JivoChat Live Chat – WP live chat plugin for WordPress

Omnichannel Live Chat and Help Desk plugin, optimized for WordPress. Free, fast, easy to install and to use. Turn your visitors into happy customers!

v1.3.6.1JivoChatUpdated 2023-10-25Added Sep 17, 201420k+ installs98% rating
81
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27
Errors
13
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security78
Repo80
Performance100
Maintainability81

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Issues Details

40 issues found in latest scan

ERROR10
wp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wp

Function "wp_json_encode()" requires WordPress 4.1.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 3.0.1.

ERROR9
missing_direct_file_access_protection

PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;

WARNING7
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$code".

ERROR4
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.SettingSanitization.register_settingMissing

Sanitization missing for register_setting().

WARNING3
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.DiscouragedFunctions.load_plugin_textdomainFound

load_plugin_textdomain() has been discouraged since WordPress version 4.6. When your plugin is hosted on WordPress.org, you no longer need to manually include this function call for translations under your plugin slug. WordPress will automatically load the translations for you as needed.

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatch

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'jivochat' but got 'jivosite'.

WARNING1
mismatched_plugin_name

Plugin name "JivoChat Live Chat - WP live chat plugin for WordPress" is different from the name declared in plugin header "JivoChat".

ERROR1
outdated_tested_upto_header

Tested up to: 6.4 < 7.0. The "Tested up to" value in your plugin is not set to the current version of WordPress. This means your plugin will not show up in searches, as we require plugins to be compatible and documented as tested up to the most recent version of WordPress.

ERROR1
plugin_header_invalid_author_uri

The "Author URI" header in the plugin file is not valid.

ERROR1
plugin_header_no_license

Missing "License" in Plugin Header. Please update your Plugin Header with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.

WARNING1
readme_parser_warnings_too_many_tags

One or more tags were ignored. Please limit your plugin to 5 tags.

WARNING1
trademarked_term

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "JivoChat Live Chat - WP live chat plugin for WordPress" - contains the restricted term "plugin" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.

Latest Snapshot

Findings

40

Errors

27

Warnings

13

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v1.3.6.1 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v1.3.6.1

81

Latest

Findings
40
Errors
27
Warnings
13
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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