BuddyPress Default Data
by Slava Abakumov · Content & Feeds
Also makes 13 other plugins · 3.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Plugin will create lots of users, messages, friends connections, groups, topics, activity items, profile data - useful for testing purpose.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 54/100
Stale
Active installs
300+
≈390 estimated
Momentum
+12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “buddypress”, “groups” and “import” 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.
54 health vs 64 average across 1,194 Content & Feeds plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 74.3K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Content & Feeds plugin keeps 0.8%, across 864 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Content & Feeds 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 701 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
3.9★ over 22 reviews, smoothed to 4.04★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 701 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.
42
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
+0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bp groups import users | #5 | #7 | — |
| buddypress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| groups your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| import your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| messages your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| users your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “buddypress”, “groups” and “import” 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 594 · 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 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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 · 56% 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 21 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 400.
Install history since 10 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ WPExplorer4.7y ago
It works, what else can you ask for 😉
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lama0101016.6y ago
This is one of the first plugins I activate after Buddypress… absolutely necessary.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sanders9647.8y ago
Works perfectly and is super useful.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hardlyneutral8.7y ago
I use this plugin every time I work on my BuddyPress plugin. Saves me a TON of time adding test users and data. I particularly like the granularity of the data you can add. And the easy removal of test data. Thanks for such a great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Slava Abakumov8.9y ago
I love this plugin because it has saved me so much time in the past by automating the members/groups/profiles creation. It’s still my 2nd plugin that is installed (after BuddyPress) for any BP-related development site. Disclaimer: I’m the plugin author. PS: I’m testing reviews as well.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ David Cameron Law9.9y ago
For testing in localhost (development site) this plugin is awesome, adds a bunch of Users, Groups, Topics, Activity etc… everything needed for testing in a non-production site without having to manually create dozens of users and test groups etc…. I’m developing a BuddyPress/bbPress feature for a plugin I develop https://wordpress.org/plugins/display-widgets-seo-plus/ (adding widget logic for BuddyPress/bbPress) and this has saved me a lot of time setting up a test environment. Under no circumstance use on a live production site. If you use this on an important forum it’s going to make a mess, your current users will have the new Activity items etc… associated with them, they’ll have friends associated with them, only use for testing on a site you plan to delete afterwards. Also the Users added all have the same password, so any idiot who knows this plugin exists can log into your forum using those users and passwords: no more of a threat than any user on a forum, but would make it easy to add SPAM to your forum. Don’t use on a live site. David
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ acbrent2510.0y ago
Pressing the “Clear BuddyPress Data” Button Deleted all my users! Beware of this plugin. I would stay clear.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kathy_Goss10.5y ago
Do NOT install this plugin if you have any users. This plugin generates activity/content for all users on the site (not just the users created with the plugin). Even after the plugin is deleted, content with links to plugin is still being generated. For example, I created new extended profile fields and they are being populated by the plugin even after the plugin has been deleted!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more
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 "Plugin will create lots of users, messages, friends connections, groups, topics, activity items, profile da..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions BuddyPress.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 819 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-11 400+ → 300+ down after 194 days in tier
- 2026-03-31 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-30 400+ → 500+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2026-03-15 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-14 400+ → 500+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2026-03-07 500+ → 400+ down after 185 days in tier
- 2025-09-03 600+ → 500+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-08-31 500+ → 600+ up after 3 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).
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BP Profile Search 5K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A - S Simple Membership WP user Import 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
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Bulk Edit and Create User Profiles – WP Sheet Editor 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Registration Options for BuddyPress 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D - B BuddyPress Group Email Subscription 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Wbcom Designs – Shortcodes & Elementor Widgets For BuddyPress 600+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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