bbPress Voting
by natekinkead · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 460+ installs across the portfolio →
Let visitors vote up and down on bbPress topics and replies just like Reddit or Stack Overflow!
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
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
400+
≈490 estimated
Momentum
+7%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “community”, “engagement” and “forum” for “overflow”, “trending” and “downvote”. “community” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “overflow” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “engagement” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “trending” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “forum” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “downvote” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
88 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 58.7K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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 5 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 79 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
18%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| voting your tag | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| stack overflow | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| overflow | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| post voting | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| wp post voting | #3 | #8 | up 1 |
| wp custom voting | #4 | #10 | 0 |
| wp voting | #5 | #11 | 0 |
| bbpress your tag | #17 | #18 | up 2 |
| down vote | #7 | #12 | — |
| bbp | #10 | #8 | up 1 |
| trending | #12 | #16 | down 4 |
| vote | #22 | #20 | down 1 |
| #24 | #23 | down 1 | |
| votes | #20 | #19 | 0 |
| downvote | #18 | #9 | 0 |
| visualization | #24 | #17 | down 2 |
| gamipress | #23 | #13 | 0 |
| vote it up | #18 | #20 | 0 |
| bbpress plugin | #24 | #19 | 0 |
| community your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| engagement your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| forum your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
40 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 19 listed. 21 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “community”, “engagement” and “forum” for “overflow”, “trending” and “downvote”. “community” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “overflow” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “engagement” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “trending” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “forum” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “downvote” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.4K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
5
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v2.1.13.10 · 13 Aug 2026
92
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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 25 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 500.
Install history since 27 Sep 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ BStreet5.8y ago
Pumped to use the plugin. Free version all working in Buddyboss forums, but purchased Pro straight away. Thanks for adapting to Buddyboss.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kineticartist6.1y ago
great little plugin for use with BBPress client wanted to remove downvote Mr Kincaid added the feature very quickly. bought the pro version well worth the money if you have BBPress get this plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ziadj6.1y ago
And finally, it happened! The author has been quite responsive so far and is consistently adding new features thus gradually closing the gap between other platforms like Reddit and Stackoverflow. I’m quite confident the developer will keep adding new features over the years based on the progress made in the past.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jason6.2y ago
Plugin author has been very responsive and helpful. This plugin is very useful to our organization. I like the ability to hide voting on certain forums and the ability now to show who voted (via list of avatars under post).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jay Holtslander6.6y ago
Although I wish it had some options for placement. Not sure I like it above the author avatar.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ samtime6.6y ago
Fantastic plugin. Simple and works great. Can now have my own little Reddit style forum on my website! I think people have been looking for this style of plugin for a while.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alex180516.9y ago
Very good,thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tejt997.3y ago
I love this plugin and is exactly what I needed however the system stopping double votes became very annoying when I tried to use it in conjunction with myCRED, because even when I cleared cache and cookies it still gave me already voted message. Could you please make it native with a simple script like: $topic_id = bbp_get_topic_id(); $user_id = bbp_get_topic_author_id( $topic_id ); mycred_add( 'upvote', $user_id, 1, 'upvote' ); This topic was modified 6 years, 11 months ago by tejt99. This topic was modified 6 years, 11 months ago by tejt99.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.1.13.10). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 5.5 bbPress Voting <= 2.1.11.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-01-27 CVE-2023-24403 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 2.1.11.1 Patched in 2.1.11.1
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 6.8.3
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Let visitors vote up and down on bbPress topics and replies just like Reddit or Stack Overflow!"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions bbPress.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,053 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "community", "engagement" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-06 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-05 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-04 500+ → 400+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-09-30 400+ → 500+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-09-27 500+ → 400+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-09-24 400+ → 500+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-09-18 500+ → 400+ down after 217 days in tier
- 2026-02-13 600+ → 500+ down after 4 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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bbp style pack 6K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B - P Private groups 1K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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