PHP Live!
by PHP Live! · Chat & Support
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Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈20 estimated
Momentum
-13%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “live chat”, “live chat software” and “live support” 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.
43 health vs 64 average across 1,177 Chat & Support plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.1%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 18.1K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Chat & Support plugin keeps 0.8%, across 630 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.9.20.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1672 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.9.20; the current branch is 6.8
3.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1672 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| live chat your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| live chat software your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| live support your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| live support software your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| online support 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
- “live chat”, “live chat software” and “live support” 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 155 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 20.
At the current install trend, crossing 20+ in roughly 1555 days.
Install history since 19 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ webMspolem13.4y ago
Can the developers please update the description page, to state that this plugin is not free, and has not a free version only trial. WASTE OF TIME.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kamran Zahid 11x13.9y ago
This is not a Free Plugin
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
0 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or 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 652 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("live support", "live support software", "online support" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-26 20+ → 10+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-10-21 10+ → 20+ up after 169 days in tier
- 2026-05-05 20+ → 10+ down after 524 days in tier
- 2024-11-27 30+ → 20+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-11-25 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-24 30+ → 20+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-11-22 20+ → 30+ up after 121 days in tier
- 2024-07-24 30+ → 20+ down after 296 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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Chatrify Live Chat 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags D -
Output Desk Live Chat 10+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags D -
3CX Free Live Chat, Calls & Messaging 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, WordPress Automation, AI Services 5K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
LiveAgent – Omnichannel Help Desk & Live Chat Software 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Fast Live Chat 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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