Getting Started Guide

Estimated time to complete: 5 minutes
Requirements: Call Now Button plugin installed

An overview of the main functions of NowButtons for WordPress

Locating NowButtons

Find NowButtons in the side nav of your WordPress dashboard.

Find NowButtons in the side nav of your WordPress dashboard.
Find NowButtons in the side nav of your WordPress dashboard.

Your buttons overview

The buttons overview page where you can add, edit and remove buttons. Click Add New at the top to start a new button.

The buttons overview page where you can add, edit and remove buttons.
The buttons overview page where you can add, edit and remove buttons.

Create a new button

When creating a new button, start with selecting your button type. The single button is the most well known. The Multibutton and Buttonbar are also called multi-action buttons because they can house multiple child buttons.

When creating a new button, start with selecting your button type.
When creating a new button, start with selecting your button type.

Add an action to your button

Every button contains one or more actions. In Multibuttons and Buttonbars the Actions are the children or sub-buttons. Because they can contain more than one action, they are also referred to as multi-action buttons.

Every button contains one or more actions.
Every button contains one or more actions.

Some actions have additional options

Some actions accept additional input which is often optional, but provide you with more flexibility.

Some actions accept extra settings for more advanced features. Here\'s an example for WhatsApp.
Some actions accept extra settings for more advanced features. Here\'s an example for WhatsApp.

Multi-action buttons contain action overviews

The Multibutton and the Buttonbar are called multi-action buttons because they can hold more than 1 action. These buttons have overview tables for displaying the actions in them. You can drag & drop the actions to change their order of appearance.

You can drag & drop the actions on the Buttonbar and the Multibutton to change the order.
You can drag & drop the actions on the Buttonbar and the Multibutton to change the order.

Every action can be scheduled

It's important to know that every action can be individually scheduled. This means you can have a multi-action button containing actions that are always visible and actions that are only visible during specific hours.

Every action can be individually scheduled
Every action can be individually scheduled

Change the presentation of your button

Under the presentation tab you have the ability to change the placement of your button, adjust the colors and add an animation effect for your button.

In the presentation tab you can set placement, the colors and pick an animation effect for your button.
In the presentation tab you can set placement, the colors and pick an animation effect for your button.

Adjust the visibility of your button

On the Visibility tab you can decide where your button should appear. Here you also see an overview of all active Display Rules.

An overview of all active Display Rules.
An overview of all active Display Rules.

Adding Display Rules

Add display rules to select the pages where the button should appear or not.

Display rules to set where your buttons should appear.
Display rules to set where your buttons should appear.

The preview phone

A preview phone is always visible to validate your edits. The time in the phone can be changed to test your scheduled actions.

The preview phone with flexible time to preview your buttons and test your schedules.
The preview phone with flexible time to preview your buttons and test your schedules.

Ready to make some buttons?