bbPress Threaded Replies
by Jennifer M. Dodd · Uncategorized
Add threaded (nested) reply functionality to bbPress.
41 health vs 56 average across 11,621 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 3.5.2, 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 4996 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
25
now · peak 91
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 “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,372 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-04-04 20+ → 10+ down after 72 days in tier
- 2025-01-22 10+ → 20+ up after 137 days in tier
- 2024-09-07 20+ → 10+ down after 466 days in tier
- 2023-05-30 30+ → 20+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2023-05-18 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-05-17 30+ → 20+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- B bbPress – Sort topic replies 300+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C
- B bbPress – Private Replies 300+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
- B bbPress – Canned Replies 20+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- B bbPress – No Admin 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
- B bbPress – Featured Replies 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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One User Avatar | User Profile Picture 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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