Simple:Press Forum vs bbPress

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

Simple:Press Forum

by simplepress

Health B78

bbPress

by John James Jacoby

Health C64

Active-install trajectory

Simple:Press Forum bbPress

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:Press Forum	bbPress
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 78 ✓	C · 64
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	83/100 ✓	55/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	77/100 ✓	71/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.08★ ✓	3.86★
Reviews	23	342 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	94/100 ✓	82/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	7mo ago ✓	1.2y ago
Downloads · 30d	190	14.8K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Chat & Support

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

Release activity

Simple:Press Forum bbPress

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.