Custom Profile Menu for BuddyPress
by Nahid F Mohit · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 2 other plugins · 600+ installs across the portfolio →
Create custom BuddyPress profile menu pages, gracefully.
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Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈460 estimated
Momentum
-25%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “buddypress”, “custom” and “menu” 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.
49 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.6%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 25.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,186 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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
45/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1246 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.2.15; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1246 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| buddypress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| profile your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “buddypress”, “custom” and “menu” 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 283 · peaks are release surges
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
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.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
3.4y ago
latest release · v1.0.3 · 3 Jun 2023
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 58% of the way through.
Install history since 17 Nov 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ bkudrle3.4y ago
Was looking for something as simple as possible to add a menu item to a profile for BuddyPress or BuddyBoss. This works well and can accommodate shortcodes as well so there is flexibility without being too complicated. This will be a nice way to see what code is necessary for this also for this basic functionality. Well done!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ FunToBeGay3.5y ago
This plugin give me a new menu link that I no longer using different functions. It’s so easy to create new menu, click and go! 5 STARS and Please keep up this plugin. Thank you so very much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tunisi456.4y ago
This plugin helped me very much Nahid is a young polite programmer helping everyone in the support topics. I’m really impressed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ monjolitop6.4y ago
The plugin works perfectly and the developer answer very quickly. Thanks for your work !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ honoluluman6.7y ago
Plugin has a simple function to create a new nav item in buddypress profile area. Works perfect and hooks as it should in BP core. 5 stars from me! PS.Perfect support from author!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous6.9y ago
I love this plugin and I don’t understand why there isn’t something else like it available. No one is addressing this. Looking forward to the Pro version!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ demonboy7.0y ago
One of the most researched issues with BuddyPress is menu management. The BuddyPress menu and submenu format leaves a lot to be desired IMO, with over-lapping titles and sub-menu items appearing in one menu when intuitively it should appear in another. Moreover, the adding of custom menus and submenus requires some coding knowledge, whilst many previous BuddyPress menu plugins are no longer supported. This is where this plugin comes in. Using this plugin it is easy to create new custom menu and submenu items. Each menu item creates a new page (screen) where you can insert your own content. I’d like to see this plugin supported and developed further as it has a lot of potential. I’ve been in direct communication with Nahid, the developer, and he is proactive and positive.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Abdullah Al Mahin7.3y ago
I always felt a little bit uncomfortable when it came down to the menu of BuddyPress. And this plugin really made that easy and fun now! Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.5.1
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create custom BuddyPress profile menu pages, gracefully."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use cases", "use case", "if you want").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, BuddyPress.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,462 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
- 2026-05-30 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-29 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-27 500+ → 400+ down after 174 days in tier
- 2025-12-04 600+ → 500+ down after 135 days in tier
- 2025-07-22 700+ → 600+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-07-19 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-18 700+ → 600+ down after 125 days in tier
- 2025-03-15 800+ → 700+ down after 1 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).
- C Custom Post Type Parents 900+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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CiviCRM Profile Sync 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
BuddyPress Profile Completion 500+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
Admin Menu Editor 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Max Mega Menu 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
White Label CMS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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