bbPress Protected Forums vs BBP Close Old Topics

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

bbPress Protected Forums

by JordiPlana

Health D46

BBP Close Old Topics

by Iceable

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

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Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	bbPress Protected Forums	BBP Close Old Topics
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	90–100 ✓	20–30
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-10%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 46 ✓	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	4.1★
Reviews	3 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	37/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	14.1y ago	9.1y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	188 ✓	50
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4%	0.9% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

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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.