Social Chat Buttons
by hassantafreshi · Chat & Support
Also makes 3 other plugins · 1.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
A comprehensive and free social media chat widget for WordPress with multi-network support.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈100 estimated
Momentum
+3%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “chat”, “customer service” and “social” 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.
84 health vs 64 average across 1,175 Chat & Support plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 1.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Chat & Support plugin keeps 0.8%, across 629 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 6 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 74 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
46
Momentum
Holding steady
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
36%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
+0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| social chat | #8 | #23 | 0 |
| social media chat | #13 | #23 | up 1 |
| social media chat integration | #17 | #24 | 0 |
| social media scheduling | #20 | #21 | up 2 |
| social media messenger | #20 | #22 | 0 |
| fast social buttons | #22 | #24 | — |
| wp social chat | #22 | #24 | up 1 |
| responsive social buttons | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| chat your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| customer service your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| telegram your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| whatsapp your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
31 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 23 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
- “chat”, “customer service” and “social” 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 6 Dec 2025 · 330 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 267 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
6
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.0.5 · 18 Aug 2026
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 100.
At the current install trend, crossing 200+ in roughly 235 days.
Install history since 5 Dec 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Afshari4mo ago
I’ve tested several chat plugins, but most were either too bloated or full of unnecessary ads. This one, however, is exactly what I was looking for: lightweight, efficient, and very easy to set up. It integrates perfectly with my theme and doesn’t slow down my page loading speeds at all. The interface is intuitive, and it just works as expected without any hidden bugs. If you are looking for a straightforward social chat button solution that doesn’t mess up your site, this is the one. Thanks to the developer for keeping it simple and professiona
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 11 languages, 5 at 90% or more
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 26 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 11 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 11 of 11 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "for developers").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Discord, Telegram, Instagram, Facebook and 3 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 10 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 8,213 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "customer service" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 90+ → 100+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-10-28 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-27 90+ → 100+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2026-10-20 100+ → 90+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-18 90+ → 100+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2026-10-11 80+ → 90+ up after 26 days in tier
- 2026-09-15 70+ → 80+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2026-09-08 60+ → 70+ up after 7 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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Sticky Social Buttons – Floating Chat, Call, Contact, SMS, Email & 50+ Social Icons 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Joinchat – Enhanced “click to chat” 700K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty 300K+ installs · 5.0★ · 2 shared tags A -
Buttonizer – Live Chat, AI Chatbot, Call, Chat, Contact Button 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple Chat Button 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Chatway Live Chat – AI Chatbot, Customer Support, FAQ & Helpdesk Customer Service & Chat Buttons 30K+ installs · 5.0★ · 2 shared tags A
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