Description
Lead Capture Chat adds a polished, animated floating chat widget to your WordPress site that captures visitor name, email, phone, and message – then stores every lead directly in your WordPress admin.
No third-party services. No monthly fees. No data leaves your server.
🚀 Want to see the full PRO experience?
Live Features & Pricing Preview:
🎥 Watch WP LeadChat Pro Demo Video
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Why Users Upgrade to PRO 🚀
WP LeadChat Pro transforms your simple floating chat widget into a complete lead generation system for freelancers, agencies, businesses, SaaS landing pages, and WooCommerce stores.
With PRO, you can:
✅ Capture unlimited leads
✅ Add unlimited custom fields
✅ Send automated email replies
✅ Protect forms using reCAPTCHA
✅ Fully customize colors, text, branding, and layout
✅ Manage everything directly inside WordPress
✅ Improve conversions with a professional lead capture experience
View Live Features & Pricing Preview:
✅ Free Features
- Floating chat widget – animated slide-up popup triggered by a fixed button in the corner of every page
- Inline shortcode – embed the form anywhere with
[npleadchat] - Leads dashboard – view, search, sort, and manage all leads from WP Admin Lead Capture Chat
- Bulk actions – select and delete multiple leads at once
- Search & sort – find leads by name, email, phone, or message; sort by name or date
- Client-side validation – instant feedback before form submission
- CSV Export – export leads directly from the admin dashboard
- REST API powered – uses the WordPress REST API with nonce verification
- GDPR-friendly – all data stored locally in your own database, no external services
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🚀 Ready to capture more leads and automate follow-ups?
WP LeadChat Pro unlocks advanced lead generation features designed for growing businesses, freelancers, and agencies.
Lead Capture
- Unlimited leads – no monthly cap
- Custom Field Builder – Text, Email, Phone, Dropdown, Checkbox, Textarea
- Drag-and-drop field reordering
- Live admin preview while editing settings
Lead Management
- Lead detail modal popup
- Better lead organization & workflow
Email Notifications
- Instant admin notifications
- Automatic lead auto-replies
- Template tags support
- Custom sender identity
Spam Protection
- Honeypot anti-spam protection
- Google reCAPTCHA v3 support
Appearance & Customisation
- Color picker controls
- Widget position (left/right)
- Adjustable widget width
- Custom profile image/logo
- Editable text and branding
🔥 Plans start at just $3/month
✔ 7-day free trial
✔ 14-day money-back guarantee
✔ Lifetime plans available
Free vs PRO
| Feature | Free | PRO |
| Floating Chat Widget | Yes | Yes |
| Leads Dashboard | Yes | Yes |
| CSV Export | Yes | Yes |
| Unlimited Leads | No | Yes |
| Custom Fields | No | Yes |
| Email Notifications | No | Yes |
| Auto Replies | No | Yes |
| Spam Protection | No | Yes |
| Appearance Customisation | Basic | Full Control |
| Widget Position Control | No | Yes |
| Custom Branding | No | Yes |
| Live Admin Preview | No | Yes |
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Perfect For
- Freelancers
- Agencies
- Small businesses
- Service providers
- Coaches & consultants
- WooCommerce stores
- SaaS landing pages
- Lead generation websites
How It Works
- A visitor clicks the floating chat button on your site
- A smooth animated pop-up appears
- The visitor submits their information
- The lead is saved instantly in your WordPress database
- You manage leads directly from WP Admin Lead Capture Chat
Shortcode
Use [npleadchat] to embed the form inline anywhere on your site.
Privacy & GDPR
This plugin stores lead data only in your own WordPress database. No external services are required. No third-party tracking. No monthly SaaS dependency.
