bbPress Protected Forums
by JordiPlana · Uncategorized
Disables new topic creation in some forums for determined roles.
46 health vs 58 average across 7,568 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2, 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 5048 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
120
now · peak 129
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 “90+”. 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 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-15 80+ → 90+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-07-13 90+ → 80+ down after 112 days in band
- 2026-03-23 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-03-22 90+ → 100+ up after 10 days in band
- 2026-03-12 100+ → 90+ down after 4 days in band
- 2026-03-08 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-03-07 100+ → 90+ down after 895 days in band
- 2023-09-24 200+ → 100+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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wpForo Forum 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A - B bbPress – Private Replies 300+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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bbPress Messages 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D - B bbPress Pencil Unread 100+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
- B bbPress Capabilities 100+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
- B bbp user online status 70+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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