bbPress – Sort topic replies
by SandyRig · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 8.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Sort topic replies in ascending or descending order for each bbPress Topic.
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Health
C 59/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈350 estimated
Momentum
+2%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “bbpress”, “replies” and “sort” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
59 health vs 58 average across 25,753 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.7%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 8.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 663 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 663 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bbpress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| replies your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sort your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| topic your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “bbpress”, “replies” and “sort” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 263 · 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 1 Nov 2026.
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.
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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 months 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 20 Sep 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ mongrel9.9y ago
That this plugin’s functionality isn’t incorporated into bbPress is completely unbelievable. The entire rest of the online world, FB, Twitter, etc., all list the most recent replies first. THANK YOU to SandyRig for this awesome addition to an undeniably great forum (but one that needs to consider the average end user’s instincts a bit more).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mihailo10.9y ago
Still works perfectly (took me 2min to set everything up), with WordPress 4.4 and bbPress 2.5.8 Big thanks to developer, cheers mate! 😀
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ parmaker10.9y ago
Oh my goodness,,, simply GREAT… Thank you so much.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ toffabrown11.2y ago
Really needed this so replies to topics have the latest, current and relevant first. Appears to work on WordPress 4.3 ok. One small niggle is that when linking to a reply the #tag numbered post link appears to have an extra folder in the link so it needs to be manually amended if creating a hyperlink to a particular reply. No biggie though…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mr-B12.2y ago
It’s great to find a plugin that actually moves bbPress forward as a product. All over the internet are stale forums where you have to wade through pages and pages of comments just to find the latest goings-on, sometimes years later than the orignial topic. By moving latest comments to the top IMHO it keeps the conversation alive, and will be more encouraging for readers to post something. With this simple plugin, for those that want it bbPress moves from the dark ages of internet 1.0 to a more modern “freshest first” concept.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Andy12.5y ago
Works fine on 3.9.1. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions bbPress.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,047 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-04 400+ → 300+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-03-30 300+ → 400+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-03-26 400+ → 300+ down after 18 days in tier
- 2026-03-08 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-07 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-06 300+ → 400+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-04 400+ → 300+ down after 26 days in tier
- 2026-02-06 300+ → 400+ up after 2 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★ · 2 shared tags A
- P Post Comments as bbPress Topics 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
- B bbPress – Private Replies 200+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
- B bbPress Topic Thumbnails 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- B bbPress – Report Content 200+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
- B bbPress Notification 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C
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