Eero Hermlin

Native, lightweight, super-fast plugin for updating comments in real-time with Ajax, without need to refresh the page. Allows comments section work interactively like a chatroom. Comments re-classified as trash or spam will be dynamically removed from users screen. It’s pure WordPress plugin, no need for third parties (like Disqus), no paid services, no secondary logins. Perfect alternative to Disqus.
Administrator can choose update frequency, define in what pages realtime comments are used, comments ordering in selected pages. Additionally is possible to set custom walker function (if used theme uses it) and size of avatar.
Supports also paginated view of comments: in this case new top-level comments will be dynamically are added to newest comments page. Nested comments will be dynamically added to parent comments at any comments page.

Realtime Comments

Accepted comments from users are added to pages in real-time, without need to refresh. Makes comments section work interactively, like a chatroom.

Hao Nguyen

Init Chat Engine is a clean and minimal frontend chatbox plugin, designed for homepage or site-wide communication with comprehensive administrative controls.
This plugin is the core user system behind the <a href="https://en.inithtml.com/init-plugin-suite-minimalist-powerful-and-free-wordpress-plugins/" rel="nofollow ugc">Init Plugin Suite</a> – optimized for frontend-first interaction, extensibility, and real-time gamification.
GitHub repository: <a href="https://github.com/brokensmile2103/init-chat-engine" rel="nofollow ugc">https://github.com/brokensmile2103/init-chat-engine</a>
Key Features:
Frontend Experience: 
– Built with 100% REST API and Vanilla JS 
– No jQuery, no bloat – blazing fast 
– Fully embeddable via <code>[init_chatbox]</code> shortcode 
– Guest messaging support (optional) 
– Smart polling system (adaptive 3.5–10s based on activity) 
– Browser notifications when new messages arrive 
– Scroll-up to load history, scroll-down to auto-scroll 
– Optimistic sending & “new message” jump button 
– Clean UI with customizable themes 
– Template override supported (<code>chatbox.php</code>)
Administrative Control: 
– Complete Settings Panel – Basic, Security, and Advanced configurations 
– Message Management – Search, view, delete messages with pagination 
– User Moderation – Ban/unban users by IP or user ID with expiration 
– Rate Limiting – Prevent spam with configurable message limits 
– Word Filtering – Block messages containing prohibited words 
– Statistics Dashboard – View chat activity, user engagement, and trends 
– Cleanup Tools – Automatic and manual cleanup of old messages 
– Custom CSS Support – Full styling customization options
Security & Moderation: 
– IP-based and user-based banning system 
– Configurable rate limiting (messages per minute) 
– Word filtering with custom blocked word lists 
– Message moderation queue (optional) 
– Automatic cleanup of old messages and expired bans 
– Admin override capabilities
Multilingual Ready: 
– Translation-ready with full <code>.pot</code> file included 
– Vietnamese translation included 
– Easy to translate to any language
Perfect for community-based sites, forums, fanpages, manga readers, SaaS dashboards, customer support, or any interactive chat widget.
<h3>Shortcode Attributes</h3>
Shortcode <code>[init_chatbox]</code> supports the following attributes:
<ul>
<li><code>height</code> – Set chat height (e.g., <code>height="400px"</code>)</li>
<li><code>width</code> – Set chat width (e.g., <code>width="100%"</code>)</li>
<li><code>theme</code> – Apply custom theme (e.g., <code>theme="dark"</code>)</li>
<li><code>show_avatars</code> – Override avatar setting (<code>true</code>/<code>false</code>)</li>
<li><code>show_timestamps</code> – Override timestamp setting (<code>true</code>/<code>false</code>)</li>
<li><code>title</code> – Add custom chat title</li>
<li><code>class</code> – Add custom CSS classes</li>
<li><code>id</code> – Set custom container ID</li>
</ul>
Example: <code>[init_chatbox height="500px" title="Community Chat" theme="modern"]</code>
<h3>Filters for Developers</h3>
This plugin provides filters and actions to allow developers to extend word filtering, message processing, and chat behavior without modifying core files.
<code>init_plugin_suite_chat_engine_word_filter_strategy</code> 
Modify word filtering strategy (<code>substring</code>, <code>word</code>, <code>regex</code>). 
Applies to: Message validation 
Params: <code>string $strategy</code>, <code>array $settings</code>, <code>string $message</code>
<code>init_plugin_suite_chat_engine_blocked_words</code> 
Modify the blocked-words list before validation. 
Applies to: Message validation 
Params: <code>array $blocked_words</code>, <code>array $settings</code>, <code>string $message</code>
<code>init_plugin_suite_chat_engine_bypass_filter</code> 
Bypass filtering under custom conditions (VIP, internal users, etc.). 
Applies to: Message validation 
Params: <code>bool $bypass</code>, <code>string $message</code>, <code>WP_User|null $user</code>, <code>array $settings</code>
<code>init_plugin_suite_chat_engine_word_block_hit</code> (action) 
Triggered when a word filter rule blocks a message. 
Applies to: Message validation 
Params: <code>string $blocked_word</code>, <code>string $message</code>, <code>string $strategy</code>
<code>init_plugin_suite_chat_engine_enrich_message_row</code> 
Extend chat message data (add flags, metadata, user info, etc.). 
Applies to: Backend DB → JSON output 
Params: <code>array $message_row</code>, <code>WP_User|null $user</code>
<h3>License</h3>
This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later. 
You are free to use, modify, and distribute it under the same license.

Init Chat Engine – Real-Time, Community, Extensible

A lightweight, real-time community chat system built with REST API and Vanilla JS. No jQuery, no reload. Full admin panel with moderation tools.

Realtime Comments vs Init Chat Engine – Real-Time, Community, Extensible