How to Add a Chat Room to Your WordPress Site (2026 Guide)
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A chat room is a single persistent conversation that any number of people can join, leave, and come back to — unlike a private message, which is bound to a specific pair of users. On a WordPress site, a chat room is the right tool for live event lobbies, course cohorts, paid-membership lounges, support rooms, and any case where you want one URL where people congregate.