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Speed Contact Bar

By Kybernetik Services

Communication & Messaging / Transactional Email

Reviewed by Abdul Hameid

Trusted WordPress expert with 20+ years of experience evaluating plugins for the WP ecosystem.

Speed Contact Bar Review - In-Depth Analysis

Speed Contact Bar helps your website visitors easily access your contact information. It displays a visible contact bar with your details and social media links.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.77/10

User Rating

4.6/5 (based on 56+ reviews)

Active Installations

4,000+

Update Frequency

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

Security Score

1 / 10 (Very Low Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

Speed Contact Bar helps your website visitors easily access your contact information. It displays a visible contact bar with your details and social media links.

The plugin is available in multiple languages and complies with GDPR regulations. It allows customization of contact data and design options to fit your website's needs.

Visitors can quickly reach you through clickable phone numbers and email links. The design is responsive, ensuring it looks great on all devices.

Comparing to Alternatives

Speed Contact Bar is a popular contact bar plugin with several close alternatives available that offer similar functionality for adding contact buttons to websites.

Top alternatives

Strengths

High user satisfaction with a 4.6 rating from 56 reviews
Easy installation and immediate compatibility with websites
Responsive and helpful customer support
Free plugin with features comparable to commercial options
Simple and effective contact bar functionality

Weaknesses

Icons are served as images rather than scalable vector icons like Font Awesome
Lacks option to place the bar on the sides of the page
No pro version available for advanced features
Limited customization options compared to some alternatives

User Sentiment Analysis

The plugin enjoys overwhelmingly positive feedback with 85.7% five-star ratings and very few low ratings, indicating strong user satisfaction overall.

Positive highlights

"Най-добрия плъгин ,,Speed Contact Bar” който пасна още с първата инсталация на сайта ми без проблем!" – Стефка Стефанова
"First plugin that I've had great customer support for!" – CSIHosting
"Awesome plugin! I recommend for everyone! Great and helpful support!" – prosektorium
"It's a very good free plugin, with the same or higher level than similar commercial plugins." – cpuargentina
"Very nice plugin. I recommend all." – ankitdulal11

Common complaints

Weaknesses

Icons are not vector-based which limits scalability and customization
No side placement option for the contact bar
No premium version to unlock additional features
Customization options are somewhat limited

Who Should Use This?

Best for

Users seeking a reliable, easy-to-install free contact bar plugin with excellent support and straightforward functionality.

Not ideal for

Those needing advanced customization, side placement options, or scalable vector icons might find this plugin limiting.

Pricing & Value

Free version includes

The free version includes a fully functional contact bar with multiple contact options and responsive support.

Final Verdict

Speed Contact Bar stands out as a highly rated, user-friendly plugin that delivers solid contact bar functionality with excellent customer support. Its free offering is robust enough for most users who want a simple and effective solution without extra cost.

However, users looking for more customization, vector icon support, or side placement options may want to consider alternatives. The absence of a pro version limits advanced features, but the plugin's strong security record and positive user feedback make it a trustworthy choice for many websites.

Other Notable Features

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

Contact bar

Contact information

Social media links

Screenshots

FAQ

In most themes, the Speed Contact Bar works fine without any conflicts. Only if the theme comes with an own fixed top bar there can be a source of design conflicts with a fixed Speed Contact Bar.

In that case, you can try to set the position of the Speed Contact Bar at the bottom of every page. That will avoid the conflict.

The following function does two things:

it adds a list item with the content ‘Hello World’ as the first item
and it changes the order of the list items.

In the end, the function returns the changed list.

// Passed parameter: an array of personal contact data as list items function change_speed_contact_bar_data ( $list_items ) {      // Adds an item as first item in the list via array_unshift()     // The content has to be surrounded by the LI element     array_unshift( $list_items, '<li>Hello World</li>' );      // Re-orders the list items and returns the new list     // Here: ( a, b, c, d ) =&gt; ( c, d, a, b )     return array(         $list_items[ 2 ],         $list_items[ 3 ],         $list_items[ 0 ],         $list_items[ 1 ],     );  } // Let the function work add_filter( 'speed_contact_bar_data', 'change_speed_contact_bar_data' );

The following function appends the email address ‘[email protected]’ with a dark 30 x 30x px icon to the list. At the end the function returns the changed list.

// Passed parameter: an array of personal contact data as list items function add_speed_contact_bar_mailaddress ( $list_items ) {      $email_address = antispambot( '[email protected]' );      $list_items[] = sprintf(         '<li class="scb-email"><a rel="nofollow" href="%s"><img src="%sassets/images/email_%s.svg" width="%d" height="%d" alt="%s" /><span>%s</span></a></li>',         esc_url( 'mailto:' . $email_address, array( 'mailto' ) ),         '/wp-content/plugins/speed-contact-bar/public/',         'dark',         30,         30,         esc_attr__( 'Email', 'speed-contact-bar' ),         esc_html( $email_address )     );      return $list_items;  } // Let the function work add_filter( 'speed_contact_bar_data', 'add_speed_contact_bar_mailaddress' );

The following function does two things:

it appends a list item with the content ‘Foo Bar’ at the end of the list,
and it inserts a list item with a standard WordPress search form at a desired position in the list.

At the end the function returns the changed list.

// Passed parameter: an array of social media icons as list items function change_speed_contact_bar_icons ( $list_items ) {      // Add an item as last item in the list, via $array[]     // The content has to be surrounded by the LI element     $list_items[] = '<li>Foo Bar</li>';      // Adds an item at any position in the list via array_splice()     // Way of thinking: the new item should be the x-th element:     // so is x - 1 the parameter value for the position     // Example: if 4th element then parameter value is 4 - 1 = 3     // You can find more tipps for array_splice() at      // http://php.net/manual/en/function.array-splice.php     // The content has to be surrounded by the LI element     // In this example the LI element is extended by an ID attribute     // to have an exact selector for CSS     array_splice(         $list_items, // array to change         3, // position: array index where to insert the new item         0, // number of items to replace         // content of new item:         '<li id="spc-search-form">' . get_search_form( false ) . '</li>'      );      // Returns changed list     return $list_items; }  // Let the function work add_filter( 'speed_contact_bar_icons', 'change_speed_contact_bar_icons' );

The following function appends some Cascading Style Sheets code for the search form inserted by the previous function.

In the end, the function returns the changed CSS code.

// Passed parameter: a string of CSS function change_speed_contact_bar_style ( $css_code ) {      // Adds style for search form, appends it to existing code with '.='     // The content has to be surrounded by the STYLE element     $css_code .= "<style type='text/css'>\n";     $css_code .= "#spc-search-form form { display: inline; }\n";     $css_code .= "#spc-search-form input { width: 7em; }\n";     $css_code .= "</style>\n";      // Returns changed CSS     return $css_code;  }  // Let the function work add_filter( 'speed_contact_bar_style', 'change_speed_contact_bar_style' );