Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots vs Chat Room
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,964, ahead of Chat Room at #17,864. Over the last 7 days Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots slipped 4 places and Chat Room slipped 88 places. Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots has the largest install base, roughly 125× the next: 10K+ active installs against 80+ for Chat Room. Downloads this week: Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots 9,354 and Chat Room 22. Ratings: Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots 4.8★ from 142 and Chat Room 4.2★ from 13 reviews.
| Metric | Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots | Chat Room |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,964 ▼ 4 | #17,864 ▼ 88 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 80+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 9,354 | 22 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (142) | 4.2★ (13) |
| Last updated | Oct 18, 2026 | Mar 11, 2017 |
| Current version | 3.1.3 | 0.1.3 |
| Best rank on record | #1,949 | #17,483 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jan 2017 | Oct 2012 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots or Chat Room?
By active installs, Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots: 10K+ sites run it against 80+ for Chat Room, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 19, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots or Chat Room?
Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots, at #1,964 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Chat Room at #17,864. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots or Chat Room alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.