Best chatbox plugins for WordPress
The most popular chatbox plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Olark Live Chat leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Group chat for WordPress (500+) and chatWING Lobby (10+). All 9 plugins tagged “chatbox” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 9 chatbox plugins
- 1.
Olark Live ChatThe most installed chatbox plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 2.
Group chat for WordPress500+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 8 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 3.
chatWING Lobby10+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 4.
Chatwing Live Group Chat10+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 18 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 5.
PopBotFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
- 6.
AdamBoxFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 7.
HaiDM Live Community ChatFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 8.
DeliFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 9.Speechbox Chat
Fewer than 10 active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
All 9 plugins tagged “chatbox”

Olark Live Chat
Down in the last 7 days:33#5,844by Olark Live Chat1 year ago
Live chat for WordPress and WooCommerce. Add Olark live chat to your WordPress and make your business human.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 2.5(2)
- Downloads
- 17/day

Group chat for WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:11#8,857by minnitchat10 days ago
Cloud-based chat using your WordPress accounts. Minnit uses SSO to allow you and your WordPress users to communicate with one another.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.1(8)
- Downloads
- 33/day

chatWING Lobby
Up in the last 7 days:679#40,145by ChatWingTeam9 years ago
The Lobby Chatwing provides 1 interface for many chatboxes, Read Only channels(Broadcast Mode), and Live Help to all be combined together.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Chatwing Live Group Chat
Down in the last 7 days:10,665#46,441by ChatWingTeam8 years ago
Chatwing offers an unlimited live website/blog chat experience.This chat widget specializes in delivering real-time communication at any given time
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.4(18)
- Downloads
- 4/day

PopBot
Up in the last 7 days:12,316#53,107by WRD Studio3 years ago
Convert your users with targeted pop-ups. Use triggers & rules to nudge your users towards conversions when they\'re ready using the perfect …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

AdamBox
#54,292by Ask Adam1 month ago
Lightweight live chat chatbox with AI-powered moderation for WordPress — calm, neutral oversight with no tracking or data storage.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

HaiDM Live Community Chat
#65,107by Dang Minh Hai2 months ago
Lightweight real-time chatbox plugin with Dark/Light mode, AJAX messaging, and multi-language support.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day

Deli
Down in the last 7 days:3,075#70,462by Deli1 year ago
Deli is an AI enabled property search tool for residential brokerage websites. Deli helps consumers find their dream home in seconds.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Speechbox Chat
Down in the last 7 days:8,885#73,538by speechbox1 month ago
Add a Speechbox realtime chat sidebar, popup, or inline chatbox to your WordPress site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day