Title: Soltacia Live Chat Author: Soltacia Software Published: October 11, 2026 Last modified: October 11, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/soltacia-live-chat/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3738878) ![](https://ps.w.org/soltacia-live-chat/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3738878) # Soltacia Live Chat By [Soltacia Software](https://profiles.wordpress.org/soltacia/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/soltacia-live-chat.1.0.63.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/soltacia-live-chat/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/soltacia-live-chat/#reviews) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/soltacia-live-chat/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/soltacia-live-chat/) ## Description A simple self-hosted live chat widget for WordPress. ### How it works * Visitors click the floating chat button and send messages. * In wp-admin, go to “Soltacia Live Chat” to reply in the inbox. ### Notes This is a polling-based chat (AJAX/REST). If you need true real-time with many agents, add WebSockets (Phase 2). ### 1.7.33 * Hotfix: remove early rewrite-rule registration that could fatal on some hosts. * Serve the service worker from the site root via a query param (no custom rewrite rules needed). * Fix PHP string concatenation in service worker output (prevents “critical error” when opening the SW URL). ### 1.7.32 * Fix Web Push service worker delivery: use root endpoint /soltacia-chat-sw.js to avoid CDN/WAF blocking plugin asset JS. * On update, auto-flush rewrite rules once to ensure the SW endpoint works without manual permalinks save. ### 1.1.0 * Added admin email notifications (throttled) * Added Close/Reopen conversation controls in admin inbox ### 1.2.0 * Added near real-time admin updates via Server-Sent Events (push stream) * Added desktop notifications + sound for new visitor messages (opt-in) ### 1.7.21 ### 1.7.22 * Front-end: configurable floating chat button label (Settings) * Front-end: added theme palettes for the button + widget window (Settings) ### 1.7.25 * Widget header layout option (logo left vs centered) and option to hide title when logo is present. * Operator inbox: search conversations by last message text or date. * Operator inbox: mark conversation unread/read toggle. * Alerts: optional “Only when tab not focused” behavior for sound + desktop notifications. ### 1.7.24 * Widget branding: configurable header logo (media upload) and optional Support Hours line under the title * Settings screen: added Support Hours + Header Logo controls * Front-end widget header now renders logo + support hours when set ### 1.3.0 * Added Web Push notifications (no-payload) using VAPID * Added device subscription management in Settings * Added root-served service worker via /soltacia-chat-sw.js ### 1.3.1 * Notification click now opens the newest unread conversation (focus=unread) * Admin title ‘(New)’ badge clears when conversations are read ### 1.4.0 * Added encrypted Web Push payloads (preview + cid deep-link) * Notification click opens the exact conversation ### 1.4.1 * PHP 8 compatibility hardening: encrypted payload previews auto-fallback on PHP 8.0 (works without previews) * Added Settings status indicator for payload preview support ### 1.5.0 * Added PHP 8.0 push payload preview support when GMP is available (no need for openssl_pkey_derive) * Auto-fallback remains for hosts without GMP or openssl_pkey_derive ### 1.6.0 * Added Diagnostics screen (HTTPS, SW URL, VAPID, PHP/OpenSSL capability) * Added Test Push button (per-user subscriptions) * Fixed admin localization for push (sw_url, vapid_public) ### 1.6.1 * Added Service Worker check (inline fetch + content-type/snippet) * Added Push subscription stats (total + per-user counts) ### 1.6.2 * Added Push Log table + viewer (last 50 sends) * Added log clear button * Branded plugin metadata for Soltacia.com ### 1.6.3 * Fixed PHP parse error in SSE stream output (escaped JSON quotes) ### 1.6.4 * Fix fatal error: removed duplicate b64url_json() method in push class ### 1.6.5 * Fix PHP parse error in GMP ECDH helper (removed malformed duplicate Z3 assignment) ### 1.6.6 * Fix PHP parse error in GMP ECDH helper: rewrote Z3 computation into safe two- line form ### 1.6.7 * Fix fatal: added missing Soltacia_Chat_Admin::render_diagnostics() method ### 1.6.8 * UI fix: chat composer bar now uses proper flex layout (textarea + send button aligned) ### 1.7.20 * Admin: Desktop alerts button now toggles label Enable/Disable based on state * Visitor: Closed chats can no longer receive new visitor messages (prevents closed threads resurfacing) * Visitor: Widget resumes the last conversation id on this device and prompts a new chat if closed ### 1.6.9 * Fix messages not saving: corrected wpdb->insert() format arrays for message inserts( visitor/admin/system) * Fix widget bottom cut-off: convert panel layout to flex column (header/body/compose) ### 1.7.0 * Front-end UX fix: Send now auto-starts a chat if user hasn’t clicked Start chat yet ### 1.7.12 * Gold rebuild from v1.7.0 with audited JS/PHP (PHP 8 compatible) * Widget mount is rendered safely (no duplicates) and can be created by JS if missing * Front-end send UX improved (instant feedback, fewer silent failures) * CSS hardened so compose area never floats outside the widget ### 1.7.19 * Admin inbox: improved alerts/status readability (wrap-safe chips; no overflow into the thread pane) * Admin inbox: added per-device mute/unmute button for notification sound * Admin inbox: removed Delete button (Close/Reopen is the workflow) ### 1.7.18 * Admin inbox: fixed “Enable desktop alerts” button (now requests permission + enables alerts) * Admin inbox: added notification sound for new visitor messages * Admin inbox: restored SSE stream client (startStream) so new messages update live across all conversations * Admin inbox: notifications only auto-mark read when the tab is focused ### 1.7.28 * Offline mode + lead capture: support schedule, offline message, optional require- email when offline * Operator presence + SLA: operator mode toggle, admin activity ping, auto-away,“ Typically replies in X min” * Transcripts + exports: email transcript (admin + visitor), admin export CSV/JSON * Hardening + polish: honeypot, message clamps, safe-area + focus-visible styles, transcript button ## Screenshots [[ [[ ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Soltacia Live Chat” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Soltacia Software ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/soltacia/) [Translate “Soltacia Live Chat” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/soltacia-live-chat) ### Interested in development? 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