BuddyPress FollowMe vs BuddyPress Follow

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

BuddyPress FollowMe

by meg@info

Health D43

BuddyPress Follow

by Andy Peatling

Health D46

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	BuddyPress FollowMe	BuddyPress Follow
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 43	D · 46 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	68/100	78/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.75★	4.10★ ✓
Reviews	5	15 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	44/100	46/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	13.4y ago	8.8y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	29	179 ✓
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.