Guten-bubble
Displays a speech bubble like a chat conversation.
Solid choice
Guten-bubble is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 4 days ago, and scores 73/100 on our health check.
- Actively developed — last update 4 days ago
- Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
How does it stack up?
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Guten-bubble stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| balloon | #32 |
| bubble | #7 |
| speech | #44 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About Guten-bubble
From the official readme · v1.0.0Description
Guten-bubble can create a speech bubble display like a chat conversation.
Features
- It’s easy to create speech bubble using Guten-bubble block for the block editor in WordPress 6.6 or later.
- Pick from 24 color themes for speech bubble.
- You can use it as an icon image by importing image files from WordPress’s media library. Let’s make interesting articles by using icon image on hand!
How to use in block editor
- Add a Guten-bubble block where you want to add a speech bubble.
- Enter serif in the balloon in the block ( the part where ‘Enter serif here …’ placeholder is displayed ), select character icon and set the balloon in the inspector.
Installation
- Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/guten-bubbledirectory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins menu. - Activate the plugin through the WordPress plugins menu.
Frequently asked questions
To use the icon image on hand
Open Guten-bubble settings page in the setting menu of the admin page. Press the ‘Select from media library’ button to select the icon image you want to use from the media library (if you have not uploaded it yet, upload it here) and press the ‘Import’ button to import. ( Or upload the icon image files to the /wp-content/uploads/guten-bubble/img directory ( that is created on plugin install ) using FTP software etc. ) In the Inspector of “Guten-bubble” block, select “custom” from the “Character icon (preset)” drop-down box and enter the file name of the icon image ( relative path from…
Changelog
Requires WordPress 6.6 or later and PHP 7.4 or later. If you have a problem with the new block, enable 'Use legacy block' in the Guten-bubble settings page.
1.0.0
- Rewrote the Guten-bubble block with TypeScript and React. Blocks created with earlier versions can be used as they are.
- Renewed the block settings in the inspector with the standard WordPress components.
- Supported the iframed block editor (Block API version 3).
- Added the ‘Use legacy block’ option to the settings page, to use the block of ver. 0.9.x.
- Changed the requirements to WordPress 6.6 or later and PHP 7.4 or later.
0.9.2
- Fixted version number.
0.9.1
- Upgraded ‘Speech bubble text font size’ property (Blocks already set as of version 0.8.1 will be migrated after the update).
- Fixed some CSS.
0.8.1
- First release.
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Guten-bubble: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 30, 2026
Is Guten-bubble free?
Yes. Guten-bubble is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Guten-bubble safe to use in 2026?
Guten-bubble is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 4 days ago, and scores 73/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Guten-bubble?
Guten-bubble is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,078 times since it launched in January 2019. It was downloaded 126 times in the last 30 days.
Does Guten-bubble work with WordPress 7.1?
Yes. The developer has tested Guten-bubble up to WordPress 7.1.2, the latest release. It requires WordPress 6.6 or newer.
What PHP version does Guten-bubble need?
Guten-bubble requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Guten-bubble last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.0, was released on September 26, 2026 (4 days ago).
Who makes Guten-bubble?
Guten-bubble is developed and maintained by niatn1012.
What are the best alternatives to Guten-bubble?
The most popular alternatives to Guten-bubble are Word Balloon (10K+ installs), WP-Speech-Balloon (400+ installs) and Speech Balloon Maker （ふきだしメ… (100+ installs).
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