Better Messages

Better Messages has been a very useful plugin for our WooCommerce/Dokan marketplace. We use it for buyer-to-seller communication, and the WebSocket version makes the experience feel smooth and real-time. It is a practical and affordable alternative to external chat platforms, while still offering the main features we need: private conversations, notifications, and an internal inbox. One improvement that would help us a lot would be easier control over frontend notification prompts and translation strings, especially for browser push notifications. Overall, it is a strong plugin and a great choice for marketplaces that need internal messaging without building a custom chat system from scratch.

If I could give more than 5 stars I would! Easy integration with BuddyPress for a native chat experience. I did have a few issues, but the developer was extremely quick to respond and point me in the right direction. Creating native mobile apps is built in and easy. The development versions work flawlessly out of the box. Although it is a steep learning curve to deal with Google and Apple to get the apps published in the stores. This is a great value for what the app provides.