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Chat Button & Custom ChatGPT-Powered Bot by GetButton.io
A chat widget that hides its true cost behind a free label.
Declining
40/100
Users feel misled by marketing that promises free features but requires payment.
Active installs
~25,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 20k+
Rating
4.5★
175 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-59%
Declining fast
100 → 41 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORdownloads down 59% vs a year ago
- MINORnot updated in 8 months
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 · -59% in the last year
100/day a year ago→41/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayGetButton.io's chat button plugin has a deeply damaged reputation driven almost entirely by users feeling misled by "100% free" marketing claims that mask a mandatory paid subscription to access meaningful functionality.
What people like
- +Some users report it worked for their use case after setup×2
Common complaints
- −Plugin is widely perceived as not genuinely free despite being listed in the free WordPress repository and marketed as '100% free, forever'×10
- −Requires registration on an external site and obtaining a license code before the plugin functions at all×3
- −Pricing is not clearly disclosed upfront — users only discover the cost after going through the setup process and handing over personal data×3
- −Free tier is extremely limited, with most features — including basic ones like a simple email form button — requiring a paid plan×3
- −Facebook Messenger integration reported as non-functional
Review trustMostly organic
- 4.12★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.50★
- 27%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
- past spikeReview timing — up to 43% of all reviews landed in a single month
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-08-192025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 175 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2025-02-25★★★★★A delightful company to work with.Tony Fitzpatrick80
- 2025-02-25★★★★★misleading plugindionysios
- 2024-11-25★★★★★CLICK BAIT… NOT FREE…Pass!kaibuskirk
- 2024-03-11★★★★★Can't remove the GetButton.iokungfu888wingchun
- 2024-03-11★★★★★Not free = uselessCarlosDev
- 2024-03-11★★★★★Not a free plugin – free features unclearcreatescape
- 2023-08-02★★★★★No es gratuitodanielasofia
- 2022-11-16★★★★★Line App Mobile Can't Displayeunzy07211-shot
- 2022-02-13★★★★★кнопка с ссылкой на другого человекаelviramatveeva1-shot
- 2021-01-14★★★★★Lieyiith1-shot
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to Chat Button & Custom ChatGPT-Powered Bot by GetButton.io
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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.
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Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
39
Prior 7-day baseline
32
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
33
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
-15.4%
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.
43%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
3.12
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
76%
5★ share in analyzed sample
27%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.17 → 4.12★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered