LiveCollab
Real-time collaborative editing for the WordPress block editor — live sync + team chat in Gutenberg
by Valentin Constantinescu · github.com/byot3711/livecollab · website
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Install
No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:
wp plugin install https://github.com/byot3711/livecollab/archive/refs/heads/main.zipFrom the readme
LiveCollab
Real-time collaborative editing for the WordPress block editor. Multiple editors, one post, live sync — plus a built-in team chat, right inside Gutenberg.
What it does
LiveCollab brings Google-Docs-style collaboration to WordPress. Open the same post from two accounts and watch edits sync live, with a presence list showing who's connected and a sidebar chat for talking without leaving the editor.
- Live content sync between everyone editing the same post
- Sidebar chat panel, history saved per post
- Presence list — see who's currently editing, in real time
- Standard WordPress revisions — content still saves through wpupdatepost(), nothing proprietary
- Self-hosted sync server — a small bundled Node.js WebSocket relay, fully under your control
- Verified connections — every WebSocket session is authenticated against your WordPress site via nonce + a shared secret key before it's trusted
Why
WordPress core has no concept of live multi-user editing — two people on the same post just overwrite each other. LiveCollab fixes that without touching core, without a SaaS middleman, and without sending your content anywhere but your own server.
Requirements
- WordPress 6.0