BP Group Management
by Boone Gorges · Uncategorized
Also makes 33 other plugins · 9.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Allows site administrators to manage group membership on versions of BuddyPress earlier than 1.7.
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Health
D 41/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈26 estimated
Momentum
-2%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “buddypress”, “groups” and “manage” 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.
41 health vs 58 average across 25,763 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.1%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 38.7K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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 13+ 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 4934 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
No "Tested up to" declared, treated as a major version behind
2.3★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.00★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4934 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 | ||
| groups your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| manage your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| members your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “buddypress”, “groups” and “manage” 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 7 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 86 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,400 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ 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 1 Nov 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.
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
13.5y ago
latest release · v0.6 · 30 Apr 2013
14
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 “20+”. 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 60% of the way through.
Install history since 21 Apr 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ XanMartinez11.7y ago
A good idea. No more. I’d like to become real. Error messages.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Leofitz13.4y ago
This plugin is needed but gives error messages when an attempt is made to use it with WP 3.5.1, and BP 1.7.2
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ masterbip13.8y ago
Thanks, fast and easy!
Read on wp.org ↗
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 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Allows site administrators to manage group membership on versions of BuddyPress earlier than 1.7."
- ! 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 BuddyPress.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 537 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ 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
- 2026-06-09 30+ → 20+ down after 65 days in tier
- 2026-04-05 20+ → 30+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-04-02 30+ → 20+ down after 104 days in tier
- 2025-12-19 40+ → 30+ down after 386 days in tier
- 2024-11-28 50+ → 40+ down after 25 days in tier
- 2024-11-03 40+ → 50+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-10-30 50+ → 40+ down after 212 days in tier
- 2024-04-01 60+ → 50+ down after 242 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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Wbcom Designs – Shortcodes & Elementor Widgets For BuddyPress 600+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
BP Profile Search 5K+ installs · 4.8★ · 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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Groups 404 Redirect 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Wbcom Designs – Birthday Widget for BuddyPress 400+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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