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Communication & Messaging plugins ranked by health

311
plugins in Communication & Messaging
53%
rated Healthy

Healthiest live chat & instant messaging plugins

Top 20 by Canary Score with 10,000+ active installs.

#PluginScoreStatusActive installsLast releaseSupport resolved
1Chatway Live Chat - AI Chatbot, Customer Support, FAQ & Helpdesk Customer Service & Chat Buttons95Healthy30,000+27 Oct 2026100%
2LiveChat - Live Chat Plugin for WP Websites85Healthy10,000+25 May 202650%
3Tawk.To Live Chat79Watch100,000+14 Jan 20260%

Most at risk popular plugins

At risk or Avoid, with 10,000+ active installs.

No popular Live Chat & Instant Messaging plugins are rated At risk or Avoid right now. Plugins with 10,000+ installs that drop to those bands will appear here.

Recent events in Live Chat & Instant Messaging

Last 90 days, from the Radar.

3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
Tawk.To Live Chat: Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.
3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
Freshchat: Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19, 13 major versions behind 7.1.4.
3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
One to one user Chat by WPGuppy: Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.
3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
Website Chat Button: Kommo integration: Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.
3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
Olark Live Chat: Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.
3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
LiveChat - Live Chat Plugin for WP Websites: Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.
3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
Pure Chat - Live Chat & More!: Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11, 4 major versions behind 7.1.4.
3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
Chaport - Live Chat & Chatbots: Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.