What is Live Messenger?

Live Messenger focuses on adding real-time Facebook Messenger customer support to a WordPress website. It is catalogued under Live chat & support widgets on PulseGate.

Who should use Live Messenger?

Live Messenger is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and small businesses.

Is Live Messenger free?

Yes — Live Messenger is free to use.

What platforms does Live Messenger run on?

Live Messenger runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is Live Messenger still maintained?

It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.

What projects are similar to Live Messenger?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Live Chat with Messenger Customer Chat, Rabbit Messenger Live-chat, and WP Chat.

Who develops Live Messenger?

Live Messenger is developed by Joel Douglas.

How long has Live Messenger been around?

Live Messenger first shipped in 2018.

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Live Messenger

Name: Live Messenger
Author: Joel Douglas

wordpress.orgLive chat & support widgets

Live Messenger is a WordPress plugin that embeds a Facebook Messenger chat experience on a website. It lets visitors start conversations with a business’s Facebook page and includes greeting behavior, delay timing, appearance, and color customization.

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Overview

6 features

Live Messenger sits in PulseGate's Live chat & support widgets category. It focuses on adding real-time Facebook Messenger customer support to a WordPress website. Live Messenger is a B2B product aimed at wordPress site owners and small businesses. It is available for free. Live Messenger is available on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Behind Live Messenger is Joel Douglas, and it first shipped in 2018. Among its 6 catalogued features are messenger chat widget, real-time chat, and greeting messages. It is being sunset.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Messenger chat widget
Real-time chat
Greeting messages
Greeting delay timer
Appearance controls
Color customization

Built with & integrations

Runs on

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Trust & compliance

Verified signals

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed7 Sept · 04:12 UTC
Live Messenger – Customer Chat for WordPress verified via WordPress Plugins
Source: WordPress Plugins · Open

Frequently asked questions about Live Messenger

What is Live Messenger?: Live Messenger focuses on adding real-time Facebook Messenger customer support to a WordPress website. It is catalogued under Live chat & support widgets on PulseGate.
Who should use Live Messenger?: Live Messenger is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and small businesses.
Is Live Messenger free?: Yes — Live Messenger is free to use.
What platforms does Live Messenger run on?: Live Messenger runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is Live Messenger still maintained?: It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.
What projects are similar to Live Messenger?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Live Chat with Messenger Customer Chat, Rabbit Messenger Live-chat, and WP Chat.Live Chat with Messenger Customer Chat Rabbit Messenger Live-chat WP Chat
Who develops Live Messenger?: Live Messenger is developed by Joel Douglas.
How long has Live Messenger been around?: Live Messenger first shipped in 2018.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
First seen: 7 Sept 2026
Status: 🔴 Sunsetting
Built for: WordPress site owners and small businesses
Model: B2B
Solves: Adding real-time Facebook Messenger customer support to a WordPress website.

Registered as

WordPress.org: fogm-messenger-web-chat

Developer

Joel Douglas

Index record

Indexed: 7 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 7 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: live-messenger-8211-customer-chat-for-wordpress-wordpress-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 7 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 7 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 7 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/fogm-messenger-web-chat

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