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Simple Chat Button — WordPress Live Chat Plugin

by seramo · WordPress.org page

v1.9.3 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 5.6+

Simple Chat Button has 40,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 223,699 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 21, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Simple Chat Button at a glance

Active installs
40,000+
Total downloads
223,699
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Simple Chat Button well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1
One-star reviews
0%
0 of 15 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Enable Chat Button Show Status
  • Add WhatsApp Number
  • Add WhatsApp Default Message
  • Change the Position of WhatsApp Button to ‘Bottom Left’ or ‘Bottom Right’
  • Customize Icon Margin for the Mobile, Tablet & Desktop Devices
  • Save Changes & Enjoy!

Simple Chat Button reviews and ratings

15 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.8 out of 5

15 reviews

5★
14
4★
0
3★
0
2★
1
1★
0

  • Default message - no formatting

    Nice plugin but in fact very simple.Would be great if basic formatting such as line break would be possible in the default messagein ex.: &text=Hello%0A%0AThis%20is%20a%20line%20break.%0A%0Athis%20is%20bold%0A%0Aetc.

    sapu78

  • Can i ask to you a basic feature?

    Very cool application, thank you very much!I’d like to ask if a certain feature could be added, if possible. Would it be possible to have, in the settings tab, a filter that allows me to show the WhatsApp icon only on specific pages? For example, I would like it to appear only on certain page IDs. Thank you very much!

    jalo39

  • one of the best for whatsapp

    easy to use, very useful.

    Sepi

  • بهترین افزونه و کاربردی

    یک افزونه بسیار کاربردی برای هر سایت وردپرسی که نیاز است

    jayarsiech

  • Simple, lightweight plugin

    Simple, lightweight, no nonsense plugin to add a simple WhatsApp chat button on your website. Other plugins add too much bloat to your site. Not this one.

    Ram Shengale

  • Simple And Lightweight

    It's great, simple and lightweight plugin. I love it! If possible, please add an option to resize the WhatsApp button. Once again, Thank you, for this amazing plugin

    forgeeky

Where Simple Chat Button ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Simple Chat Button appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Live Chat Plugins #10 by tag, #24 in search #9 –

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Details

WhatsApp Chat Button - Display the beautiful WhatsApp Sticky Button on the WordPress frontend.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • chat
  • whatsapp
  • whatsapp business
  • whatsapp chat
  • woocommerce whatsapp
Version
1.9.3
Last updated
Aug 21, 2026
First published
Sep 4, 2021
Requires WordPress
3.7
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
5.6
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Simple Chat Button FAQ

What does Simple Chat Button do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Simple Chat Button offers Enable Chat Button Show Status, Add WhatsApp Number, Add WhatsApp Default Message, Change the Position of WhatsApp Button to ‘Bottom Left’ or ‘Bottom Right’ and Customize Icon Margin for the Mobile, Tablet & Desktop Devices.

How many active installs does Simple Chat Button have?

WordPress.org reports 40,000+ active installs for Simple Chat Button as of September 7, 2026.

Is Simple Chat Button still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 21, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is Simple Chat Button free?

Simple Chat Button is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does Simple Chat Button rank among Live Chat Plugins?

Simple Chat Button is #9 in the WordPress.org "chat" ranking as of today.