Plugin profile · observed daily since 02 Aug 2026
Tawk.To Live Chat
Active installs100,000+ rounded
Current authortawkto
Owner changesNone while we have been watching
Last release7 months ago 14 Jan 2026
Support0 / 1 resolved, last 2 months
Releases on record17
Rating4.6 /5 · 142
Added to directory01 Nov 2013
Requires WP2.7
Requires PHP5.6
Version lag0.2 behind
Tested up toWP 6.9.7 WordPress is now on 7.1
PluginPedia reports published data and observable changes. It does not rate plugin quality or safety, infer intent, or make recommendations. These are observations rather than a verdict. How this works
Ownership
Held by tawkto throughout, with no change of ownership observed since daily tracking began on 02 Aug 2026.
Full observed history, including every field transition
Committing accounts
Read from the plugin’s public release log, so these predate this registry. A committing account is not an owner. Thirty accounts commit to WooCommerce and it has never changed hands.
| Account | Releases | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| tawkto | 2 | 21 Aug 2019 | 21 Aug 2019 |
| alvinsotawk | 7 | 10 Mar 2021 | 28 Jan 2022 |
| eugenetawk | 7 | 05 Jul 2024 | 09 Apr 2025 |
This registry did not observe a transfer; it read these names off a public log. Whether that reflects a change of ownership is not something the directory publishes.
Adoption
How widely the plugin is installed, and what the people running it think of it. WordPress.org rounds install figures to one significant digit, so they describe an order of magnitude rather than a headcount.
Very widely adopted: 100,000+ active installs. In the top tier of the directory by install count.
498 downloads a day over the last 7 days, rising 11% against the 7 days before. Downloads are counted exactly and without a ceiling, so they show movement the rounded install figure cannot.
08 Aug 2026peak 672/day28 Aug 2026
Daily record
Every field we record, one column per observation. Fields that never moved are named once rather than repeated across every column. A row of identical numbers would be padding.
| Field | 15 Aug | 16 Aug | 17 Aug | 18 Aug | 19 Aug | 20 Aug | 21 Aug | 22 Aug | 23 Aug | 24 Aug | 25 Aug | 26 Aug | 27 Aug | 28 Aug |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downloads that day | — | 339 | 317 | 470 | 473 | 577 | 561 | 480 | 353 | 355 | 503 | 527 | 672 | 598 |
Unchanged throughout: ratings total (142) · active installs (100,000+) · version (0.9.3) · support threads (1) · threads resolved (0)
27 days of observation, most recent 14 shown.
Maintenance
When it was last released, and how far its declared compatibility has drifted from current WordPress.
Added to directory12 years ago 01 Nov 2013
Requires WP2.7
Requires PHP5.6
Version lag0.2 behind
Is anyone still maintaining this?
- Last released 14 Jan 2026, 226 days ago.
- Declares compatibility only up to WordPress 6.9.7, while 7.1 is current. The author has not confirmed it runs on the last 2 releases.
- 0 of 1 support threads answered in the last two months.
- tawkto publishes no other plugin in the directory, so there is no wider activity to compare against.
A plugin that does one thing correctly may need no changes for years; a long gap is not, by itself, evidence of neglect.
History
Everything dated that this registry holds about the plugin, most recent first. Releases carry the author’s own release date; everything else is dated to when it was observed.
Entries marked from the release log predate this registry, and daily observation began 02 Aug 2026. They were read from the plugin’s public SVN history after the fact, not watched as they happened. Everything else was observed directly.
- 02 Aug 202626 days agoFirst observed by PluginPediaDaily snapshots of this plugin’s directory record begin here. Everything above this line is observed; anything before it comes from fields the API itself reports.
- 14 Jan 20267 months agoVersion 0.9.3 released
- 09 Apr 202517 months agoVersion 0.9.2 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by eugenetawk.
- 24 Mar 202517 months agoVersion 0.9.1 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by eugenetawk.
- 30 Jan 202519 months agoVersion 0.9.0 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by eugenetawk.
- 27 Nov 202421 months agoVersion 0.8.7 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by eugenetawk.
