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Mobile Contact Bar

By Anna Bansaghi

Communication & Messaging / Notification Management

Mobile Contact Bar Review - In-Depth Analysis

Mobile Contact Bar allows visitors to contact you via mobile phones and access site pages instantly. It features customizable icons and easy styling.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.95/10

User Rating

4.6/5 (based on 30+ reviews)

Active Installations

10,000+

Update Frequency

Below Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

3 / 10 (Low Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

Mobile Contact Bar is a compact and highly customizable plugin that allows your visitors to contact you directly via mobile phones or access your site's pages instantly.

The settings page is available under the Settings → Mobile Contact Bar menu in the WordPress dashboard.

This plugin includes icons for social media, call-to-actions, or any links to web pages. It offers simple and intuitive styling with the aid of the Real-time Model and features a built-in icon picker with Font Awesome 6 integration.

Mobile Contact Bar allows customizable URLs using query string parameters and does not collect any data from your website's visitors. It is super easy to use, requiring no coding skills.

Special actions include scrolling to the top of the page and displaying the WooCommerce cart with an item counter. Supported protocols include http, https, mailto, skype, sms, tel, and viber.

The plugin has been tested with various themes including Twenty Twenty-Four, Twenty Twenty-Three, and more.

Comparing to Alternatives

Mobile Contact Bar is a straightforward plugin designed to add contact buttons on mobile devices. When compared to similar plugins, it offers simplicity but lacks some advanced customization features.

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Strengths

Easy and quick to set up.
Lightweight and fast loading.
Provides essential contact buttons for mobile users.
Good user ratings for simplicity and usefulness.

Weaknesses

Limited customization options, such as button colors.
No support for adding text labels alongside icons.
Lacks advanced features like anchor links or diverse icon sets.
Some buttons may reload the page unexpectedly.

User Sentiment Analysis

User feedback highlights the plugin's ease of use and usefulness, though some users report functionality issues and desire more customization.

Positive highlights

"Very easy and useful. I recommend to all WordPress users." - alperheper
"Nice plugin! I use it on different websites and it's fast to setup." - CheckIt016
"Excellent and very smart plugin." - neviosh
"Thank you for this little but very useful plugin." - DIMITRIS
"AWESOME MOBILE WORDPRESS PLUGIN" - gositepro

Common complaints

Lack of different background colors for each button.
Limited icon options, missing icons like Google Business Profile.
Some buttons cause page reloads instead of proper linking.
No option to add text labels or anchor links.

Weaknesses

Requires coding knowledge to add custom info.
Icons only, no text support.
Functionality issues with some buttons reloading the page.
Limited customization and feature set.

Who Should Use This?

Best for

Users seeking a simple, lightweight plugin to add basic mobile contact buttons quickly without complex setup.

Not ideal for

Those needing advanced customization, diverse icon sets, text labels, or reliable anchor link functionality.

Pricing & Value

Free version includes

The free version provides essential mobile contact buttons with basic customization and easy setup, suitable for most users needing straightforward contact options.

Final Verdict

Mobile Contact Bar is a practical choice for users wanting a simple and fast way to add contact buttons on mobile devices. It excels in ease of use and basic functionality but falls short in customization and advanced features.

Users who require more control over button appearance, icon variety, or reliable linking may find this plugin limited. Overall, it is a useful tool for straightforward mobile contact needs but may not satisfy more demanding requirements.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free Mobile Contact Bar plugin.

mobile contact bar

call to action

social media

woocommerce cart

icon

Screenshots

FAQ

The plugin works fine without JavaScript on the front-end of your site.
We use JavaScript on the front-end in two cases:
1. if the toggle is activated, then the plugin has an option for saving the toggle state in a cookie, and
2. Scroll to Top, Back in History, and Forward in History actions use inline JavaScript for their functionality.