BP Profile Search

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 42% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ Ratnesh Sonar

   1.6y ago

   Kudos, to Andrea for helping out within 24 hours of creating ticket.

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2. ★★★★★ stephunique

   2.3y ago

   This plugin does exactly what I want, which is to allow users to search for members using attribute/profiel field filters, using whatever filter you’ve set (eg age, gender). Puzzling why Buddypress didn’t build this feature into their plugin already but fear no more, this plugin can do it for you. Thank you Andrea!

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3. ★★★★★ melaniesinmek

   2.4y ago

   Thanks Andrea for all your help! I wish more developers would be so nice and helpful. I really appreciate your continous support, love the BP Profile Search plugin 🙂

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4. ★★★★★ bmoreau92

   2.9y ago

   Less than 24 hours to get a snippet and this during the weekend. Well done !

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5. ★★★★★ ironlion37

   3.6y ago

   If all developers were this capable and supportive, the world would simply work better. Thank you!

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6. ★★★★★ jaroslawistok

   3.8y ago

   I was really impressed with this kindly support. I even gut a code to solve a problem with other plugin 🙂 I recommend using this very good plugin!

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7. ★★★★★ irishblake

   4.3y ago

   A brilliant tool for anyone with BuddyPress memberships. perfect Stuff!

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8. ★★★★★ Diabolo

   4.7y ago

   Have just started playing with it but so far it’s looking easy to implement and even more important the author appears to be extremely active and helpful in the support forum, kudos to the author for offering the plugin to the public in the first place and for the excellent support.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 5.9 Security: removed a vulnerability, thanks to Marc Montpas from WPScan 5.9
2. — Version 5.8.3 Fixed: regression on [bps_directory] introduced in 5.8.2 5.8.3
3. — Version 5.8.2 Fixed: special case with the hide directory option Added: ability to search users biographical info 5.8.2
4. — Version 5.8.1 Added: ability to hide directory See BP Profile Search 5.8.1 for details 5.8.1
5. — Version 5.8 Removed a security issue – thanks to vgo0 via Wordfence 5.8
6. — Version 5.7.5 Added: match single search mode for user groups 5.7.5

3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.1 BP Profile Search <= 5.7.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-08-19 CVE-2024-7850 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 5.7.5 Patched in 5.8
2. Medium · 6.1 BP Profile Search <= 5.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via BPS_FORM ↗
   2024-01-17 CVE-2024-22293 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 5.5 Patched in 5.6
3. Critical · 9.0 BP Profile Search <= 4.5.3 - PHP Object Injection ↗
   2016-12-09 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affects <= 4.5.3 Patched in 4.6

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 74 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Plus 50 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-04-28 6K+ → 5K+ down after 169 days in tier
2. 2025-11-10 7K+ → 6K+ down after 205 days in tier
3. 2025-04-19 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2025-04-18 7K+ → 8K+ up after 4 days in tier
5. 2025-04-14 8K+ → 7K+ down after 232 days in tier
6. 2024-08-25 9K+ → 8K+ down after 233 days in tier
7. 2024-01-05 10K+ → 9K+ 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).

• S Simple Membership Form Shortcode 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• Bulk Edit and Create User Profiles – WP Sheet Editor 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Simple User Listing 900+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C
• B Better User Search 700+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
• Wbcom Designs – Shortcodes & Elementor Widgets For BuddyPress 600+ 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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BP Profile Search: 5K+ active installs, 5.0★ (71 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/bp-profile-search