Best community chat plugins for WordPress
The most popular community chat plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. RumbleTalk Group Chat for Communities & Live Events leads with 600+ active installs, ahead of Speechbox Chat (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “community chat” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 community chat plugins
- 1.
RumbleTalk Group Chat for Communities & Live EventsThe most installed community chat plugin, with 600+ active installs. Rated 3.4 from 21 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
Speechbox ChatFewer than 10 active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
All 2 plugins tagged “community chat”
RumbleTalk Group Chat for Communities & Live Events
Up in the last 7 days:20#8,218by RumbleTalk1 month ago
Embed a fast, secure, and zero-server-load group chat into your WordPress site. Built for online communities, live events, and member networks.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 3.4(21)
- Downloads
- 33/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