bbPress Messages
by DevriX · Uncategorized
bbPress Messages - Simple yet powerful private messaging system tailored for bbPress.
46 health vs 64 average across 4,298 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 3166 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
44
now · peak 117
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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 “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-02-26 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-02-25 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-02-23 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-02-22 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-02-21 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-02-19 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-02-18 200+ → 100+ down after 445 days in band
- 2024-11-30 300+ → 200+ down after 435 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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wpForo Forum 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
CBX User Online & Last Login 800+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C -
WP Notification Bell 700+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
bbPress Login Register Links On Forum Topic Pages 600+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
BuddyPress Default Data 400+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags C -
bbPress 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag C
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/bbp-messages" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="bbPress Messages — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> bbPress Messages: 100+ active installs, 4.5★ (11 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/bbp-messages