BuddyPress Restrict Messages vs BuddyPress Messaging Control

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

BuddyPress Restrict Messages

by Venutius

Health C56

BuddyPress Messaging Control

by Venutius

Health D53

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 Restrict Messages	BuddyPress Messaging Control
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60–70	70–80 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-14% ✓	-22%
Overall health	C · 56 ✓	D · 53
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	23/100	23/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.31★ ✓	4.06★
Reviews	7 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	68/100 ✓	56/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	2.1y ago	2.1y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	61 ✓	60
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.