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chat plugins
695 plugins in the directory carry the chat tag. This page leads with what has moved in the last 90 days, because a ranked list of the biggest ones is available anywhere.
695
plugins
1,363,950+
combined reach
219
released in 90 days
34%
quiet 18 months+
8
movements in 90 days
What moved
Ownership changes, closures and long-silent plugins that shipped again, over a rolling 90-day window recomputed daily. Events older than 90 days drop off as new ones arrive. The part of this category that a directory listing cannot show. Nothing here says anything about intent.
| Date | Plugin | Installs | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2026 | Chat Support for Viber – Chat Bubble and Chat Button for Gutenberg, Elementor and Shortcode | 300+ | changed hands |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Load Smallchat | 10+ | released after a long silence |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Nuway | fewer than 10 | released after a long silence |
| 07 Oct 2026 | 사이드톡 AI | 10+ | released after a long silence |
| 22 Sep 2026 | Beplus Site Assistant | fewer than 10 | changed hands |
| 16 Sep 2026 | Cognitcxt AI Chat Assistant for WooCommerce | fewer than 10 | reopened |
| 12 Sep 2026 | Cognitcxt AI Chat Assistant for WooCommerce | fewer than 10 | closed |
| 02 Sep 2026 | Front End PM | 4,000+ | released after a long silence |
Most installed
The 50 most installed plugins carrying this tag, ordered by install band, which WordPress.org rounds to one significant digit. Ordering is adoption only. Nothing here is a recommendation, and no link on this page earns anything. The full directory, all categories together, is in the master list.
| Plugin | Installs | Rating | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joinchat – Enhanced “click to chat” The most installed WordPress plugin for WhatsApp: a customizable floating button that turns your visitors into chats, leads and sales. | 700,000+ | 4.7★ | 24 days ago |
| Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty WhatsApp chat, Facebook Messenger, Telegram, TikTok, Instagram, Email, Line, WeChat Phone call, SMS, 20+ live chat icons & WhatsApp chat pop up 💬 | 300,000+ | 5.0★ | 9 days ago |
| Facebook Chat Plugin – Live Chat Plugin for WordPress The Facebook Chat Plugin makes it easy for your website visitors to chat with you and ask you questions, even if they don't have Messenger. | 70,000+ | 3.5★ | 4 years ago · quiet |
| Tidio – Live Chat & AI Chatbots Add Tidio Live Chat to your WordPress for free to answer customers’ questions, engage website visitors, generate leads, and increase sales. | 70,000+ | 4.8★ | 2 months ago |
| Buttonizer – Live Chat, AI Chatbot, Call, Chat, Contact Button Powerful platform with Live Chat, AI Chatbots, and Real-Time Visitor Monitoring! Also, create Call, Email, SMS, & Contact buttons to increase conv … | 50,000+ | 5.0★ | 2 months ago |
| Simple Chat Button WhatsApp Chat Button - Display the beautiful WhatsApp Sticky Button on the WordPress frontend. | 40,000+ | 4.8★ | 3 months ago |
| Chatway Live Chat – AI Chatbot, Customer Support, FAQ & Helpdesk Customer Service & Chat Buttons AI chatbot agent, MCP & human live chat for customer support. Unified chat inbox for website live chat, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, email | 30,000+ | 5.0★ | 10 days ago |
| Cresta Help Chat Allow your users and customers to contact you via WhatsApp with a single click. | 10,000+ | 5.0★ | 11 months ago |
| Echo Knowledge Base – Documentation, FAQs, Chat & Smart Search A fully featured, easy-to-use documentation plugin with AI chat, search, FAQs, and quizzes. Build beautiful knowledge bases, docs, and wikis. | 10,000+ | 4.9★ | 19 days ago |
