BuddyPress Forum Editor
by Taehan Lee · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 390+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin provides your members with an easy to use Rich text editor for BuddyPress Group Forums.
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 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
300+
≈370 estimated
Momentum
+63%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “bp”, “buddypress” and “richtext” 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.
50 health vs 58 average across 25,739 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.4%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 22.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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.
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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39, well behind 6.8.
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 4189 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.2.39; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 13 reviews, smoothed to 4.29★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4189 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bp your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| buddypress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| richtext your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tinymce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wysiwyg 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
- “bp”, “buddypress” and “richtext” 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 136 · 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.
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
11.5y ago
latest release · v1.0 · 14 May 2015
1
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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 69% of the way through.
Install history since 27 May 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ hshirazi8.6y ago
Hi The editor is very useful, but suddenly started behaving abnormally as I wanted to align my text to left and apply more formatting to the text, which when I submitted the text was shown together with the html tags. Do you know how to fix it ?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ blenderitalia9.9y ago
Great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Vilandra_2310.3y ago
I was really worried that my forum was going to be too boring, this is so perfect and exactly what i was looking for. Thanks so much!!! Excellent plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ General Seed10.5y ago
Excellent, works extra fine, please keep updetd for ever, is a essential plugin for us. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ OpenRing10.5y ago
Thank you so much! Wonderful!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ et75210.6y ago
Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ antonely9310.7y ago
Thank U for this great plugin! 😉
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ junglejim62010.8y ago
This is a nice simple plugin works great… it give an extra style on the comment box for the users for posts. I tried other plugins and not able to use for the front-end. Way to go! Thanks,
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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
5 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions bbPress, BuddyPress.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,213 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "Richtext" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-11 400+ → 300+ down after 182 days in tier
- 2026-01-10 500+ → 400+ down after 224 days in tier
- 2025-05-31 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-05-29 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-05-28 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-05-27 500+ → 600+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-05-22 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-05-21 500+ → 600+ up 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).
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