bbPress

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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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 91% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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1. ★★★★★ Luke Garrison

   8mo ago

   I have been using it for many years and have always been very happy with it. It allows you to turn WordPress into an online community. Fantastic!

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2. ★★★★★ mystick3

   11mo ago

   Пользуюсь давно, все функции работают нормально!!

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3. ★★★★★ honkitamc

   11mo ago

   The screen goes white

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4. ★★★★★ vyrtuozz1

   1.3y ago

   Abandonned plugin and buggy

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5. ★★★★★ Li-An

   1.4y ago

   I am active on french support forum who runs under BBPress. It’s looks so old now, without the features (and rendering) the other forum’s programs have now. I now this forum here is under BBPress, but it’s a reworked version of what you get with the plugin.

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6. ★★★★★ jruiz

   1.6y ago

   bbpress is not trustable and has poor features. Support seems non-existent. I just tried to get help with breadcrumbs that were not showing up on my installation. A technical issue that I presented on their forum (bbpress.org). They didn’t answer me, they deleted my post and now I can’t post anything there anymore, I don’t even know what criteria led to this… well, maybe they are experiencing some technical difficulty, but they could at least let me know, leave a pinned post or send a message on the user profile… it is not safe to create a large forum on a platform whose managers act this way.

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7. ★★★★★ Dipakkumar Parmar

   1.9y ago

   Hello, We are facing an issue WP Engine We have detected vulnerability with plugin on this site environment. We recommend you update this plugin now to keep your sites secure. I updated Upto date. Can you please check it and let me know. Thanks!

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8. ★★★★★ priyam1234

   1.9y ago

   very useless plugin, they still not release buddypress compatible version . they do not reply in support because of bbpress latest version it destroy my lots of functionality which are based on AJAX method. i hope they solved all issue as soon as possible.

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6 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.3 bbPress <= 2.6.11 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Limited Privilege Escalation ↗
   2025-03-04 CVE-2025-1435 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 2.6.11 Patched in 2.6.12
2. Critical · 9.8 bbPress <= 2.6.4 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation ↗
   2020-05-28 CVE-2020-13693 Improper Privilege Management Affects <= 2.6.4 Patched in 2.6.5
3. Medium · 4.8 bbPress <= 2.6.4 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the forums list table ↗
   2020-05-28 CVE-2020-13487 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.6.4 Patched in 2.6.5
4. High · 8.3 bbPress < 2.5.13 - Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection ↗
   2017-11-13 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects < 2.5.13 Patched in 2.5.13
5. Medium · 4.7 bbPress <= 2.5.9 - Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2016-07-13 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.5.9 Patched in 2.5.10
6. High · 7.2 bbPress < 2.5.9 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2016-05-03 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 2.5.9 Patched in 2.5.9

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.2

Translated into 109 languages, 38 at 90% or more

Plus 85 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2024-01-28 200K+ → 100K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2024-01-27 100K+ → 200K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2024-01-26 200K+ → 100K+ down after 6 days in tier
4. 2024-01-20 100K+ → 200K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2024-01-19 200K+ → 100K+ down

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).

• Asgaros Forum 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
• Ultimate Member – ForumWP forum integration 500+ installs · 2.9★ · 3 shared tags D
• wpForo Forum 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Forumax – AI Powered Advanced Community Forum Plugin 600+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Simple:Press Forum 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• P Post Comments as bbPress Topics 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A

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bbPress: 100K+ active installs, 3.9★ (342 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/bbpress