BuddyPress Live Notification vs WP Notification Bell

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

BuddyPress Live Notification

by Brajesh Singh

Health D44

WP Notification Bell

by wpdever

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

BuddyPress Live NotificationWP Notification Bell

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	BuddyPress Live Notification	WP Notification Bell
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	700–800 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-13%
Overall health	D · 44	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	71/100	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	12	12
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	78/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	4.8y ago	22d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	120	806 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.6%	2.4% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	eCommerce

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

Release activity

BuddyPress Live NotificationWP Notification Bell

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.