Best group chat plugins for WordPress
The most popular group chat plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Better Messages leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of RumbleTalk Group Chat for Communities & Live Events (600+) and One to one user Chat by WPGuppy (500+). All 10 plugins tagged “group chat” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 group chat plugins
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Better MessagesThe most installed group chat plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 142 reviews, updated 2 days ago.
- 2.
RumbleTalk Group Chat for Communities & Live Events600+ active installs. Rated 3.4 from 21 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
One to one user Chat by WPGuppy500+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 5 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 4.
Group chat for WordPress500+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 8 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 5.
Group Chat & Video Chat by AtomChat200+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 8 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.
SpaceBay20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
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Chat Rooms, Video Calls, Games & Apps for Websites10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
- 8.
Arena10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
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PrixChat10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
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JotCast Live ChatsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
All 10 plugins tagged “group chat”
Better Messages
Down in the last 7 days:9#1,962by wordplus2 days ago
Real-time messaging and chat rooms for WordPress ecosystem: private conversations, public and private chat rooms, video & audio calls, and more.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.8(142)
- Downloads
- 625/day
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
One to one user Chat by WPGuppy
Down in the last 7 days:89#8,727by AmentoTech Private Limited8 months ago
WPGuppy is a well thought and clinically designed and developed WordPress chat plugin which has been engineered to fulfill the market needs.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.2(5)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Group chat for WordPress
Up in the last 7 days:16#8,842by minnitchat11 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
Group Chat & Video Chat by AtomChat
Down in the last 7 days:29#11,344by Team AtomChat1 month ago
AtomChat helps you add group chat (or chatrooms), user to user chat, voice & video calling to your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.6(8)
- Downloads
- 11/day
SpaceBay
Up in the last 7 days:16,448#26,622by WPAnchorBay7 days ago
Build a community on your own site: spaces, activity feed, group chat, events, member directory, points, badges and a leaderboard.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Chat Rooms, Video Calls, Games & Apps for Websites
#33,146by WebIncrement2 years ago
WebIncrement is Chat Rooms and Private Chat, Video Calls, Games, Customer Service Chat, Subscription forms, and More.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Arena
Up in the last 7 days:4,357#35,448by Arena.IM2 years ago
Arena Group Chat enhances user engagement with real-time messaging for live events and communities, boosting interaction across web and mobile.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
PrixChat
Down in the last 7 days:142#35,459by Tan Nguyen4 years ago
Just one click install and you will have a truly real-time chat app. No third-party services, no complicated setup.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 2/day
JotCast Live Chats
Down in the last 7 days:9,411#71,600by jotcast5 months ago
Automatically log your WordPress users into JotCast live chats. Zero-click single sign-on with membership gating and role-based access control.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day