Screenshots

The floating chat widget opens on a page with a gradient header, avatar, modern form fields, and a success message 
Leads dashboard – view, search, sort, and bulk-delete all captured leads in WP Admin 
Settings + live preview(PRO) – the full settings panel showing colour pickers, avatar upload, field toggles, and the live preview sidebar updating in real time as you type 
Custom Field Builder (Pro) – drag-and-drop field list with custom field types (Text, Dropdown, Checkbox and more), reorderable rows, and required field toggles – unlocked with a Pro licence
Installation
Automatic installation
- Go to Plugins Add New
- Search for Lead Capture Chat
- Click Install Now
- Activate the plugin
Manual installation
- Download the ZIP file
- Go to Plugins Add New Upload Plugin
- Upload the ZIP file
- Activate the plugin
After activation
- Floating widget appears automatically
- View leads in WP Admin Lead Capture Chat
- Use shortcode
[npleadchat]for inline forms - Upgrade anytime for advanced PRO features
FAQ
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Does this plugin work with any WordPress theme?
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Yes. It works with Elementor, Divi, Gutenberg, WooCommerce, and all modern WordPress themes.
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Where are leads stored?
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All leads are stored locally inside your WordPress database. No external servers are used.
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Can I embed the form on pages?
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Yes. Use the shortcode
[npleadchat]. -
Can I customize the widget design?
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Basic CSS customization is possible in the free version. Full appearance controls are available in WP LeadChat Pro.
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Can I add custom fields?
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Yes. WP LeadChat Pro includes a powerful Custom Field Builder.
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Does it support email notifications?
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Yes. Admin notifications and lead auto-replies are included in WP LeadChat Pro.
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Is spam protection included?
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WP LeadChat Pro includes Honeypot and Google reCAPTCHA v3 support.
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Will my existing leads transfer to PRO?
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Yes. Existing leads are automatically detected and imported into PRO.
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Does this plugin slow down my website?
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No. The plugin is lightweight and optimized for performance.
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Is this plugin GDPR compliant?
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The plugin stores data locally and makes no external requests. GDPR compliance depends on how you handle collected lead data on your website.
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What happens if I uninstall the plugin?
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The plugin removes its custom database table during uninstall.
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What is WP LeadChat Pro?
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WP LeadChat Pro is the premium version that adds:
- Unlimited leads
- Custom fields
- Email automation
- Spam protection
- Appearance customization
- Live preview
- Advanced lead management
Reviews
Contributors & Developers
“Lead Capture Chat” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Interested in development?
Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.
Changelog
2.2.3
- Added PRO landing page links
- Improved upgrade CTAs
- Added comparison table
- Enhanced PRO promotion inside the readme
2.2.2
- Add Demo Video Of PRO Plugin
- Make some text changes in the README file
2.2.1
- Delete the readme backup file, which was mistakenly added, and commit
- make some small changes in the README file
2.2.0
- Added: Pro upsell section in plugin description – links to WP LeadChat Pro for unlimited leads, custom fields, email notifications, CSV export, and spam protection
- Added: New FAQ entries explaining Pro features and how to upgrade
- Fixed: Admin menu references updated from the old plugin name to Lead Capture Chat
- Fixed: “Can I change colours?” FAQ updated to correctly point to Pro instead of “planned for future release”
2.1.1
- Changed the description of the plugin
- Removed some unwanted details
2.1.0
- Plugin renamed from NP Lead Chatbot to Lead Capture Chat for clarity and better searchability
- Updated banner and plugin icon assets
- No database or functionality changes – safe to upgrade
2.0.0
- Complete UI redesign — gradient header, DM Sans font (bundled locally), animated popup, modern inputs with focus states
- Added floating button toggle animation (chat icon close icon)
- Added slide-up open / scale-down close popup animation
- Added loading spinner on submit button during form submission
- Added styled success and error response messages with icons
- Added Escape key and outside-click to close the popup
- Added ARIA labels and roles for accessibility
- Replaced Google Fonts external request with locally bundled woff2 font files
- Refactored frontend PHP – shared form field helper, proper label elements, autocomplete attributes
- Improved inline validation – error state clears as user types
- Added
[npleadchat]inline embed with its own gradient header
1.2.0
- Added Export Leads (CSV) feature in the admin panel
- Improved admin UI
- Minor performance improvements
1.1.0
- Added bulk actions support in admin listing
- Added search functionality in the admin listing
- Added column sorting in admin listing
- Improved UI and performance
1.0.0
- Initial release with lead capture form and admin dashboard