| Word Balloon Support for Block editor(Gutenberg) & Classic Editor.You will easy to add speech balloon in your post. | 10,000+ | 5.0★ | 2 months ago |
| Zendesk Chat Zendesk Chat (previously Zopim) lets you monitor and chat with visitors surfing your store in real-time. Impress them personally and ease them into th … | 10,000+ | 4.0★ | 6 years ago · quiet |
| Chat Widget: Floating Customer Support Button for 30+ Channels, Supporting SMS, Calls, and Chat – Bit Assist Floating sticky chat button for WhatsApp Chat, Facebook Messenger, Telegram, Instagram, SMS, Call, Discord chat, TikTok, Line & 30+ channels | 9,000+ | 4.9★ | 3 months ago |
| Intercom Official Intercom WordPress plugin: Engage visitors in real time, power growth with AI, and convert leads into loyal customers. | 5,000+ | 3.4★ | 19 months ago · quiet |
| LocalWeb All In One LocalWeb All In One integrates services such as Web Instant Messenger, Google Analytics, and a consent-based cookie banner into your website. | 5,000+ | — | 8 days ago |
| chat-me-now Floating button that opens the WhatsApp chat to the technical support on turn. It allows asign the work schedule up to 2 employees. | 4,000+ | 5.0★ | 5.5 years ago · quiet |
| Front End PM Front End PM is a Private Messaging system and a secure contact form to your WordPress site.This is full functioning messaging system from front end. | 4,000+ | 4.8★ | 25 days ago |
| Wise Chat Advanced chat plugin for WordPress with AI ChatGPT bots. Requires no server, supports multiple channels, appearance settings, moderation, bans. | 4,000+ | 4.4★ | 12 days ago |
| Live Chat by Formilla – Real-time Chat & Chatbots Plugin Live chat software with real-time visitor monitoring and chatbots! Live chat with your visitors for free or use a chatbot to automate self-help. | 2,000+ | 4.8★ | 3 months ago |
| HelpCrunch – Live Chat, Chatbot & Knowledge Base for Customer Service The one-stop platform for even stronger customer relations. Bolster your customer support with its live chat, chatbot, and knowledge base software. | 2,000+ | 5.0★ | 3 months ago |
| LeadBooster Chatbot by Pipedrive LeadBooster Chatbot by Pipedrive is a chatbot plugin that captures visitors to your WordPress website and turns them from qualified leads into deals i … | 2,000+ | 3.7★ | 5 months ago |
| Simple Ajax Chat – Add a Fast, Secure Chat Box Display an Ajax-powered chat box anywhere. Lightweight, flexible, fast, and secure. Fully customizable with many options. | 2,000+ | 4.9★ | 2 months ago |
| Channel.io Channel is a conversational CRM solution that helps online businesses to capture potential customers before they leave the websites. | 1,000+ | — | 9 days ago |
| Fast Chat Button Simple plugin that allow you add whatsapp chat button to your wordpress website. | 1,000+ | 4.9★ | 3 months ago |
| Floating Chat Buttons – Click to Call or Chat, Email Elevate user engagement through Floating Chat Buttons, facilitating immediate connections via chat, email, callback, and additional channels. | 1,000+ | 4.9★ | 2 months ago |
| Freshchat Freshchat plugin is a seamless way to add your Chat to your website. | 1,000+ | 2.9★ | 4.5 years ago · quiet |
| Simple Webchat Ermöglicht es Webseitenbesuchern, Sie direkt über WhatsApp zu kontaktieren. | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 2 months ago |
| WP Click to Chat – Email, Live Chat, Call & Book Now Buttons Offer unlimited chat apps and support channels to your WordPress website. | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 2 months ago |
| Yivic Easy Live Chat Yivic Easy Live Chat adds floating chat buttons for Zalo, Messenger and Phone to your WordPress site. | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 11 months ago |
| Smartarget – Chat Buttons & Engagement Apps WhatsApp Chat, Telegram, Messenger, TikTok, Line, Viber, Instagram, Click to call, Popup and 30 more apps to boost sales and user engagement | 900+ | 4.6★ | 4 months ago |
