Post Comments as bbPress Topics
by Robin W · Uncategorized
Also makes 8 other plugins · 8.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Replace the comments on your WordPress blog posts with topics from an integrated bbPress install
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Health
A 87/100
no flags
Active installs
300+
≈350 estimated
Momentum
+31%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “comments” for “topics”. “comments” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “topics” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 37.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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 2 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: Support resolution
Updated 8 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 18 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 3 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
38
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
15%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| topics | #5 | #12 | down 1 |
| topic your tag | #8 | #16 | 0 |
| new topics | #3 | #8 | 0 |
| bbpress your tag | #10 | #16 | up 3 |
| bbpress support topic | #5 | #8 | 0 |
| bbpress plugin | #10 | #15 | 0 |
| bbp | #15 | #10 | 0 |
| discussion forum plugin | #21 | #21 | — |
| discussion forum | #22 | #21 | down 3 |
| comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| discussion your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| forum your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
26 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 17 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 “comments” for “topics”. “comments” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “topics” sits at #5 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 474 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
8d ago
latest release · v2.3.0 · 23 Oct 2026
48
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.2 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Apr 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Peter3.1y ago
Amazing solution! Thank you so much – it is so much needed! Please do not leave this brilliant plugin….
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ neon674.8y ago
Thanks for the plugin, it works like a charm! PS – why you don’t have a logo? It looks like an old abandoned plugin. I can try to draw a modern bright logo for such amazing plugin if needed! This topic was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by neon67.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ludovic S. Clain5.1y ago
I use it to link my Learndash to bbpress forums so that my students can discuss a lesson, either under it or in a forum topic. Really practical, glad that this plugin exists!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ektorcaba5.6y ago
Very quickly!, great job!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Vondelphia.com5.6y ago
I could see how this plugin would be an absolute must if you are someone who is serious about using bbPress. bbPress Topics for Posts is clean and works well. I’m glad I found it. This topic was modified 5 years, 4 months ago by Vondelphia.com. Reason: update rating This topic was modified 5 years, 4 months ago by Vondelphia.com. Reason: after recent update, it's perfect
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Virtualtopia7.4y ago
I have been using this plugin for years now and I love the idea of creating a new post and it automatically creating a forum topic to handle the comments or to attach it to an already existing forum topic.It is a great way to funnel traffic to a forum topic as your blog posts can appear on your home page. You can even attach multiple posts to the same forum topic to keep topics alive. If you have a blog and a forum, this will be the best plugin besides BBPress you can use. A bit of history. I ran an old Ikonboard forum and decided to upgrade and transfer it over to BBPress. And using WordPress enabled me to create blog posts which I use a lot. But the site members were confused because they were use to the forum and forum posts, but the comment section under the blog posts confused them because they looked different and didn’t have the familiar toolbar etc. They still thought the blog was a forum and the comments is where you post forum topic replies. But the members couldn’t understand why it looked different to the forum itself. They still thought of the site as just a forum with a fancy home page. So I installed this plugin and it transformed the site. With WordPress, BBPress, and this plugin, my old forum was transformed into a Blog site that uses a forum to handle comments and drive traffic and activity from the home page to the forum topics. This topic was modified 7 years, 2 months ago by Virtualtopia. This topic was modified 7 years, 2 months ago by Virtualtopia.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Oystein8.4y ago
This is a great plugin that works as supposed. This should have been one of the standard features in bbPress. This will make our community site more alive. I do miss some features like support for custom post types and assign forum by category. But I hope we will get that later.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ swagataminnovations8.7y ago
This plugin works great and allows complete migration of the existing wordpress comments into bbpress forum, and also allows them to be directly replaced with wordpress comments under each relevant posts… but since it has been abandoned by the original author it’s time it’s taken over by a more responsible developer.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.3.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Post Comments as bbPress Topics <= 2.2.3 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2022-06-22 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.2.3 Patched in 2.2.4
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 1 at 90% or more
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Replace the comments on your WordPress blog posts with topics from an integrated bbPress install"
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 399 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-08-06 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-05 300+ → 400+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-08-01 400+ → 300+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2024-07-25 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-24 400+ → 300+ down after 483 days in tier
- 2023-03-29 500+ → 400+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2023-03-20 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-03-19 500+ → 400+ down after 33 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).
- B bbP topic count 300+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
-
bbPress 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
wpForo Forum 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Asgaros Forum 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
No Page Comment 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Disable Comments 9K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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