Simple Chat Button
by seramo · Chat & Support
WhatsApp Chat Button - Display the beautiful WhatsApp Sticky Button on the WordPress frontend.
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Health
A 87/100
no flags
Active installs
40K+
≈49K estimated
Momentum
-7%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “woocommerce whatsapp” and “whatsapp” for “web chat” and “whatsapp chat button”. “woocommerce whatsapp” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “web chat” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “whatsapp” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “whatsapp chat button” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 64 average across 1,177 Chat & Support plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →17%
of downloads still active
At least 40K of 230.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 72 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 14 reviews, smoothed to 4.25★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
43
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
29%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| simple chat | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| whatsapp sticky button | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| chat button | #3 | #5 | down 1 |
| sticky button | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| button for frontend | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| button | #6 | #10 | down 2 |
| whatsapp chat button | #6 | #8 | down 1 |
| chat your tag | #8 | #17 | up 1 |
| whatsapp chat your tag | #8 | #12 | 0 |
| web chat | #5 | #10 | 0 |
| whatsapp business your tag | #9 | #13 | up 1 |
| whatsapp button | #7 | #10 | 0 |
| support button | #8 | #12 | 0 |
| chat button plugin | #5 | #7 | down 1 |
| website chat button | #5 | #9 | down 1 |
| live chat button | #5 | #9 | 0 |
| website chat | #9 | #19 | up 1 |
| woocommerce chat | #9 | #16 | up 1 |
| whatsapp your tag | #17 | #21 | 0 |
| wordpress chat | #11 | #22 | down 1 |
127 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 73 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “woocommerce whatsapp” and “whatsapp” for “web chat” and “whatsapp chat button”. “woocommerce whatsapp” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “web chat” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “whatsapp” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “whatsapp chat button” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 16.2K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v1.9.3 · 24 Jun 2026
13
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 89% 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 “40K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 20 Jan 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ sapu789mo ago
Nice plugin but in fact very simple.Would be great if basic formatting such as line break would be possible in the default messagein ex.: &text=Hello%0A%0AThis%20is%20a%20line%20break.%0A%0Athis%20is%20bold%0A%0Aetc.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sepi1.1y ago
easy to use, very useful.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jayarsiech1.1y ago
یک افزونه بسیار کاربردی برای هر سایت وردپرسی که نیاز است
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ram Shengale1.2y ago
Simple, lightweight, no nonsense plugin to add a simple WhatsApp chat button on your website. Other plugins add too much bloat to your site. Not this one. This topic was modified 11 months, 1 week ago by Ram Shengale.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ forgeeky1.4y ago
It’s great, simple and lightweight plugin. I love it! If possible, please add an option to resize the WhatsApp button. Once again, Thank you, for this amazing plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ eghasimi3.7y ago
hi guy Please add the possibility of adding HTML code to the button text in the plugin. 10nx alot
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ RicaNeaga4.1y ago
Works great! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ iradiomaria4.1y ago
Super sencillo. Justo lo que necesito.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.9.3 Compatibility: tested up to WordPress 7.0 Fixed: PHP 5.6 syntax compatibility 1.9.3
- — Version 1.9 Refactor: improved sanitization 1.9
- — Version 1.8 Fixed: translation problem Fixed: change default desktop link type 1.8
- — Version 1.7 Added: HTML output minifier 1.7
- — Version 1.6 Fixed: change language text domain for fix translate bug in wordpress repository 1.6
- — Version 1.5 Added: option to choose whatsapp web, api or desktop app version for desktop mode Fixed: nofollow button link to improve SEO Fixed: Lighthouse “Links do not have a discernible name” error 1.5
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "WhatsApp Chat Button - Display the beautiful WhatsApp Sticky Button on the WordPress frontend."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 2 of 3 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Basic Troubleshooting").
- ! 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 6 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,245 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "woocommerce whatsapp" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-08 30K+ → 40K+ up after 262 days in tier
- 2025-02-19 20K+ → 30K+ up after 288 days in tier
- 2024-05-07 10K+ → 20K+ up after 379 days in tier
- 2023-04-24 9K+ → 10K+ up after 38 days in tier
- 2023-03-17 8K+ → 9K+ up after 38 days in tier
- 2023-02-07 7K+ → 8K+ up after 51 days in tier
- 2022-12-18 6K+ → 7K+ up after 55 days in tier
- 2022-10-24 5K+ → 6K+ up after 20 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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WP Chat App 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 4 shared tags A -
ChatHelp – Click to Chat Button, Chat to Order for WooCommerce & Floating Chat Form 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags A -
Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty 300K+ installs · 5.0★ · 3 shared tags A -
OneClick Chat to Order 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
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