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Best chatting plugins for WordPress

The most popular chatting plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. initChat leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of Jheck Chat (10+) and MisterChat (fewer than 10). All 4 plugins tagged “chatting” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 3 chatting plugins

  1. 1.
    initChat

    The most installed chatting plugin, with 100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.

  2. 2.
    Jheck Chat

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.

  3. 3.
    MisterChat

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.

All 4 plugins tagged “chatting”