BuddyPress Group Livechat
Basic live chat within groups.
Use with caution
BuddyPress Group Livechat works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 4.8/5 and was last updated 13 years ago, and scores 42/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- No update in 13 years
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where BuddyPress Group Livechat stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| ajax | >100 |
| buddypress | >100 |
| chat | >100 |
| groups | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 from 5 reviews
About BuddyPress Group Livechat
From the official readme · v1.1Description
Basic live chat within groups.
Once installed, activate Live Chat in the group admin area (or during group creation).
The Live Chat area provides an ajax chat room which displays the most recent messages along with timestamps and usernames. It also has a “who’s online” area which shows other group members viewing the Live Chat page. “Super Admins” can spy on the chats of all groups.
This plugin is extremely basic and has no promises of support.
Notes
History.txt – contains all the changes since version 1.0
License.txt – contains the licensing details for this component
Installation
Download and upload the plugin to your plugins folder. Activate.
For developers
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FAQ
BuddyPress Group Livechat: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 11, 2026
Is BuddyPress Group Livechat free?
Yes. BuddyPress Group Livechat is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is BuddyPress Group Livechat safe to use in 2026?
BuddyPress Group Livechat works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 4.8/5 and was last updated 13 years ago, and scores 42/100 on our health check.
How many websites use BuddyPress Group Livechat?
BuddyPress Group Livechat is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 13,161 times since it launched in March 2011. It was downloaded 68 times in the last 30 days.
When was BuddyPress Group Livechat last updated?
The latest version, 1.1, was released on May 20, 2013 (13 years ago).
Who makes BuddyPress Group Livechat?
BuddyPress Group Livechat is developed and maintained by D Cartwright.
What are the best alternatives to BuddyPress Group Livechat?
The most popular alternatives to BuddyPress Group Livechat are zipaddr-jp (50K+ installs), SearchWP Live Ajax Search (50K+ installs) and WP-Polls (40K+ installs).
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