AI Chatbot for WordPress by Customerly
by customerly · AI
AI Chatbot to support customers, create engaging messages and send automated emails.
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Health
D 52/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
200+
≈280 estimated
Momentum
+9%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “ai assistant”, “ai chatbot” and “chatgpt” 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.
52 health vs 77 average across 3,393 AI plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 43.9K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median AI plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,011 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other AI 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
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2023-11-22Most reviewers praise the plugin and its support, but the newest one says the setup does nothing and is confusing, and a few want a free tier or more chat notifications.
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 975 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.2.15; the current branch is 6.8
4.5★ over 25 reviews, smoothed to 4.23★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 975 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.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 20d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 20d
0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ai assistant your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ai chatbot your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| chatgpt your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gpt your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| live chat your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “ai assistant”, “ai chatbot” and “chatgpt” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.5K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
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
2.7y ago
latest release · v2.5.4 · 1 Mar 2024
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 87% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 300.
Install history since 12 Dec 2019
Reviewer account pattern
from wp.org reviewer profiles13 of the last 20 four- and five-star reviews came from accounts created within a month of posting the review.
Registering a wp.org account just to leave a review is common and often entirely legitimate. The share here is unusually high for the sample, so it's worth keeping in mind while reading the reviews.
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jaymzwayne2.9y ago
it does nothing during config provided by the creator as the creator states it is a common simple setup process just like other plugins but does not mention you have to click on a whole another process to install this and now is drawing a safety concern as to why this all is not mentioned i tried direct website signup and claims it wants my work email and it is totally anal specific email sign up should not matter if its your personal email or work email unless there is other intentions to be brought forth, Moderators i feel this needs to be further investigated do to my findings
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stephen545.4y ago
Fantastic plugin with awsome support 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tobility5.5y ago
it is good
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ janfrancioni5.8y ago
I highly recommend installing this live chat! The free version is great but the paid version offers even more for the success of your online business.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ liaris5.9y ago
No Free Version – Facebook Mesenger
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Hercu6.3y ago
Love this plugin! Improved communication with my clients even when I’m on the move.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ donkidshop6.8y ago
Il plugin wordpress funziona perfettamente e permette di interfacciare la tua Dashboard Customerly con il sito wordpress. Sarebbero gradite qualche notifica in più come all’avvio della chat senza l’obbligo di tenere aperta la finestra di Costumerly. Il servizio ha un prezzo assolutamente competitivo ma anch’esso potrebbe essere migliorato.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mark Sauer6.9y ago
I’be been using Customerly now for the last couple weeks. I’ve used quite a few different marketing automation and customer engagement platforms, and I have been so impressed with the feature set of Customerly. The product is a little young, but the feature set is quite comprehensive. The developer has been quick with answering questions and making a few fixes. The WordPress plugin does exactly what it’s supposed to do. I like that you only need to do an oAuth authentication and no manual token generation is needed. Really simple and easy to configure. Most of the remaining setup is done within the app, and there are plenty of options with a lot of flexibility.
Read on wp.org ↗
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "AI Chatbot to support customers, create engaging messages and send automated emails."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 15 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 15 of 15 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Google Analytics, Facebook.
- ✓ Headings and lists 20 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 8,367 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("ai assistant", "ChatGPT", "gpt" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-07 300+ → 200+ down after 132 days in tier
- 2026-03-28 400+ → 300+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-03-25 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-24 400+ → 300+ down after 75 days in tier
- 2026-01-08 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-07 400+ → 500+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2025-12-26 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-24 400+ → 500+ up 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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Hyve Lite – AI Chatbot Trained on WordPress Posts, Pages, Products & More with ChatGPT 7K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Social Intents – Live Chat 300+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags C -
AI Chatbot & Semantic Search: ChatGPT Answers From Your Content 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags A -
Gapify AI Customer Communication 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
WPVibe – MCP Server for WordPress, works with Claude, ChatGPT & other AI MCP agents 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Chat Button & Custom ChatGPT-Powered Bot by GetButton.io 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
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