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Simple Ajax Chat vs BuddyPress Group Chatroom

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

Simple Ajax Chat is the safest pick: health A · 91 against 44 for BuddyPress Group Chatroom, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

Simple Ajax ChatBuddyPress Group Chatroom

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	Simple Ajax Chat	BuddyPress Group Chatroom
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K ✓	80–90
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable ✓	-20%
Overall health	A · 91 ✓	D · 44
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	96/100 ✓	71/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.8★ ✓	3.9★
Reviews	215 ✓	3
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	99/100 ✓	39/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	2mo ago ✓	5.7y ago
Downloads, last 30d	1.1K ✓	103
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	-1%	+37%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.1% ✓	0.6%
Category	Chat & Support	Chat & Support

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

Release activity

Simple Ajax ChatBuddyPress Group Chatroom

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.