Podium
by Developer Podium · WordPress.org page
Podium has 5,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 64,632 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on April 17, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.
Podium at a glance
Is Podium well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Generate more conversations with potential customers using Webchat
- Build a text marketing list with simple, high-converting Website Pop-Ups
- Delight website visitors with a modern customer experience
Podium reviews and ratings
4 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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more leads, more sales
Podium makes it easy to get more leads and customers prefer texting
jiovan -
Easy to text
Love that I can chat with customers when they are not at their computers.
gkkirsch -
It uses their internal phone number
Not good for me... chat works as sms through their internal phone number... Mifht be a good plugin for somebody though.
rbezruchuk -
Thanks for making this plugin
You can use any plugin to inject this code into your site but I will say its very cool of Podium to make this plugin. It makes it easier for my clients to manage.
America Jr
Podium alternatives
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Pure Chat 3,000+ installs · 4.1 -
PushEngage 9,000+ installs · 4.2 -
Chatbot for WordPress by Collect.chat ⚡️ 6,000+ installs · 4.4
Details
Add and customize Podium's Web Suite tools to your WordPress website
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- chat widget
- Podium
- Podium Webchat
- texting
- webchat
- Version
- 2.0.9
- Last updated
- Apr 17, 2025
- First published
- Sep 21, 2018
- Requires WordPress
- –
- Tested up to
- 6.8.8
- Requires PHP
- –
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Podium FAQ
What does Podium do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Podium offers Generate more conversations with potential customers using Webchat, Build a text marketing list with simple, high-converting Website Pop-Ups and Delight website visitors with a modern customer experience.
How many active installs does Podium have?
WordPress.org reports 5,000+ active installs for Podium as of September 7, 2026.
Is Podium still maintained?
The last release was on April 17, 2025, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.
Is Podium free?
Podium is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.