also show the code on the thank-you page so the visitor has it at once; see discount code popups.
• A saved cart, offered on the cart page when a shopper is about to leave. The cart abandonment page covers the on-site side of that.

During Ramadan and other peak seasons a WhatsApp list earns its keep, because a short message about a one-day offer is read within the day.

Every lead is stored in Tafsee first. From the leads list you can filter by consent and export a CSV. From there the lead is delivered to the tools ticked for that campaign.

• Google Sheets: one row per lead, with the phone, consent, campaign and page. Numbers that start with + are stored as text so the sheet does not mangle them.
• Zapier, Make or a webhook: the route into a WhatsApp Business API provider or an SMS service. The lead arrives as JSON with the phone, consent and campaign.
• Slack: an alert per new number, useful when a person replies by hand.

One limit to plan for: Mailchimp, Klaviyo and HubSpot match contacts by email address, so a form that asks for a phone number only cannot feed them. If you want the lead in one of those tools as well, add an email field next to the number. Brevo stores the phone in its SMS field when it is typed as a full international number.

Messaging someone on WhatsApp or by SMS without their agreement is the fastest way to get your number reported. WhatsApp's own business rules and the laws of most countries expect a clear opt-in, and those rules differ by country. Tafsee Popup gives you the tools to ask properly; meeting the rules that apply to you is your responsibility.

• Use the consent box and make it required. The form will not send without it.
• Name the channel and the sender. 'I agree to receive offers from [store] on WhatsApp' is clearer than a general marketing line. The default wording is generic, so edit it.
• Say how to stop. 'Reply STOP to leave' or the equivalent for your tool.
• Do not pre-tick the box and do not bury the sentence in small grey text.

The same popup works as an SMS popup: change the label to 'Mobile number' and the consent sentence to mention text messages.

1. Design — start from the 'WhatsApp opt-in' template or add a phone field to any popup. Label it 'WhatsApp number', show the international format in the placeholder (for example +966 5X XXX XXXX), and add the consent box.
2. Show when — pick the pages and the trigger. Phone numbers convert better after some engagement, so use scroll, time on page or exit intent, and hide the popup from visitors who have already signed up.
3. Publish — tick Google Sheets, Zapier, Make or your webhook, send a test lead, and check the number arrives in the format your messaging tool accepts.

The phone field has no country picker. It accepts a number with or without a leading +, so asking for the full international format in the placeholder is what keeps your list usable.

If you only want visitors to start a chat, skip the form: set a button to open your wa.me link in a new tab. No number is collected that way, but it is the shortest path to a conversation.