Site Announcements vs BuddyPress Default Data

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

Site Announcements

by Edward

Health D45

BuddyPress Default Data

by Slava Abakumov

Health C56

Active-install trajectory

Site Announcements BuddyPress Default Data

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	Site Announcements	BuddyPress Default Data
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400	400–500 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	-20% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	C · 56 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	33/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100 ✓	72/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.05★ ✓	3.91★
Reviews	4	22 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	77/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	7.5y ago	1.7y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	118	150 ✓
Category	Login & Users	Content & Feeds

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

Release activity

Site Announcements BuddyPress Default Data

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.