BuddyPress Follow vs Better Messages

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

BuddyPress Follow

by Andy Peatling

Health D46

Better Messages

by wordplus

Health A98

Active-install trajectory

BuddyPress Follow Better Messages

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 Follow	Better Messages
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 46	A · 98 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	94/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	100/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.10★	4.72★ ✓
Reviews	15	141 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	46/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	8.8y ago	yesterday ✓
Downloads · 30d	177	42.7K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Chat & Support

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

Release activity

BuddyPress Follow Better Messages

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.