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Social Chat – Click To Chat App Button
A lightweight chat button backed by a mountain of very brief praise.
HealthyGrowing
84/100
The plugin provides simple WhatsApp connectivity but relies on thin reviews to maintain its high rating.
Active installs
~291,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 200k+
Rating
4.9★
682 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+16%
Growing
2,337 → 2,704 installs/day
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
Growing · +16% in the last year
2,337/day a year ago→2,704/day today
Reviews
what people actually saySocial Chat is a well-regarded WhatsApp chat button plugin appreciated for its simplicity and ease of setup, though at least one user reports a serious issue with being unable to deactivate or delete the plugin and receiving poor support.
What people like
- +Easy to set up and configure×3
- +Simple, lightweight, and works without unnecessary extras×2
- +Works reliably across multiple sites×2
- +Highly customizable for WhatsApp communication
- +Actively developed with smart features
Common complaints
- −Plugin cannot be deactivated or deleted
- −Poor support experience reported
Review trustReviews look organic
- 5.00★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.90★
- 26%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2024-09-122025-08-082026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 682 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-04-15★★★★★Excellent plugin!davejeff66
- 2026-04-07★★★★★Simple and useful!!!gianframeli1-shot
- 2026-04-03★★★★★greatburnt4u
- 2026-04-03★★★★★Estoy probando la app gratisgatamanuela
- 2026-02-09★★★★★Great productikhaya
- 2026-02-02★★★★★fast setup | can put to use immediatleycncdubai
- 2026-01-30★★★★★BAD BAD BADdaniels61-shot
- 2026-01-13★★★★★The best for its purposeTemptation1-shot
- 2026-01-05★★★★★I'm starting now, hopefully it helps.deltacon
- 2026-01-05★★★★★Very nicebanfora11-shot
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to Social 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.
2,280
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
1,798
Prior 7-day baseline
3,413
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
44,056
Mean release-day peak (30d)
4,500
Latest day · 2026-06-03(tail)
+26.8%
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
0.58
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
99%
5★ share in analyzed sample
26%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
-41%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.96 → 5.00★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered