Social Chat Widget (⚡ by Callbell)
by callbell · Chat & Support
WhatsApp free live chat button to connect and communicate with your website visitors
44 health vs 63 average across 672 Chat & Support plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.12.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1311 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
101
now · peak 866
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
3.6y ago
latest release · v0.1.7
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2020-08-04 · 1,415 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ webwizard1231.7y ago
The free version is good for sending visitors to your social media channels. The paid one is good for those who are looking for a chat online embedded in the website
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pedroribfonseca1.7y ago
It’s easy to use. Basically, all you need to do is copy and paste the code from Callbell account, and it’s ready to use
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Francisco5.8y ago
Callbell offers a trial period of 1 week, so it is not 100% free as they claim.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.1.1
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-19 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-18 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-17 700+ → 600+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-04-10 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-08 700+ → 600+ down after 159 days in tier
- 2025-10-31 800+ → 700+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-10-29 700+ → 800+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-10-25 800+ → 700+ down after 161 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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Cresta Help Chat 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags B -
Widget Click to Chat 500+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D -
Chatbox Manager 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Chat in Website 40+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Joinchat – Enhanced "click to chat" 700K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Click to Chat – HoliThemes 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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