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Best social chat plugins for WordPress

The most popular social chat plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Umnico Live Chat leads with 20+ active installs, ahead of YaxUp (fewer than 10) and ZS Social Chat by ZS Software Studio (fewer than 10). All 5 plugins tagged “social chat” 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 5 social chat plugins

  1. 1.
    Umnico Live Chat

    The most installed social chat plugin, with 20+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 9 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  2. 2.
    YaxUp

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.

  3. 3.
    ZS Social Chat by ZS Software Studio

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.15.

  4. 4.
    Fay Chat

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.

  5. 5.
    Nawraj Chat Launcher

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.

All 5 plugins tagged “social chat”