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Widget for Zendesk Chat via API

by Plugins and Snippets · Chat & Support

Also makes 2 other plugins · 6.2K+ installs across the portfolio →

This plugin offers a faster way to load the Zendesk Chat Widget via API. It optimizes the page loading speed and it is quick and easy to implement.

⚠ Stale⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
65 Health · C
Maintenance 46/100
Rating quality 82/100
Support 70/100

65 health vs 63 average across 672 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.

77 / 100

Well optimized

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 54/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 58/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Last updated 502 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+92% vs prior 30d
3Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

100

now · peak 603

10030d downloads · Aug 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

Widget for Zendesk C · #13064 you Tawk.To Live Chat · #312 Fast Velocity Minify · #910 LeadConnector · #1383

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.

500per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

No release in a year
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.

0

releases in the last 12 months

1.4y ago

latest release · v1.12.12

9

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.12.12 · 1.4y ago1.12.11 · 2.2y ago1.12.10 · 3.0y ago1.12.9 · 3.1y ago1.12.8 · 3.1y ago1.12.7 · 3.1y ago1.12.6 · 3.1y ago1.12.5 · 3.5y ago1.12.1 · 3.8y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share 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.

v1.12 100%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
200–300 ≈280

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2022-08-17 · 1,386 observations

200Installs · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Details

Version
1.12.12
Last updated
1.4y ago
Added
2022-03-16 · 4 yrs old
Requires WP
3.5
Tested up to
6.8.8
Requires PHP
5.6

Recent reviews

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  1. davehamiltone
    3.3y ago

    it does the job. thanks!

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  2. manuboss123
    4.4y ago

    It helps to improve my website speed

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  3. ellerish20
    4.4y ago

    This plugin can truly improved the loading of my website page speed when using Zendesk Chat Widget. It also have cool features and settings in addition! Great plugin overall!

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  4. mbgadhadara
    4.4y ago

    Always succeeds in explaining ideas clearly. Others find Widget for Zendesk easy to understand. He also has the ability to listen carefully to what others are saying, to understand and then to respond appropriately. Conversations with Widget for Zendesk are two-way.

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  5. Napoleão Fusiger Wingert
    4.5y ago

    I highly recommend this plugin. It helped us a lot to speed up page load time on our customers’ websites that are using Zendesk Chat. It’s really easy to install and start using it. Also, the Zendesk Chat still works correctly. Perfect!

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  6. e FM
    4.5y ago

    The plugin helped us to improve the page load speed of our website as the Standard Zendesk Chat Plugin is loading the chat widget in a way that blocks a fast load of the website. This plugin solves the problem. The plugin is easy and quick to install. This topic was modified 4 years, 4 months ago by e FM.

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Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2025-11-12 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
  2. 2025-11-11 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
  3. 2025-11-09 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
  4. 2025-11-08 200+ → 100+ down after 29 days in tier
  5. 2025-10-10 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
  6. 2025-10-09 200+ → 100+ down after 3 days in tier
  7. 2025-10-06 100+ → 200+ up after 829 days in tier
  8. 2023-06-30 90+ → 100+ up after 19 days in tier

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Widget for Zendesk Chat via API: 200+ active installs, 5.0★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/widget-for-zendesk-chat-via-api