Simple:Press Forum vs bbPress

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

Health A85

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

Simple:Press Forum moved down one install band, 400+ to 300+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

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	A · 85 ✓	B · 82
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100 ✓	71/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.11★ ✓	3.86★
Reviews	24	343 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	96/100 ✓	93/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago	5d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	433	139.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.6%	1.0% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Chat & Support

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

Release activity

Simple:Press ForumbbPress

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.