About this plugin
Smartcode Live Chat is a self-hosted live chat plugin that puts an instant messaging widget on your WordPress site in minutes — no third-party accounts, no monthly SaaS fees, and no visitor data sent to servers you don’t control. Everything runs on your own hosting, in your own database.
When a visitor starts a chat, your agents are notified instantly. They accept the conversation from the WordPress admin bar or dashboard, reply in a real-time popup window, and the visitor sees responses as they’re typed. Provide online support to your visitors with a privacy friendly live chat plugin.
For Visitors
- Clean, unobtrusive chat bubble — bottom-left or bottom-right
- Customizable welcome message and primary color to match your brand
- Real-time queue position (“You are next!” or “3 chats before you”)
- Typing indicator so visitors know the agent is responding
- Star rating at the end of every chat
- Transcript sent to their email on request
- Chat stays open as visitors browse between pages on your site
- Offline contact form when no agents are available
- Instant customer support for website visitors
For Agents
- Toggle online/offline from the WordPress admin bar — available on any admin page and on the front end while logged in
- Accept the next waiting customer with one click
- Real-time chat popup window with typing indicator
- See the customer’s name, email, and how long they’ve been waiting
- View and search their own chat history, with ratings and transcripts
For Managers
- Live queue view with wait times
- Online agents dashboard
- Full chat history with filters by agent, date range, and rating
- Daily Report — chats per day, per-agent stats (chats handled, average first response time, average duration, abandoned chats)
- Chat Overview report for any date range — totals, completion rate, abandonment rate, and a star rating breakdown
Technical
- All data stored in your own WordPress database — zero external dependencies
- Works with any WordPress website, including WooCommerce stores.
- Translation-ready — ships with a Spanish (es_ES) translation
- Developer-friendly, with 25+ action and filter hooks for custom integrations ( smartchat_customer_created, smartchat_chat_ended, smartchat_rating_saved, and more)
- Self-hosted live chat solution without third party dependencies
How It Works
- Install and activate — you’re redirected to a setup guide automatically
- Create users with the Chat Agent or Chat Manager role
- Customize the welcome message, color, and widget position in Settings
- Agents log in, click “Go Online” in the admin bar, and start accepting chats
That’s it — your visitors will see the chat bubble immediately.
Privacy & Data
Smartcode Live Chat stores visitor data (name, email, IP address, and chat messages) in your own WordPress database. No data is transmitted to the plugin author or any third party — you’re in full control.
If you use Smartcode Live Chat to collect personal data from EU visitors, make sure your privacy policy reflects this, as required by GDPR.
Privacy
Smartcode Live Chat stores chat information (visitor name, email, phone, IP address, and messages) in your own WordPress database so your staff can provide live chat support, review chat history, and send requested transcripts. This data is not shared with any third party.