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Communication & Messaging plugins ranked by health

311
rated Communication & Messaging plugins
59%
rated Healthy

Healthiest communication & messaging plugins

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

#PluginScoreStatusActive installsLast releaseSupport resolved
1Really Simple CAPTCHA100Healthy300,000+23 Aug 2026100%
2WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub)100Healthy100,000+21 Aug 2026no data
3Buttonizer100Healthy40,000+21 Sep 2026no data
4Simple Chat Button100Healthy40,000+21 Aug 2026no data
5Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts100Healthy30,000+31 Oct 202650%
6API KEY for Google Maps100Healthy30,000+30 Sep 2026no data
7Disqus Comment System100Healthy30,000+22 Oct 20260%
8WP-PostRatings100Healthy20,000+1 Sep 2026100%
9Chat Button & Custom ChatGPT-Powered Bot100Healthy20,000+28 Sep 2026no data
10Easy Social Icons100Healthy20,000+1 Nov 2026no data
11Crisp100Healthy10,000+21 Oct 2026no data
12Fuse Social Icons100Healthy10,000+12 Sep 20260%
13Sentry for WordPress100Healthy10,000+18 Aug 2026100%
14WP-UserOnline100Healthy10,000+1 Sep 2026100%
15Open Graph100Healthy10,000+25 Sep 2026no data
16SendWP100Healthy10,000+1 Nov 2026no data
17WP Offload SES Lite100Healthy10,000+20 Oct 2026100%
18Stop WP Emails Going to Spam100Healthy10,000+3 Sep 2026no data
19Goftino100Healthy10,000+4 Nov 2026no data
20Flamingo98Healthy800,000+18 Aug 2026100%

Most at risk popular plugins

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

Facebook Chat Plugin70,000+ installsAt riskNo release in 52 months (last release 5 Jul 2022).Social Media Widget30,000+ installsAt riskNo release in 29 months (last release 10 Jun 2024).PuSHPress20,000+ installsAt riskNo release in 56 months (last release 4 Mar 2022).Lightweight Social Icons20,000+ installsAt riskNo release in 80 months (last release 18 Mar 2020).WP Test Email20,000+ installsAvoidVulnerability published 15 Jan 2026 still has no fix after 14 days.Zendesk Chat10,000+ installsAt riskNo release in 75 months (last release 20 Aug 2020).10WebSocial10,000+ installsAvoidVulnerability published 28 Oct 2026 with no patched version yet.Easy Twitter Feed Widget Plugin10,000+ installsAt riskNo release in 108 months (last release 20 Dec 2017).JivoChat Live Chat10,000+ installsAt riskNo release in 36 months (last release 25 Oct 2023).Social Icons10,000+ installsAt riskNo release in 69 months (last release 8 Feb 2021).

Recent events in Communication & Messaging

Last 90 days, from the Radar.

3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
Push Notifications by LaraPush: Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.
3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
Post Notification by Email: Tested up to WordPress 5.2.30, 19 major versions behind 7.1.4.
3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
WP Telegram Widget and Join Link: Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.
3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
wp_mail return-path: Tested up to WordPress 6.3.14, 8 major versions behind 7.1.4.
3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
Peadig's Twitter Feed: Tested up to WordPress 3.7.41, 34 major versions behind 7.1.4.
3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
WP Telegram (Auto Post and: Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.
3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
Zoho Mail for WordPress: Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.
3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
Prevent Landscape Rotation: Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.