bbPress Custom Reply Notifications
by Pippin Williamson · Uncategorized
A simple bbPress extension to customize the email sent to forum & topic subscribers when a new topic or reply is posted.
44 health vs 55 average across 13,908 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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42, 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 4230 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
62
now · peak 177
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
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 “80+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-12 90+ → 80+ down after 16 days in tier
- 2026-06-26 80+ → 90+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-06-23 90+ → 80+ down after 18 days in tier
- 2026-06-05 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-04 90+ → 80+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-02 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-01 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-31 80+ → 90+ up after 4 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- B bbPress – Private Replies 300+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags D
- B bbPress – Notices 40+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags D
- B bbPress – Mark as Read 30+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
- B bbPress – Canned Replies 20+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
- B bbPress – Admin Notes 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
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Newest replies first in bbPress 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B
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