WordPress plugin comparison
Floating Chat Channel Button vs Side Menu Lite
Floating Chat Channel Button
by Nitin Monga
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
Side Menu Lite
by Wow-Company
7K+ installs4.0
At a glance
- Side Menu Lite has more active installs: 7K+, against fewer than 10 for Floating Chat Channel Button.
- On a typical day, Side Menu Lite is downloaded about 38 times, Floating Chat Channel Button about 5.
- Floating Chat Channel Button is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.0 from 12 reviews.
- Side Menu Lite was updated more recently: Aug 25, 2026, against Jul 28, 2025 for Floating Chat Channel Button.
- Side Menu Lite is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Floating Chat Channel Button.
- Side Menu Lite has been around longer: since 2019, against 2025 for Floating Chat Channel Button.
Line by line
Side Menu Lite leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Floating Chat Channel Button | Side Menu Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #62,004 | #2,614 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 7K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 122 | 1.3K |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 4.0(12) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.03 | ×0.75 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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