BuddyPress Group Chatroom — WordPress Live Chat Plugin
by Venutius · WordPress.org page · Website
BuddyPress Group Chatroom has 80+ active installs on WordPress.org and 13,785 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on February 10, 2021, tested up to WordPress 5.6.19.
BuddyPress Group Chatroom at a glance
Is BuddyPress Group Chatroom well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Who’s Online list of members in the chatroom
- Text Chat: Supports text and links added via the text input box
- Video and other embeds – Videos such as You-tube can be added as an embedded video using the Video button. The same link can be used for other WordPress…
- Emojis supported: over 1,000 emojis easily inserted into the chat stream with options to load them all or just a subset
- Images: Users with upload_files capability can add images from the media directory/upload into the chat stream
- Images Lightbox: Supports WP Featherlight lightbox, if you install this plugin then images loaded into chat will open in a lightbox
- Activity threading: chat conversations can be collected and posted to the activity stream
- Moderation: Group admin and moderators can delete chat messages
- Theming: Chat message box colours can be set by Group Admin
- Auto-hide of chat messages after up to 30 days
- Auto-deletion of chat messages after up to 30 days
BuddyPress Group Chatroom reviews and ratings
3 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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NE FONCTIONNE PAS
NE FONCTIONNE PAS, rien ne se mets en place pas d'onglet dans Buddypress
bgtbbox -
SUPER and really helpful
many thanks to the creator, this feature is a must for all BuddyPress pages
Hermann Matthias -
Good addition
I thank! Very conveniently and quickly! To change a little loading of smiles and in general will be super.
arslanlewizkij
Details
This plugin provides neat chatrooms into BuddyPress groups. Each Group admin can enable a group Chat room, available for all group members to view and …
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings BuddyPress Group Chatroom competes in
Tags
- ajax
- buddypress
- chat
- groups
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- Version
- 1.7.7
- Last updated
- Feb 10, 2021
- First published
- Mar 28, 2019
- Requires WordPress
- 4.6.0
- Tested up to
- 5.6.19
- Requires PHP
- –
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
BuddyPress Group Chatroom FAQ
What does BuddyPress Group Chatroom do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, BuddyPress Group Chatroom offers Who’s Online list of members in the chatroom, Text Chat: Supports text and links added via the text input box, Video and other embeds – Videos such as You-tube can be added as an embedded video using the Video button. The same link can be used for other WordPress, Emojis supported: over 1,000 emojis easily inserted into the chat stream with options to load them all or just a subset and Images: Users with upload_files capability can add images from the media directory/upload into the chat stream.
How many active installs does BuddyPress Group Chatroom have?
WordPress.org reports 80+ active installs for BuddyPress Group Chatroom as of September 7, 2026.
Is BuddyPress Group Chatroom still maintained?
The last release was on February 10, 2021, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.
Is BuddyPress Group Chatroom free?
BuddyPress Group Chatroom is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.