Social Chat – Click To Chat App Button
by quadlayers · Chat & Support
Also makes 16 other plugins · 602.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
WhatsApp Chat🔥 allows you to enhance customer engagement! Integrate "WhatsApp" or "WhatsApp Business" with a single click.
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Health
A 90/100
no flags
Active installs
200K+
≈290K estimated
Momentum
+29%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Rating quality scores 97/100. Lift the average: resolve the issues driving the low reviews.
90 health vs 64 average across 1,174 Chat & Support plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 200K of 15M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Chat & Support plugin keeps 0.8%, across 628 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 60 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 9 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 696 reviews, smoothed to 4.85★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
2 of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
62
Momentum
Gaining ground
+1.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
62%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+1.8
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 | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| whatsapp plugin | #1 | #1 | up 2 |
| whatsapp button | #1 | #1 | up 1 |
| whatsapp your tag | #2 | #2 | up 1 |
| woocommerce whatsapp your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| whatsapp business your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| click to chat your tag | #2 | #2 | up 1 |
| whatsapp chat your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| whatsapp message button | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| phone whatsapp button | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| whatsapp sticky button | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| whatsapp chat button | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| chatbox | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| chat | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| whatsapp widget | #3 | #3 | up 1 |
| click | #5 | #4 | up 1 |
| chat for website | #3 | #3 | up 2 |
| website chat | #3 | #4 | up 1 |
| whatsapp support | #3 | #3 | up 1 |
| chat support | #3 | #3 | up 1 |
391 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 294 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Your five tags are all earning their place. Each gets you onto page 1 of its own search, so none is worth giving up. “chat button”, “customer chat” and “user to user chat” (#4, #4 and #4 untagged) would be the next worth testing if a slot frees up.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 816.2K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
60
releases in the last 12 months
9d ago
latest release · v8.7.0 · 22 Oct 2026
254
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “200K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.7 years ago; the previous band took 2.5 years to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 18 Dec 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ reglyss3mo ago
Excellent
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nicoruesch4mo ago
I’be been using this plugin in many sites and for many years. It’s simple, robust and it does a great job! Highly recommended.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ auverpreZ4mo ago
and It’s so convenient.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ karam902104mo ago
cant fault it! a must have for any website
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ johnmahugu5mo ago
cool plugin, lemme give it a spin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ davejeff667mo ago
After testing the free version I quickly bought a lifetime license it was obvious that this is a fantastic plugin. Very useful, easy to configure, and actively developed with some very smart features. Love it 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gianframeli7mo ago
Very good plug-in.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ burnt4u7mo ago
awesome
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 8.6.1 Fix: Harden quick.bot auth popup handshake (normalized origin validation and centralized message contract) 8.6.1
- — Version 8.6.0 Improvement: Replace bots API integration with embedded quick.bot iframe 8.6.0
- — Version 8.5.9 Fix: Contact preview click target now reflects unsaved number changes 8.5.9
- — Version 8.5.8 Improvement: move contact data from Button to Contacts and add migration 8.5.8
- — Version 8.5.7 Fix: Timezone selector 8.5.7
- — Version 8.5.6 Improvement: Replace support chat iframe with quick.bot bubble 8.5.6
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (8.7.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Social Chat <= 8.6.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'consent_message' JSON Attribute in .qlwapp data-box ↗2026-09-04 CVE-2026-18404 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 8.6.2 Patched in 8.6.3
- Patched Medium · 5.5 WP Social Chat – Click To Chat App <= 6.0.4 - Administrator+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2022-07-18 CVE-2022-2361 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 6.0.4 Patched in 6.0.5
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 26 languages, 7 at 90% or more
Plus 2 more locales with partial translations.
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
8 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "WhatsApp Chat🔥 allows you to enhance customer engagement! Integrate "WhatsApp" or "WhatsApp Business" with..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you want", "perfect for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Google Analytics, Discord.
- ✓ Headings and lists 16 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 8,054 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "click to chat" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-03-02 100K+ → 200K+ up after 898 days in tier
- 2020-09-15 90K+ → 100K+ up after 126 days in tier
- 2020-05-12 80K+ → 90K+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2020-04-20 60K+ → 80K+ up after 160 days in tier
- 2019-11-12 50K+ → 60K+ up after 114 days in tier
- 2019-07-21 30K+ → 50K+ up
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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Click to Chat – HoliThemes 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 5 shared tags A -
WP Chat App 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 5 shared tags A -
ChatHelp – Click to Chat Button, Chat to Order for WooCommerce & Floating Chat Form 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 5 shared tags A -
Simple Chat Button 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags A -
OneClick Chat to Order 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags A -
Contact Form to Chat Apps | Click to Chat to Order – FormyChat 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags A
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