Text Drift
It’s an easy to use and free plugin that you can add to your wordpress. After activating this plugin, your wordpress website will have a button on bottom right corner, on click of which – a chatbox will open, people…
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Text Drift shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 4 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 4 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5.9 (latest is 7.1)
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 Text Drift stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| chat | >100 |
| conversation | >100 |
| free conversation | >100 |
| marketing | >100 |
| texting | #28 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Text Drift
From the official readme · v1.0.0Description
It’s an easy to use and free plugin that you can add to your wordpress. After activating this plugin, your wordpress website will have a button on bottom right corner, on click of which – a chatbox will open, people visiting your website can open the chatbox, provide their full name, mobile number and their query or requirement and hit Send button. That person will see a thank you message and you will receive these details on your mobile phone through sms. You can contact your proposed customer directly. Make sure you have registered and created your company on https://app.textdrift.com and you have an app key from the same.
After the installation of the plugin:
1. Activate Plugin
2. Go to Settings of Text Drift (you can also find the link in left menu of admin panel)
3. On settings page – add App Key, Status (Active), Profile Picture(optional) and Click on Save Settings button.
That’s it!
Now, visit your wordpress website, you should be able to see one icon at bottom right corner.
1.0.0
Initial release.
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FAQ
Text Drift: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 2, 2026
Is Text Drift free?
Yes. Text Drift is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Text Drift safe to use in 2026?
Text Drift shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 4 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Text Drift?
Text Drift is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,624 times since it launched in May 2022. It was downloaded 41 times in the last 30 days.
Does Text Drift work with WordPress 7.1?
Text Drift is officially tested up to WordPress 5.9.18, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Text Drift last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.0, was released on May 5, 2022 (4 years ago).
Who makes Text Drift?
Text Drift is developed and maintained by intrakitmedia.
What are the best alternatives to Text Drift?
The most popular alternatives to Text Drift are Joinchat (700K+ installs), Floating Chat Widget: Conta… (300K+ installs) and Tidio (70K+ installs).
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