BBP Close Old Topics
by Iceable · Uncategorized
Extension for bbPress to close old topics automatically when they are older than an admin-defined period of time.
45 health vs 57 average across 9,546 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.28, well behind 6.8.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3203 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
18
now · peak 61
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,366 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-11-20 30+ → 20+ down after 11 days in band
- 2025-11-09 20+ → 30+ up after 3 days in band
- 2025-11-06 30+ → 20+ down after 19 days in band
- 2025-10-18 20+ → 30+ up after 611 days in band
- 2024-02-15 30+ → 20+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- B bbPress Protected Forums 90+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
- B bbPress Notifications 60+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
- B bbPress – No Admin 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
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wpForo Forum 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
bbp style pack 6K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A - P Private groups 1K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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