Bubble Chat
by marcomireles · Chat & Support
Also makes 2 other plugins · 120+ installs across the portfolio →
Add a bubble chat so your users can contact you directly faster and more efficiently
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Health
C 55/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈190 estimated
Momentum
+83%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “floating chat” for “wa”. “floating chat” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wa” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
55 health vs 64 average across 1,174 Chat & Support plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 5.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Chat & Support plugin keeps 0.8%, across 627 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Chat & Support plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 723 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 723 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| bubble chat your tag | #21 | #23 | down 2 |
| floating chat your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| whatsapp chat your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| whatsapp floating button your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| whatsapp woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “floating chat” for “wa”. “floating chat” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wa” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 302 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
2.0y ago
latest release · v4.0 · 7 Nov 2024
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 88% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and the previous band took 17 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 200.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ stradigystudio3.8y ago
Excellent plugin, easy to use and very fast.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aryoamnavas4.3y ago
Excelent.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
1 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add a bubble chat so your users can contact you directly faster and more efficiently"
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("perfect for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 869 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("Floating Chat", "whatsapp chat", "whatsapp floating button", "whatsapp woocommerce" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-31 200+ → 100+ down after 500 days in tier
- 2025-04-18 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-04-16 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-04-12 100+ → 200+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2025-04-03 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-02 100+ → 200+ up after 380 days in tier
- 2024-03-18 90+ → 100+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-03-16 100+ → 90+ down after 2 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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SoftGlaze Click to Chat — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
TechnicalHimanshu ChatConnect 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Nawraj Chat Launcher — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Click to Chat – HoliThemes 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty 300K+ installs · 5.0★ · 1 shared tag A -
Social Chat – Click To Chat App Button 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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