RumbleTalk Live Group Chat – HTML5

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1. ★★★★★ IssArt

   11mo ago

   I’ve been using RumbleTalk on my members’ website, and it’s been a smooth experience. Super easy to set up. Since we have many guests, I really like the unique feature of pre-approved messages (directly approve messages in the chat by admins) + customizing the chat theme/colors.It works perfectly for our members-only community and our once-a-month live streaming discussions.

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2. ★★★★★ dogchow

   3.1y ago

   Used it for a conference event and it had all the features we needed. Everything went smoothly and we got great participation and feedback on our event.

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3. ★★★★★ scottxa512

   3.2y ago

   We implemented this chat room plugin in our WordPress website to enhance communication between recruiters and job seekers. The plugin provided an efficient platform for candidates to interact with potential employers, ask questions, and share their resumes

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4. ★★★★★ yinons

   3.3y ago

   During an online event, we used this chat room plugin to facilitate networking and discussions among participants. A good set of features, especially the polls, were great!

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5. ★★★★★ Reynold

   4.2y ago

   I’ve used the moderated chat for an event and it worked well! I like how you can filter chat messages directly in the chat.

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6. ★★★★★ Tom Levy

   4.5y ago

   I really enjoy the chat and how easy it was to add it to my website. For a relative cheap price we got more than all of our members chatting surprisingly quickly. Our members could upload their images to the chat in conversations which is exactly what we needed. And the best part was that they would not need to log into the chat after logging into our WP website. Highly recommended! Former employee (current consultant) This topic was modified 4 years, 4 months ago by Tom Levy. Reason: Disclosure

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7. ★★★★★ wintur

   6.2y ago

   I wouldn’t use this service. JUST DUE to me going through the reviews and seeing you being disrespectful because someone said it was too expensive. Yup, not buying.

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8. ★★★★★ Srdjan Lazic

   6.4y ago

   You have no support contact, pricess are to expencive, and no way to delete account !

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3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.4 RumbleTalk Live Group Chat <= 6.3.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-09-03 CVE-2025-58626 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 6.3.5 Patched in 6.3.6
2. Medium · 6.4 RumbleTalk Live Group Chat – HTML5 <= 6.3.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-09-30 CVE-2024-8720 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 6.3.0 Patched in 6.3.1
3. High · 7.6 RumbleTalk Live Group Chat <= 6.1.9 - Missing Authorization via handleRequest ↗
   2023-10-13 CVE-2023-45828 Missing Authorization Affects <= 6.1.9 Patched in 6.2.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-06-18 800+ → 700+ down after 119 days in tier
2. 2026-02-19 900+ → 800+ down after 135 days in tier
3. 2025-10-07 1K+ → 900+ down after 10 days in tier
4. 2025-09-27 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-09-26 1K+ → 900+ down after 2 days in tier
6. 2025-09-24 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2025-09-23 1K+ → 900+ down after 7 days in tier
8. 2025-09-16 900+ → 1K+ up after 52 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).

• Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Group Chat & Video Chat by AtomChat 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
• One to one user Chat by WPGuppy 600+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
• Group chat for WordPress – Minnit Chat 500+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
• C Chat Room 80+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
• Website Toolbox Chat Room 10+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag D

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RumbleTalk Live Group Chat – HTML5: 700+ active installs, 3.4★ (21 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/rumbletalk-chat-a-chat-with-themes