| MyLiveChat – Free Live Chat & AI Chatbot Free live chat and AI chatbot for WordPress. Answer visitors in real time, see who is browsing, and start free with one agent. | 800+ | 4.4★ | 1 month ago |
| Raychat افزونه وردپرس گفتگوی آنلاین رایچت | با مشتریانتون صحبت کنید ، پشتیبانی کنید و از فروش خود لذت ببرید :) | 800+ | 3.5★ | 4 months ago |
| TOCHAT.BE Add a free WhatsApp click-to-chat button to your WordPress site. Easily connect your WhatsApp account and start chatting with customers instantly. | 800+ | 5.0★ | 21 months ago · quiet |
| WP Discord Post Plus – Supports Unlimited Channels WP Discord Post Plus integrates with WordPress and WooCommerce (if installed) to send your new post and orders to discord channels. | 600+ | 4.0★ | 5 months ago |
| Charla Live Chat Add Charla Live Chat Widget to your site without writing a single line of code. Compatible with all themes. | 500+ | 5.0★ | 1 month ago |
| Kognetiks Chatbot Quiet proof that your website is working. Turn real visitor conversations into clear insight, automatically. No dashboards. No guesswork. | 500+ | 4.5★ | 8 days ago |
| Free Live Chat Support Free Live Support Chat for your WordPress website. | 500+ | 4.0★ | 2 months ago |
| Group chat for WordPress – Minnit Chat Cloud-based chat using your WordPress accounts. Minnit uses SSO to allow you and your WordPress users to communicate with one another. | 500+ | 4.1★ | 8 days ago |
| One to one user Chat by WPGuppy WPGuppy is a well thought and clinically designed and developed WordPress chat plugin which has been engineered to fulfill the market needs. | 500+ | 4.2★ | 8 months ago |
| Blazeo A simple plugin to enable integration of the Blazeo Live Chat service on your website. | 400+ | 5.0★ | 22 months ago · quiet |
| Chat Floating Button BY XD Add a beautiful floating WhatsApp chat button to your WordPress site. Convert visitors into customers with one-click WhatsApp messaging! | 400+ | — | 5 months ago |
| Chatbot with IBM watsonx Assistant This plugin allows you to easily add chatbots powered by IBM watsonx Assistant to your website. | 400+ | 4.4★ | 21 months ago · quiet |
| Customize Tawk.to Widget This plugin allows you to customize the Tawk.to widget. | 400+ | 3.0★ | 18 months ago · quiet |
| Get Chat App Add a WhatsApp chat button to your website in seconds. Allow visitors to simply tap to chat through WhatsApp and other different platforms. | 400+ | 5.0★ | 2.5 years ago · quiet |
| LeadBack – Callback, Chatbot and Live Chat Widgets for WordPress sites This plugin makes a simple widget for callback and live chat on your website. Official LeadBack plugin. | 400+ | 5.0★ | 5 years ago · quiet |
| Webhook for Discord This plugin allows you to easily notify the Discord group when you post an article. | 400+ | 5.0★ | 3 years ago · quiet |
| WP-Speech-Balloon WordPress の記事内で簡単に吹き出し会話を使えるプラグインです。AMPページでも通常ページと同じように吹き出し会話を使えます。 This is a plugin that makes it easy to use balloon conversation with WordPress. | 400+ | — | 7.5 years ago · quiet |
| Chat Support for Viber – Chat Bubble and Chat Button for Gutenberg, Elementor and Shortcode Unlimited customer support tool that allows visitors to engage using Viber. | 300+ | — | 5 months ago |
| n8n Chat Widget Adds a customizable n8n chat widget to your website frontend. It allows visitors to interact with n8n chat workflows directly from your website throug … | 300+ | 5.0★ | 17 months ago |
| Chatroll Live Chat Add live chat to your WordPress or BuddyPress sidebar, posts and pages. Chatroll can be fully customized to match your site's design. | 200+ | 4.0★ | 4 months ago |
| Chat With Me on Zalo Chat With Me on Zalo. | 200+ | — | 5.5 years ago · quiet |
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