bbPress Unread Posts v2
by Coronoro · Uncategorized
Simple Plugin which shows whether a registered user has read a Post or not.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
50+
≈58 estimated
Momentum
-6%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “bbpress”, “forum” and “post” 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.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 50 of 5.9K 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.
Removal-risk signals
51/100Maintenance 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- No tested-up-to version. The listing declares no "Tested up to" version.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3982 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
No "Tested up to" declared, treated as a major version behind
4.6★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3982 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 | ||
| forum your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| topic your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| unread your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “bbpress”, “forum” and “post” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 170 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #20,100 to #21,200, alongside the other plugins at 50+ 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
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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 “50+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 60.
Install history since 1 Dec 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Wilson9.7y ago
Very well! only two caveats: 1. would be nice if the symbol “!” It could be changed 2. it would be nice if the title of the forum became bold if unread
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Editor Mike10.7y ago
This is great, with this plug-in it is like phpBB but betterer. 😉 Seriously this is good, it works too for child forums unlike bbPencil (sic.) Now if I can just make one change I smell a donation coming on! w00t.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ khkkjdadsdasasd10.7y ago
This plugin is really quite good. It displays a small image next to unread topics in forums. Although, I choose to go with the “bbPress Pencil Unread” plugin instead. I prefer the line next to the post over the icon. I think its more minimalist and smooth.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ SirenRose10.9y ago
It works as intended. Giving it 4 stars because it does work as intended. Would give it 5 if I could figure out how to change the icon.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ OVATVC11.2y ago
Great plugin – Does exactly what its supposed to. The behaviour is similar to a phpBB3 bulletin board when displaying unread posts within a forum or topic. Just what I was looking for.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ OVATVC11.2y ago
Great plugin – Does exactly what its supposed to. The behaviour is similar to a phpBB3 bulletin board when displaying unread posts within a forum or topic. Just what I was looking for.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ OVATVC11.2y ago
Great plugin – Does exactly what it’s supposed to. The behaviour is similar to a phpBB3 bulletin board when displaying unread posts within a forum or topic. Just what I was looking for.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ConfGen11.4y ago
Moved from phpBB to bbpress and was missing this kind of indicator. Now the feature is back. Really great. But please add a “Mark all as read” option. My converted forum has nearly 25,000 entries. I can not mark each one manually. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 116 languages, 3 at 90% or more · development strings
Plus 92 more locales with partial translations.
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 "Simple Plugin which shows whether a registered user has read a Post or not."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 213 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "topic" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-31 60+ → 50+ down after 156 days in tier
- 2026-03-28 70+ → 60+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-27 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-26 70+ → 60+ down after 52 days in tier
- 2026-02-02 60+ → 70+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-01-30 70+ → 60+ down after 89 days in tier
- 2025-11-02 80+ → 70+ down after 52 days in tier
- 2025-09-11 70+ → 80+ 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★ · 3 shared tags A
- P Post Comments as bbPress Topics 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A
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wpForo Forum 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
bbp style pack 6K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B - P Private groups 1K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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bbPress WP Tweaks 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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