Forumax – AI Powered Advanced Community Forum Plugin
by Spider Themes · Uncategorized
Also makes 9 other plugins · 12.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Build powerful communities with Forumax. A fully standalone, feature-rich forum plugin with voting, private replies, and Elementor integration.
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Health
A 90/100
no flags
Active installs
500+
≈590 estimated
Momentum
+51%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “discussion”, “voting” and “community” for “downvote”, “moderator” and “takeaway”. “discussion” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #22. “downvote” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “voting” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #16. “moderator” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “community” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “takeaway” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
90 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.4%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 35K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 16 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 19 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 18 reviews, smoothed to 4.34★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
42
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
28%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| community forum | #3 | #4 | — |
| forum plugin your tag | #7 | #11 | up 1 |
| private replies | #6 | #12 | up 1 |
| forum your tag | #10 | #14 | up 1 |
| downvote | #5 | #3 | 0 |
| spider | #6 | #5 | 0 |
| community your tag | #13 | #21 | down 2 |
| ats | #8 | #5 | 0 |
| bbp | #8 | #6 | 0 |
| voting your tag | #16 | #16 | down 1 |
| discussion forum plugin | #7 | #12 | — |
| moderator | #13 | #10 | up 2 |
| discussion your tag | #22 | #21 | down 4 |
| standalone | #19 | #19 | down 1 |
| discussion forum | #9 | #11 | up 1 |
| reputation management | #17 | #18 | up 1 |
| takeaway | #16 | #11 | down 1 |
| upvote | #18 | #12 | down 1 |
| forums | #22 | #21 | down 3 |
| helpdesk | #22 | #17 | down 3 |
73 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 47 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “discussion”, “voting” and “community” for “downvote”, “moderator” and “takeaway”. “discussion” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #22. “downvote” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “voting” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #16. “moderator” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “community” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “takeaway” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “community”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “voting”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.7K · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
16
releases in the last 12 months
19d ago
latest release · v2.5.1 · 12 Oct 2026
30
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 31 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 600.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.5.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.1 Freemius <= 2.10.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter ↗2026-04-30 CVE-2024-13362 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.2.7 Patched in 1.2.9
- Patched Medium · 6.1 BBP Core – Expand bbPress powered forums with useful features <= 1.2.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via add_query_arg Parameter ↗2024-11-01 CVE-2024-9896 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.2.5 Patched in 1.2.6
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 7 languages, 0 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
8 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Build powerful communities with Forumax. A fully standalone, feature-rich forum plugin with voting, private..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("designed for", "perfect for", "built for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor, Gutenberg, Facebook, Twitter.
- ✓ Headings and lists 17 headings and 9 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 11,268 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-30 600+ → 500+ down after 186 days in tier
- 2026-03-28 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-27 600+ → 700+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-03-14 700+ → 600+ down after 51 days in tier
- 2026-01-22 800+ → 700+ down after 19 days in tier
- 2026-01-03 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-02 1K+ → 900+ down after 643 days in tier
- 2024-03-30 900+ → 1K+ up after 3 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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wpForo Forum 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Asgaros Forum 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
Ultimate Member – ForumWP forum integration 500+ installs · 2.9★ · 3 shared tags D -
bbPress Voting 400+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
bbPress 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
FluentCommunity – Ultra-Fast High-Performance Social Network, Community, LMS & Online Courses 8K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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