- 02 Sep 20241.5 years agoVersion 0.8.6 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by eugenetawk.
- 08 Jul 20242 years agoVersion 0.8.5 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by eugenetawk.
- 05 Jul 20242 years agoVersion 0.8.4 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by eugenetawk.
- 28 Jan 20224.5 years agoVersion 0.7.0 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by alvinsotawk.
- 28 Jan 20224.5 years agoVersion 0.7.1 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by alvinsotawk.
- 05 Nov 20214.5 years agoVersion 0.6.0 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by alvinsotawk.
- 09 Apr 20215 years agoVersion 0.5.4 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by alvinsotawk.
- 16 Mar 20215 years agoVersion 0.5.3 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by alvinsotawk.
- 21 Aug 20197 years ago4 earlier releasesfrom the release logBetween 21 Aug 2019 and 10 Mar 2021. Listed individually in the public release log rather than here.
- 01 Nov 201312 years agoAdded to the WordPress.org directoryReported by the plugin API as the date this plugin was added.
What we know, and what we don’t
Everything on this page in one place, including the gaps, so that nothing here is mistaken for a clean bill of health.
What we know
- It has been held by tawkto for all 27 days we have observed it.
- It was last released 7 months ago (14 Jan 2026).
- Its author declares it tested up to WordPress 6.9.7; WordPress is now on 7.1.
- WordPress.org reports 100,000+ active installs.
- It carries 142 ratings, averaging 4.6 out of 5.
- 0 of 1 support threads in the last two months are marked resolved.
Every record on this site, this one included, works under the same limits. We read what WordPress.org publishes about a plugin, never the plugin’s own code, so nothing here says whether a plugin is well built or safe. Install counts reach us already rounded; a change smaller than a band step doesn’t show. We don’t track security advisories yet. For anything older than our first observation we rely on the plugin’s public release log, where one exists. What this registry can and cannot see
Similar plugins
Plugins that share this one’s tags and talk about the same things in their own descriptions. Distinctive tags count for far more than broad ones. Sharing hover means something, sharing woocommerce does not, and a plugin that never mentions the subject matter is left out however its author tagged it. Among close matches, more widely installed plugins are listed first. This is a grouping rather than a ranking of quality.
Chaport — Live Chat & Chatbots
Modern live chat plugin for WordPress. Powerful features: multi-channel, chatbots, customization, etc. Free plan. Unlimited chats & websites.
2,000+ installs4.0★ (4)updated 28 May 2026
far fewer installs
Compare side by side 3CX Free Live Chat, Calls & Messaging
Chat with your website visitors in real-time for free! Engage with your customers and increase sales.
100,000+ installs4.6★ (821)updated 29 Jun 2026
Compare side by side Tidio – Live Chat & AI Chatbots
Add Tidio Live Chat to your WordPress for free to answer customers’ questions, engage website visitors, generate leads, and increase sales.
70,000+ installs4.7★ (396)updated 16 Jun 2026
Compare side by side Crisp – Live Chat and Chatbot
A Free, one-click-to-install, Live Chat and chatbot plugin. No coding skills are required. Used by more than 30 000 customers on WordPress.
20,000+ installs4.6★ (73)updated 14 Apr 2025
Compare side by side Livebeep – Chatbot, Live Chat, CRM & Digital Marketing
LiveBeep is a comprehensive communication tool for the e-commerce. Live chat, chatbot, CRM, content editor, ad scheduler, and other features! Try it f …
400+ installs5.0★ (2)updated 12 Feb 2026
far fewer installs
Compare side by side SendPulse – Live Chat and Chatbot
Free live chat and chatbot plugin by SendPulse. Add live chats to your website to engage your site visitors and help solve their issues in real time.
100+ installsupdated 25 May 2026
far fewer installs
Compare side by side Grouped from the tags each author chose for their own plugin, so the grouping is only as good as those tags.
Reach out about this record
Corrections, missing context, or anything else about Tawk.To Live Chat: a person reads every submission, and corrections get a reply within 5 business days.