Telegram Bot - Plugin Overview and First Steps

Plugin Overview

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Check our use case guides:

Telegram Bot - Use Case - How to Create a Bot On Telegram and Teach It to Respond to Specific Terms
Telegram Bot - Use Case - How to Create a Bot on Telegram That Responds to Group Messages
Telegram Bot - Use Case - How to Create a bot on Telegram That Sends Automatic SMS or Email Alerts

Requirements

The Telegram Bot plugin will only work in sites with installed SLL certificates (HTTPS).
You cannot use the same access token (bot API) on different sites.
The bot may not perform properly with supergroups.

The Telegram Bot plugin helps you automate personal and businesses workflows involving the Telegram messenger app.

You start by connecting Telegram to WordPress. From there, you can set up automatic messages, alerts and SMS based on Telegram conversations and much more!

What You Can Do With This Plugin

Main functionalities:

WordPress Repeater – Store all messages from a specific group or several groups in WordPress and output the content using a shortcode
Email Repeater – Send messages sent in a Telegram group to one or many emails. Mark words as “stop words” to prevent them from triggering the bot
Mention Messages – Mention a user after certain words or expressions are sent to the group together with a message to this user
Group Messages – Emit message to all users based on certain conditions in a specific group
SMS Repeater – Send a copy of Telegram group conversations to a mobile device
SMS Alert – Send notifications to multiple phone devices whenever certain keywords are used

Attachments

The plugin can include image attachments and GPS coordinates to email messages when they are included in Telegram messages.

Images will become an attachment.
Example of Telegram message repeated in email:

If using the {img} placeholder, they will also be included inside the message
Locations will be sent as a coordinate.
Example of Telegram message repeated in email:

First Steps

Below is a step-by-step to get started with the Telegram Bot.

1) Create Telegram Account

You can use it via a web browser or dedicated apps. A telephone number is required.

More details: official documentation

2) Create Bot

Contact the user @BotFather, write /newbot and follow the instructions.

Step-by-step with pictures: Telegram - Creating a Bot

3) Add Bot to Group as Admin

Go to settings of the group you want to monitor and add your bot. Make sure it's an admin. You can add the bot to multiple groups.

Step-by-step with pictures: Telegram - Adding Bot to Group

4) Connect Bot to Plugin

Copy the bot's access key into the plugin's settings.

Step-by-Step with pictures: Telegram Bot - Connecting Telegram to WordPress (API)

5) SMS: Connect Plugin to Amazon SNS Service

Create an Amazon SNS API and connect it to the plugin via the plugin's settings.

Learn more how to do this in this guide: General Support - Enabling SMS Messages (Amazon SNS API)

6) Create Rules

With all set up complete, it's time to create exciting and useful rules!

Check the article Rules Overview, Creating and Editing to get started.

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