Live Group Chat
Use live group chat plugin and can see all online user, only registered user can use it
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Live Group Chat shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 9 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.7 (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 Live Group Chat stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| chat | >100 |
| chat plugin | >100 |
| group | >100 |
| live | >100 |
| live chat | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 4 reviews
About Live Group Chat
From the official readme · v1.0Description
Use live group chat plugin and can see all online user, only registered user can use it
Features:
- Chat is very fast and simple .
- Using ajax messages are submitting.
- See all online user list in left side.
- It use database to save chat.
- After a week chat messages will automatically deleted.
- Simple to configure using widget and shortcode
- On all pages we have a live chat option in footer. To use quick chat.
Shortcode:
- [wp_chat_window] for showing chat window.
Widget:
- In wordpress admin Appearance >> Widgets >> “Live Group Chat”
Special Thanks to:
- WordPress.org and wordpress community
Future Enhancement:
- we are working on administration section, We will give you a administration to manage this plugin and customization without touch any plugin core files.
Notes:
- For better results, I recommend use this chat plugin because it’s very fast and simple and very easy to configure
Installation
- Upload ‘Wp live group Chat’ folder to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory.
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Go to post or page, then insert shortcode [wp_chat_window] or you can use in php file using do_shortcode( ‘[wp_chat_window]’ );.
- we have one more option as well, using widgets.
- Go to Appearance >> Widgets here we have “Live Group Chat” widget.
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FAQ
Live Group Chat: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 7, 2026
Is Live Group Chat free?
Yes. Live Group Chat is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Live Group Chat safe to use in 2026?
Live Group Chat shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Live Group Chat?
Live Group Chat is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,223 times since it launched in May 2017. It was downloaded 71 times in the last 30 days.
Does Live Group Chat work with WordPress 7.1?
Live Group Chat is officially tested up to WordPress 4.7.38, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Live Group Chat last updated?
The latest version, 1.0, was released on May 3, 2017 (9 years ago).
Who makes Live Group Chat?
Live Group Chat is developed and maintained by atulv55.
What are the best alternatives to Live Group Chat?
The most popular alternatives to Live Group Chat are Joinchat (700K+ installs), Floating Chat Widget: Conta… (300K+ installs) and Tidio (70K+ installs).
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