bbPress Move Topics
by Pascal Casier · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 190+ installs across the portfolio →
Move topics from one forum to another, convert post/comments into topic/replies in the same site. For the admin backend.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
80+
≈90 estimated
Momentum
-8%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “bbpress” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
49 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 80 of 7.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,769 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.
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 4.9.35, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3156 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3156 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bbp move topics your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| bbpress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| comments to replies your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| post to topic your tag | Not checked yet | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “bbpress” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 96 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #17,400 to #18,100, alongside the other plugins at 80+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
8.6y ago
latest release · v1.1.6 · 11 Mar 2018
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. 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 “80+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 90.
Install history since 1 Mar 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Jimmyt536.2y ago
This was a terrific plugin … until it wasn’t. Comments no longer are automatically added to the BBpress Forum and you can’t selectively shut down the comments to compel readers to go to the Forum if they want to take part. I note it hasn’t been updated for two years. Could that be the problem?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MCD Diseño Web8.1y ago
Hello, first of all my congratulations to the developer of excellent plugin, it works correctly, highly recommended to move debates to the correct site since bbpress does not have this serial utility. Thank you very much for this excellent plugin !!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wpweaver9.6y ago
I’ve added this plugin to my official recommended bbPress plugins. It is seamless, does exactly what is needed to control visitors who highjack topics. Don’t know how one could run a forum without this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tom9.8y ago
Thanks for the plugin, really helped me out 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Scordisian9.8y ago
An essential tool!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ crzyhrse11.0y ago
All three of this author’s bbPress plugins including this one are amazingly well designed and laid out… Their user interfaces seem to have had a lot of attention to detail… And best of all, all three are very helpful, give me some possibilities I’ve been seeking for a while, and I’ve yet to experience any glitches with them… To be as new as they are and still be able to say this about them seems to suggest the possibility of some good support and additional features in the future…
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.1.6). 2 of 3 disclosed are patched.
- 2025-07-16 CVE-2025-49959 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.1.6 No patch available
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 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 131 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Plus 107 more locales with partial translations.
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Move topics from one forum to another, convert post/comments into topic/replies in the same site. For the a..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions bbPress.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 3 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 757 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 4 tags appear in the text ("bbp move topics", "comments to replies", "post to topic" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 90+ → 80+ down after 46 days in tier
- 2026-09-15 100+ → 90+ down after 39 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 90+ → 100+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2026-07-17 100+ → 90+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-15 90+ → 100+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-13 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-12 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-11 100+ → 90+ down after 1098 days in tier
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