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Smart Support – Self-Hosted Helpdesk & Custom Support Ticket System with AI Agent Support

by Smart Support · Chat & Support

WordPress helpdesk Ticket System with frontend ticketing, agent workflows, email alerts, reports, attachments, and optional AI assistance.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
85 Health · A
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 78/100
Support 70/100

85 health vs 63 average across 671 Chat & Support plugins

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.

91 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 54/100
Listing tuning 100/100
Support resolution 100/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2025-08-24 · 373 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+31% vs prior 30d
5Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

159

now · peak 187

15930d downloads · Sep 26

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

Smart Support · #50005 you Customer Support Tic · #9851 Awesome Support · #2824 Majestic Support · #3987

Release cadence

Actively maintained
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

12

releases in the last 12 months

3mo ago

latest release · v2.0.1

13

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

2.0.1 · 3mo ago2.0.0 · 4mo ago1.0.10 · 4mo ago1.0.9 · 5mo ago1.0.8 · 6mo ago1.0.7 · 8mo ago1.0.6 · 8mo ago1.0.5 · 9mo ago1.0.4 · 9mo ago1.0.3 · 11mo ago1.0.2 · 12mo ago1.0.1 · 1.0y ago1.0.0 · 1.0y ago

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “—”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

modeled estimate
0–0 ≈0

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

Install history · since 2025-08-25 · 331 observations

0Installs · Sep 26

Details

Version
2.0.3
Last updated
5d ago
Added
2025-08-24 · 1 yr old
Requires WP
5.0
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4

Recent reviews

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  1. mechaeng
    3mo ago

    Interesting that it has a few advanced features you usually only get on premium models. A good help desk customer support plugin.

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  2. Alex Zoidic
    10mo ago

    I used another helpdesk plugin for a long time, but it kept getting buggy and their support got super slow, even though I was a premium user. Switched to Smart Support a few months ago and honestly, it’s been way better, more features, smoother to use, and support actually replies fast. Totally recommend it!

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Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 3 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Dutch 22%
Russian 18%
Portuguese (Brazil) 5%

Growth timeline

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

No tier crossings observed yet.

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Smart Support – Self-Hosted Helpdesk & Custom Support Ticket System with AI Agent Support: — active installs, 5.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-09-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/smart-support