BP Multi Network
by Ron Rennick · Uncategorized
Also makes 14 other plugins · 1.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Segregate your BP networks in a multi-network WP install.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
-19%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “multiple” and “network” 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.
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.1%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 11.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,783 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33, well behind 7.1.
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 3781 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.5.33; the current branch is 7.1
4.8★ over 6 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3781 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 | ||
| multiple your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| multisite your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| network 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
- “multiple” and “network” 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 6 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 80 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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
10.4y ago
latest release · v0.1.1 · 27 Jun 2016
2
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4.2 years ago; the previous band took 3.6 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 28 Mar 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ SoloWhale9.7y ago
A great plugin and great developer! Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ f5sites9.9y ago
I just want to say thanks, great work, helped me a lot
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ angrywarrior10.4y ago
This works great for WOrdpress Multi sites that need this feature. You need to have clear understanding on how WPMU works and understand the network functions, before you use it and get your hands dirty. Works very well. Author is very helpful too.
Read on wp.org ↗ - Read on wp.org ↗★★★★★ Zeb12.0y ago
- ★★★★★ Nadiamode13.2y ago
a bit confused on a first step/first time but after I understand how it work then can config and setting it properly. now everything work fine. This solution is suitable for admin that want to have Buddypress network work separately on your single install wordpress (Mu enabled) and this plugin require another Network plugin so it’s work if you don’t have network plugin – this plugin won’t work Somebody that already have website running and want this thing happen you may need to backup/copy and upload blog to new site created in new network OR you can add old site to new network but beware of URL structure First you must understand how Network work first Normal WordPress MU – WordPress MU example.com — Subsite site1.example.com — Subsite site2.example.com WordPress MU + Network Plugin – WordPress MU — Subsite site1.example.com — Subsite site2.example.com — Subsite act as Network — Subsite site1.example.com/subsubsite1 — Subsite site1.example.com/subsubsite2 So if you move your old blog from yourblog.example.com to new network, URL will change to newnetwork.example.com/yourblog You can try another solution is backup old blog and create new network with the same URL name example yourblog/new networkname.example.com then upload blog to new network Above is all for whoever that already have blog running now but if you plan to create new blog with wordpress MU network so no problem, it’s easy but one thing you should know that you must create new network for every new buddypress network You cannot enable separate Buddypress in sites on same network You will lose ability for single sign-on same as you can on WordPress MU without Network plugin because WordPress MU + Network act like separately WordPress MU on the front end so you and your users must login every network but still left a good thing is that user base still share on global network so you can use same user+passsword to login actually you can use cookie to check that visitor already member on network and login them automatically via function wp_signon first drop cookie after user login on any network under your main network second if user go to another network, check that cookie if cookie verify that this is already member and already sign-in on another network, now auto login for this user to current network.. this can work on backend your user will smoothly login via single sign-on by they don’t need to do anything This scenario of plugin power may not suitable for normal people that cannot handle complexity but I know that if you already have or plan to have WordPress MU Network site to let your user create new network for their own under your main WordPress MU, I think you can handle it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ James Hoo13.8y ago
WordPress Multi Network Plugin + BP Multi Network make the things simple. You only installed wordpress and buddypress once, you get more websites and groups. It saves time, cost and speed your plan.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 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 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 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 373 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "multisite" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2022-09-01 20+ → 10+ down after 1332 days in tier
- 2019-01-08 30+ → 20+ down after 212 days in tier
- 2018-06-10 80+ → 30+ down
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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LH Buddypress Multi Network 10+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D - M Multi Image Metabox 7K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag D
- F Fr Multi Bank Transfer Payment Gateways for WooCommerce 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B
- D Dropdown Multisite Selector 900+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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Snitch 700+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B - N Network Privacy 300+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D
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