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Click to Chat – HoliThemes
Easy WhatsApp chats that might accidentally invite hackers to the party.
Declining
66/100
Users love the easy setup but recent security flaws have caused sites to be hacked.
Active installs
~750,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 700k+
Rating
4.8★
131 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-38%
Declining fast
4,428 → 2,756 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORreviews unevenly distributed over time
- MINORdownloads down 38% vs a year ago
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining fast · -38% in the last year
4,428/day a year ago→2,756/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayClick to Chat is a well-liked WhatsApp button plugin praised for its simplicity and customization, but it carries a serious unresolved caveat: multiple users report that a recent update introduced a security vulnerability that caused their sites to be hacked or infected with malware.
What people like
- +Easy to set up and get working quickly×4
- +Good customization options for the floating button×2
- +Responsive and helpful developer support
- +Effectively connects website visitors via WhatsApp, improving response times×2
Common complaints
- −A recent update introduced a critical security vulnerability, with multiple users reporting their sites were hacked or infected with malware immediately after updating (since 4.19)×2
- −Plugin may not suit users looking for more specific or advanced functionality beyond basic WhatsApp chat
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.83★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.80★
- 16%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-09-182025-02-092026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 131 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2025-11-29★★★★★its oknachohalecka
- 2025-10-10★★★★★Great Plugin – Easy and Effective!steffbd
- 2025-07-29★★★★★Very nice the plugin Click to Chatarthurflantan
- 2025-05-05★★★★★Great plugin and supportredfieldcf
- 2025-03-19★★★★★Site hackedanthonyaxford
- 2025-01-16★★★★★The latest version of the plugin is causing WordPress to crash.aversus
- 2024-07-23★★★★★Problem with the phone number displayedcleophasoj1-shot
- 2024-04-23★★★★★It's good.Khurram Shafique Mir
- 2023-10-23★★★★★Amazing Plug-in and Support!funkyt
- 2023-08-29★★★★★The best WordPress plugin ever.Salih Gül
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to Click to Chat
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the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
1,916
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
2,881
Prior 7-day baseline
2,018
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
44,221
Mean release-day peak (30d)
25,239
Latest day · 2026-06-03(spike)
-33.5%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
10%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.55
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
94%
5★ share in analyzed sample
16%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
-100%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.86 → 4.83★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered