BP Block Users
by Brandon Allen · Blocks
Allows BuddyPress administrators to block users indefinitely, or for a specified period of time.
43 health vs 70 average across 871 Blocks 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.29, 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 3105 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
32
now · peak 84
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 “30+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-14 40+ → 30+ down after 40 days in band
- 2026-05-05 50+ → 40+ down after 59 days in band
- 2026-03-07 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-03-06 50+ → 40+ down after 139 days in band
- 2025-10-18 40+ → 50+ up after 4 days in band
- 2025-10-14 50+ → 40+ down after 11 days in band
- 2025-10-03 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-10-02 50+ → 40+ down after 14 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Breadcrumb NavXT 800K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
PDF Embedder 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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