by mylivechat - free Live Chat Software for WordPress 4.4 (27 reviews)

MyLiveChat - Free Live Chat & AI Chatbot

Name: MyLiveChat - Free Live Chat & AI Chatbot
Rating: 4.4 (27 reviews)
Author: mylivechat - free Live Chat Software for WordPress

Free live chat and AI chatbot for WordPress. Answer visitors in real time, see who is browsing, and start free with one agent.

MyLiveChat ranks #7,305 among WordPress.org plugins with 800+ active installations, is #369 of 3,634 in the Communication category, a 4.4/5 rating from 27 reviews, and was last updated Sep 23, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v2.1.7 Current Version v2.1.7

Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 23 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

#369 of 3,634 in Communication Top 10% by installs Downloads -36.4% this week

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#7,305

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Active Installs

800+

-16.4%

KW Avg Position

36.4

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Downloads

86.9K

+8 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

88%

Review 4.4 out of 5

4.4 (27 reviews)

Next Milestone 900

Total Progress 89%

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Reviews & Ratings

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.1.7
Last Updated: Sep 23, 2026
Requires WP: 5.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: mylivechat - free Live Chat Software for WordPress

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.4
Reviews: 27
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

MyLiveChat is for WordPress site owners who want to chat with visitors in real time. It adds a hosted live chat widget with optional AI chatbot support, so visitors can be answered live without the owner needing to host or maintain chat infrastructure themselves.

Live chat widget on pages
Visitor monitoring
Proactive chat invitations
Optional AI assistant
Handoff to human agent
Transcripts and offline messages
Desktop and mobile apps
Free plan with one agent

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about MyLiveChat - Free Live Chat & AI Chatbot

One agent is free forever, with unlimited chats and unlimited websites, and no credit card. Paid plans start at $15 per month.

No. The plugin outputs the chat code for you. Do not also paste the MyLiveChat snippet into your theme, or you will get two chat launchers.

Yes, but purge the cache after saving your Site ID, and exclude MyLiveChat from any "delay JavaScript" or "defer all scripts" rule.

Yes. The code loads site-wide, so it covers shop, product, cart and checkout pages.

The chat script loads asynchronously and does not block rendering.

On MyLiveChat's servers. See the privacy policy linked in the description. The chat button does not appear Check that the Site ID is saved, purge every cache including your CDN, and disable script-delay rules while you test. If your site sends a Content Security Policy, allow https://*.mylivechat.com in both script-src and frame-src.

Yes, and the checkout page is the one worth aiming a chat invitation at. The code loads site-wide, so shop, product, cart and checkout pages are all covered without extra configuration.

Yes. The widget ships in forty languages and follows the visitor's own language setting. Your own replies are still written by you.

Yes. Extra agents are part of the paid plans; departments decide who a question reaches first, and a chat can be transferred to a colleague while it is still open.

They become offline messages with the visitor's email address, and the transcript is kept, so you