WP Mibew
by Svetoslav Marinov · Chat & Support
Also makes 34 other plugins · 11.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
WP Mibew generates the javascript chat snippet for the mibew.org open source chat software
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Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
-29%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “chat”, “chat software” and “online chat” 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.
43 health vs 64 average across 1,180 Chat & Support plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.1%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 9.7K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42, well behind 7.1.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4325 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.1.42; the current branch is 7.1
3.5★ over 4 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4325 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| chat your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| chat software your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| online chat your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| plugins your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 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”, “chat software” and “online chat” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 75 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow 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
11.8y ago
latest release · v1.0.1 · 31 Dec 2014
13
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 months ago; the previous band took 21 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 20 Aug 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ikb4211.2y ago
“URL where your chat is installed” What is this supposed to be pointing too? Mibew route within WP folder?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ reinaldocfilho12.6y ago
Even with Mibew properly installed, the plugin doesn’t work at all, used the Mibew default button to make it work without the plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hmmh5312.9y ago
This is a great plugin to handle Mibew chat into your wp site. The support provided by the team is great. thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kamran Zahid 11x13.9y ago
This is another Paid Plugin. If you are looking for FREE Plugin, you are at the wrong place.
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "WP Mibew generates the javascript chat snippet for the mibew.org open source chat software"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and 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 1,612 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "online chat" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-04-14 20+ → 10+ down after 637 days in tier
- 2023-07-17 30+ → 20+ down after 286 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 40+ → 30+ down after 383 days in tier
- 2021-09-16 60+ → 40+ down
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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Free Live Chat Support 500+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags A - W WP Install Profiles 200+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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Audiomack 100+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D -
HappyFox Chat – Live Chat Plugin for WordPress Websites 70+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D -
Casengo Live Chat Support 50+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D - S SiteHeart 50+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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