bbPress vs BuddyPress

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Health D46

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

bbPress moved down one install band, 30+ to 20+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	bbPress	BuddyPress
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30 ✓	10–20
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 46 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	77/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	—
Reviews	14 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	41/100 ✓	36/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	9.9y ago ✓	11.3y ago
Downloads · 30d	52 ✓	40
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.1%	0.2% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

bbPressBuddyPress

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.