Social Chat Widget (⚡ by Callbell)
by callbell · Chat & Support
WhatsApp free live chat button to connect and communicate with your website visitors
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈590 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “free whatsapp click to chat”, “whatsapp” and “whatsapp button” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
44 health vs 64 average across 1,175 Chat & Support plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.1%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 24K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Chat & Support plugin keeps 0.8%, across 629 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.
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 6.1.16.
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 1374 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16; the current branch is 6.8
3.7★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1374 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| free whatsapp click to chat your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| whatsapp your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| whatsapp button your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| whatsapp chat your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| whatsapp plugin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “free whatsapp click to chat”, “whatsapp” and “whatsapp button” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 866 · peaks are release surges
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
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
3.8y ago
latest release · v0.1.7 · 26 Jan 2023
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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 29 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 600.
Install history since 4 Aug 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ webwizard1231.9y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ pedroribfonseca1.9y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ Francisco6.0y 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
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "WhatsApp free live chat button to connect and communicate with your website visitors"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Telegram, Instagram, Facebook.
- ! Headings and lists 6 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,415 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("free whatsapp click-to-chat", "whatsapp button", "whatsapp chat", "whatsapp plugin" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-02 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-30 500+ → 600+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-09-26 600+ → 500+ down after 160 days in tier
- 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
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 A -
Chat in Website 60+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
AICOSO Click to Chat 40+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Joinchat – Enhanced “click to chat” 700K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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