Plugin audit
Buddypress Messages Spam Blocker
Buddypress Messages Spam Blocker has urgent issues capping its growth.
Active installs
30+
Rating
5.0★
wp.org · 4 reviews
Downloads / 30d
183
Momentum
+2% low volume
30d vs the 30d before
Against 1822 tracked Security plugins: health 47 vs 66 average · rating, weighted for review count, 4.2★ vs 3.8★.
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Main keywords, best position first
- #16 mass mailing Down 1
Tags still to break into the top 24: buddypress, messages, spam.
What to fix first
- 1
Ship a compatibility release to reset the freshness signal.
No update in 128 months. wp.org search heavily penalizes stale plugins, and users look for a recent release.
- 2
Set "Tested up to" to WordPress 7.1
Tested up to WordPress 4.5.33; the current branch is 7.1. Matching the current branch keeps its full search weight.
- 3
Ask happy users for a review
4 reviews so far. wp.org gives the rating more weight as the count grows past 25.
- 4
Add “mass mailing” to your wp.org tags
You rank #16 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
- 5
Readme fails 4 of 8 AI readiness checks
Rewrite the readme so each failed check passes: say the job in the first line, answer real questions in the FAQ, name who it is for and what it works with, and use headings and lists.
Ranking signals
Listing score 34/100
- Update recency Holding it back
Updated 3845 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
- WP compatibility Holding it back
Tested up to WordPress 4.5.33; the current branch is 7.1
- Rating quality Holding it back
5.0★ over 4 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
- Listing tuning Strong
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
What we found
No update in 128 months
Criticalwp.org search heavily penalizes stale plugins, and users look for a recent release.
What to do: Ship a compatibility release to reset the freshness signal.
Readme fails 4 of 8 AI readiness checks
Needs workAI assistants recommend what they can quote. Failing: has a faq, faq asks real questions, names who it is for and headings and lists. Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
What to do: Rewrite the readme so each failed check passes: say the job in the first line, answer real questions in the FAQ, name who it is for and what it works with, and use headings and lists. For the same check on your plugin's own website, run the free AI visibility scan from AgentVania.
Run the free AI visibility scan →Review volume is thin
OpportunityOnly 4 ratings. A handful of reviews makes your star average fragile and weakens trust at install time.
What to do: Run a structured in-plugin review prompt and a review campaign.
Light support activity. Few recent support threads, so there is no backlog to report.
No open vulnerabilities recorded. No unpatched security advisory is recorded against this plugin.
Downloads, last 2 years
From our own archive, not wp.org's current-week figure.
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