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Simple Chat Button

by seramo · 40,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Simple Chat Button is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

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

How the score works

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-master3 Sep 2021 to 3 Sep 2021, 1 commits
seramo4 Sep 2021 to 21 Aug 2026, 35 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
3
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Simple Chat Button
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20240
Q4 20247
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 21 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

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

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Simple Chat Button
Q2 20255.0
Q3 20255.0
Q1 20262.0

Average rating fell from 5.0 to 2.0 between Q2 2025 and Q1 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star13
4 star0
3 star0
2 star1
1 star0
Latest low reviews

Momentum

40,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Simple Chat Button
4 May 2026395
11 May 2026873
18 May 2026678
25 May 2026648
1 Jun 2026648
8 Jun 2026696
15 Jun 2026672
22 Jun 20268,169
29 Jun 20262,369
6 Jul 20262,307
13 Jul 20261,483
20 Jul 20261,411
27 Jul 20261,291
3 Aug 20261,125
10 Aug 20261,096
17 Aug 20261,033
24 Aug 20261,213
31 Aug 20261,008
7 Sep 2026882
14 Sep 2026942
21 Sep 2026863
28 Sep 2026839
5 Oct 2026842
12 Oct 2026776
19 Oct 2026976
26 Oct 2026884
2 Nov 2026132

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 45% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

Chatway Live Chat - AI Chatbot, Customer Support, FAQ & Helpdesk Customer Service & Chat ButtonsScore 95 · 30,000+Buttonizer - Floating Menus, Sticky Buttons, & Popup BuilderScore 93 · 70,000+

Facts

Version1.9.3
Authorseramo
Added4 Sep 2021
Last updated21 Aug 2026
Active installs40,000+
Requires WordPress3.7
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.6
CategoryCommunication & Messaging > WhatsApp & Messaging Apps
Tagschat, whatsapp, whatsapp chat, whatsapp business, woocommerce whatsapp

Questions

Is Simple Chat Button still maintained?

Simple Chat Button was last updated on 21 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Simple Chat Button safe?

Simple Chat Button has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Simple Chat Button?

The wordpress.org author is seramo. Recent committers: seramo, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Simple Chat Button?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Chatway Live Chat - AI Chatbot, Customer Support, FAQ & Helpdesk Customer Service & Chat Buttons, Buttonizer - Floating Menus, Sticky Buttons, & Popup Builder.

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