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Fast Chat Button

by YYDevelopment · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 13 Aug 2026, 1 release in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Fast Chat Button
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Fast Chat Button still maintained?
Yes. Last release 13 Aug 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 13 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Fast Chat Button, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer yydevelopment since May 2020. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Fast Chat Button removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Fast Chat Button safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Fast Chat Button update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.1.1. No one-star spike after it. 26 Aug 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master7 May 2020 to 7 May 2020, 1 commits
yydevelopment8 May 2020 to 13 Aug 2026, 31 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2020.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.2.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Fast Chat Button
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 13 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.9.

Rating distribution
5 star6
4 star1
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Fast Chat Button
4 May 202620
11 May 202640
18 May 202658
25 May 202642
1 Jun 202646
8 Jun 202647
15 Jun 202634
22 Jun 202652
29 Jun 202664
6 Jul 202633
13 Jul 202629
20 Jul 202642
27 Jul 202649
3 Aug 202678
10 Aug 202696
17 Aug 202685
24 Aug 202672
31 Aug 202665
7 Sep 202667
14 Sep 202684
21 Sep 202674
28 Sep 202689
5 Oct 202692
12 Oct 202696
19 Oct 2026103
26 Oct 2026112
2 Nov 202618

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 32% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version2.1.1
AuthorYYDevelopment
Added8 May 2020
Last updated13 Aug 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.2.4
CategoryCommunication & Messaging > Notification Management
Tagscall, chat, button, whatsapp

Other plugins by this author: Infinity23 (Formerly Tag Manager) - One Plugin That Replaces All The Rest, Show Pages IDs, Back To The Top Button, Show Pages URL List, Page & Post Notes, Mobile Contact Line, Advanced 301 and 302 Redirect, Simple Accessibility Button, Phone Button, Subscribe To Comments Checkbox

Questions

Is Fast Chat Button still maintained?

Yes. Last release 13 Aug 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.

Who owns Fast Chat Button, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer yydevelopment since May 2020.

Was Fast Chat Button removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Fast Chat Button safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Fast Chat Button update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.1.1. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue