BuddyPress Group Chatroom is the #75 ranked chat app on WordPress, with a 3.7 average rating from 3 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
BuddyPress Group Chatroom is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Venutius. With a rating of 3.7★ from 3 reviews, it currently ranks #75 in the Chat category.
AppRanks data: BuddyPress Group Chatroom ranks #75 in Chat on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 15% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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BuddyPress Group Chatroom is a mixed-rating WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Chat category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 3 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +Published by Venutius — established developer track record
Cons
- −Average rating below 4.0 (3.7★) — read recent low-star reviews before committing
- −Limited review base (3) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How BuddyPress Group Chatroom works
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This plugin provides neat chatrooms into BuddyPress groups. Each Group admin can enable a group Chat room, available for all group members to view and post.
The Chat area provides an ajax chat room which displays the most recent messages along with timestamps and usernames. It also has a “who’s online” area which shows other group members viewing the Chat page.
Features
Who’s Online list of members in the chatroom.
Text Chat: Supports text and links added via the text input box.
Video and other embeds – Videos such as You-tube can be added as an embedded video using the Video button. The same link can be used for other WordPress embedable urls.
Emojis supported: over 1,000 emojis easily inserted into the chat stream with options to load them all or just a subset.
Images: Users with upload_files capability can add images from the media directory/upload into the chat stream.
Images Lightbox: Supports WP Featherlight lightbox, if you install this plugin then images loaded into chat will open in a lightbox.
Activity threading: chat conversations can be collected and posted to the activity stream.
Moderation: Group admin and moderators can delete chat messages.
Theming: Chat message box colours can be set by Group Admin
Auto-hide of chat messages after up to 30 days.
Auto-deletion of chat messages after up to 30 days.
Chat messages support links, embeded video is supported an it’s possible to call in another site member to the chat using @mentions.
I’ve introduced rudimentary threads support. The behavior is that a new message, posted more then 15 minutes after the last message will be marked as a new thread. All messages posted after that initial message will be regarded as part of that thread. After 15 minutes the thread will be deemed closed and if posting of threads to group activity is enabled then all messages in the thread will be posted in a single activity update. I’m expecting this functionality to change as the plugin develops.
Currently the chat supports text chat and the sharing of links. I’m interested in adding further features but would like to see some user requests for the same.
This plugin was originally created by David Cartwright and has been forked by Venutius. It includes an emoji set which was sourced from WP Emoji One by Monchito.net.
This plugin runs from your own server, no chat data leaves your site. This has has the benefit of minimizing your exposure regarding user privacy and GDPR, however chat will be as responsive as your server and can be laggy because of this. User conversations are stored for one month then deleted.
Category rankings
As of Sep 4, 2026- Chat#75of 533Top 15%
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Competitors & alternatives
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Where BuddyPress Group Chatroom stands in the Chat category
BuddyPress Group Chatroom ranks #75 of 533 apps in the Chat category, placing it in the top 15% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is BuddyPress Group Chatroom?
BuddyPress Group Chatroom is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 3.7-star rating from 3 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Chat category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Venutius.
Who uses BuddyPress Group Chatroom?
Currently around 80 active stores have installed BuddyPress Group Chatroom. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Chat category on WordPress.
Where does BuddyPress Group Chatroom rank on WordPress?
BuddyPress Group Chatroom currently sits at position #75 in the Chat category on WordPress. That places it in the top 14% of 533 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.