WPChat
Healthy: maintained, last release 22 Oct 2026, 11 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is WPChat still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 22 Oct 2026, 11 releases in the last 24 months. 22 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns WPChat, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer AhmedGeek since Oct 2025. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was WPChat removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is WPChat safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest WPChat update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.4.5. No one-star spike after it. 22 Oct 2026 · 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.
| plugin-master | 10 Sep 2025 to 10 Sep 2025, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| AhmedGeek | 10 Oct 2025 to 14 Sep 2026, 33 commits |
| alexopen | 1 Apr 2026 to 22 Oct 2026, 7 commits |
3 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2025.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 13 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 11
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 8.0 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 4 |
| Q1 2026 | 2 |
| Q2 2026 | 2 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 2 |
Last release 22 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.5.
| 5 star | 1 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
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
7,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 113 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 194 |
| 18 May 2026 | 982 |
| 25 May 2026 | 1,000 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 1,077 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 1,812 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 1,270 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 2,149 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 1,388 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 1,380 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 1,166 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 1,073 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 1,144 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 1,089 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 919 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 1,040 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 1,043 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1,093 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 1,134 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 3,799 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 1,712 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 1,370 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 3,701 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 1,748 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 1,855 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 4,468 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 313 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 41% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.4.5 |
|---|---|
| Author | Syed Balkhi |
| Added | 10 Oct 2025 |
| Last updated | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 7,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.8 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | whatsapp, chat button, chat widget, click to chat, customer support |
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Questions
Is WPChat still maintained?
Yes. Last release 22 Oct 2026, 11 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns WPChat, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer AhmedGeek since Oct 2025.
Was WPChat removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is WPChat safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest WPChat update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.4.5. No one-star spike after it.