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Best shoutbox plugins for WordPress

The most popular shoutbox plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Author leads with 40+ active installs, ahead of LobbyChat (30+) and Lil'Omi Shoutbox (10+). All 7 plugins tagged “shoutbox” 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 7 shoutbox plugins

  1. 1.
    Author

    The most installed shoutbox plugin, with 40+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.

  2. 2.
    LobbyChat

    30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.

  3. 3.
    Lil'Omi Shoutbox

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1.

  4. 4.
    Shoutbox 2024

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.

  5. 5.
    PGreca Chat

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.

  6. 6.
    GetShoutbox

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  7. 7.
    AI Shoutbox

    Fewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

All 7 plugins tagged “shoutbox”