Best real-time plugins for WordPress
The most popular real-time plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Liveblog leads with 2K+ active installs, ahead of heatmap for WordPress (1K+) and Woopra Analytics Plugin (800+). All 37 plugins tagged “real-time” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 real-time plugins
- 1.
LiveblogThe most installed real-time plugin, with 2K+ active installs. Rated 2.9 from 15 reviews, updated 1 month ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
heatmap for WordPress1K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 19 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28.
- 3.
Woopra Analytics Plugin800+ active installs. Rated 3.7 from 6 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 4.
Real Time Validation For Gravity Forms500+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 5.
Weblix Analytics100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 4 days ago.
- 6.
Arena.IM100+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 10 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 7.
Docs60+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 8.
Real Time Content Analytics30+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 9.
WeatherWizz20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.
- 10.
Statistics Website20+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
All 37 plugins tagged “real-time”
Liveblog
Up in the last 7 days:7#4,869by Automattic1 month ago
Empowers website owners to provide rich and engaging live event coverage to a large, distributed audience.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 2.9(15)
- Downloads
- 58/day
heatmap for WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:5#5,926by heatmap7 years ago
Real-time analytics and event tracking for your WordPress sites.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.1(19)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Woopra Analytics Plugin
Up in the last 7 days:37#7,317by eliekhoury1 year ago
Track who is on your website, what pages they're browsing, actions they're taking, articles they're reading and more.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 3.7(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Real Time Validation For Gravity Forms
Down in the last 7 days:10#8,971by PluginsCafe11 days ago
Instant, inline validation for Gravity Forms. Users see errors while filling the form, including Repeater fields and custom regular expressions.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 50/day
Weblix Analytics
Up in the last 7 days:617#13,385by Vahid Behnam4 days ago
Real-time WordPress analytics: live visitors, pageviews, traffic sources, bots and goals. Privacy-first, self-hosted, no external scripts.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Arena.IM
Down in the last 7 days:142#13,392by Arena.IM1 year ago
Arena.im is a powerful FREE live blogging platform for real-time events. Cover sports, news, tech, etc. SEO optimized and mobile ready.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.0(10)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Docs
Up in the last 7 days:75#19,784by Ella Van Durpe7 months ago
Create and share documents with WordPress!
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Real Time Content Analytics
Down in the last 7 days:3#23,013by momently7 years ago
Real time content analytics dashboard for digital publishers and bloggers
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WeatherWizz
#28,286by weatherwizz3 years ago
Puts your WeatherWizz dashboard data directly onto your wordpress website giving you control on how your data is displayed.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Statistics Website
Down in the last 7 days:111#28,443by dlozano12 years ago
In a digital world, Statistics Website gives you insights on your website's visitors, your marketing campaigns and much more, so you can optimize …
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Jessore Find & Replace
Up in the last 7 days:415#28,519by sadathossainwp2 months ago
Unlimited, real-time find & replace for your site's output — text, HTML, or link URLs — with no changes to your theme or plugin files.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Presence API
Down in the last 7 days:1,836#28,984by WordPress.org2 days ago
System-wide presence and awareness for WordPress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 116/day
StorePulse
Down in the last 7 days:1,174#31,975by commerceforge4 months ago
The live view dashboard WooCommerce always needed. Watch orders roll in, track visitors on a world map, and monitor your store in real time.
- 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
Realtime Comments
Up in the last 7 days:8,828#35,485by Eero Hermlin10 years ago
Accepted comments from users are added to pages in real-time, without need to refresh. Makes comments section work interactively, like a chatroom.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Online Users
#36,193by gpenverne12 years ago
Widget to show how many users are online
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 2.3(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Participad
Up in the last 7 days:6,486#38,685by Boone Gorges13 years ago
Realtime collaborative editing for WordPress content, powered by Etherpad Lite.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 2.3(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Twitter search smooth scrolling
#46,944by kalkie14 years ago
This widget shows tweets in real-time that match a given search term. The search term can be changed in the options screen of the widget.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Chat
Down in the last 7 days:8,772#47,311by 9hdigital7 years ago
Chat with business customers on your website using Facebook Messenger
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Badwolf Web IRC Client
Up in the last 7 days:14,878#50,093by badwolf729 months ago
WebSocket IRC client for WordPress with real-time messaging, private chats, and desktop notifications. # Badwolf Web IRC Client - Version 5.2.0
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Woptifications
Down in the last 7 days:3,421#53,066by woptima9 years ago
Near real-time notifications on font-end, both push notification and popups. Applicable to post publish, comments and user registration.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
JTZL's Chat for WebIRC
Up in the last 7 days:9,496#54,094by jtzl2 months ago
A framework-light WordPress plugin that embeds a WebSocket IRC client.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
TrafficPulse
Up in the last 7 days:15,980#55,452by Newsifier1 year ago
Real-time analytics dashboard for your website with privacy-focused tracking.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
HitCounters Analytics
Up in the last 7 days:14,133#56,612by hitcounters2 months ago
Real-time visitor analytics for WordPress. Live visitors, AI traffic detection, engagement scoring — no GA4 complexity, no cookie banner.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 5/day
Enapps ERP B2B Integration for WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:935#62,674by enapps-erp1 year ago
Enapps ERP B2B Integration for WooCommerce Revolutionise B2B ecommerce with real-time Enapps ERP integration.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
SnowFlurry Live
Up in the last 7 days:6,280#62,947by The 215 Guys2 years ago
Add an animated snow effect to your website based on live weather conditions anywhere in the world.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Modovisa Analytics
Up in the last 7 days:8,074#65,051by modovisa2 months ago
Real-time visitor tracking for WordPress. Paste your Modovisa tracking token and load a lightweight first-party script on the front end only.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Live Admin Cursors
Down in the last 7 days:15,987#69,021by Victor Pereira20 days ago
See each other's mouse cursors moving around wp-admin in real time: who's on the same screen, what they point at, click and type in.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
LiveChat LazucruB
Down in the last 7 days:379#69,148by Chirukin Bogdan6 years ago
This plugin is a client of RealTime Web Chat websocket service, build real time chat on your site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Real-Time Feedback
Up in the last 7 days:109#69,297by gzmihai8 years ago
The best free tool to get feedback from your users when they encounter issues on your website.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
WP Mercure
Down in the last 7 days:7,933#69,707by Clement Decou6 years ago
Add WordPress integration of Mercure protocol and add realtime post modification.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Sebamor Visitor Tracking Map
Down in the last 7 days:7,882#71,716by sebastianmoralesdev3 months ago
Real-time visitor tracking with a live map showing visitor locations, session analytics, and an interactive dashboard with animated glassmorphism UI.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Wave
#73,051by sund7 years ago
Wave by Codox enables teams to real-time co-edit and co-iterate posts directly in your WordPress site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
NS Chat
Down in the last 7 days:3,223#73,993by Sergey Ivanov1 year ago
Real-time WebSocket chat for WordPress with user sync and message history.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day