Verified Member for BuddyPress
by Themosaurus · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 2.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Verify your BuddyPress members and display a twitter-like verified badge on the front-end.
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Health
C 64/100
Stale
Active installs
2K+
≈3K estimated
Momentum
+20%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “badge” for “verified”. “badge” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “verified” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
64 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.6%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 126.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 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.
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 530 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 15 reviews, smoothed to 4.24★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 530 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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 24d
10%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 24d
+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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| verified badge | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| verified | #4 | #9 | 0 |
| badge your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| community your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| member your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| verify your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
10 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 8 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
- Swap “badge” for “verified”. “badge” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “verified” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.9K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
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.
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
1.5y ago
latest release · v1.2.8 · 19 May 2025
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 3K.
Install history since 20 Aug 2019
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.2.8 Fix PHP notice about translations being loaded too early Fix PHP notice about deprecated usage of a BuddyPress function Update “Tested up to” version to 6.8 1.2.8
- — Version 1.2.7 Fix fatal error when notifications settings are enabled but the Notifications component is disabled in BuddyPress Fix badges tooltips in activity stream when using the BP Nouveau template pack 1.2.7
- — Version 1.2.6 Fix verified member checkbox appearing in backend extended profile for non-admin users Fix badge display issue when member name contains emojis Fix rare double badge issue in widgets when viewing a single media from rtMe 1.2.6
- — Version 1.2.5 Add a new BP email to send an email notification to the site admin when a user sends a verification request Fix raw badge HTML being displayed in certain widgets and in private messages when using the BuddyBoss Platform 1.2.5
- — Version 1.2.4 Fix double badge bug in friends requests when using the bp-nouveau template pack or the BuddyBoss Platform plugin. Fix badge not being displayed in the members widget when clicking one of the filters. Fix warning in the 1.2.4
- — Version 1.2.3 Add new option to choose between different styles of (un)verified badges. Fix the “Display in BP Widgets” option. Display badge on avatar inside the “Who’s Online” and “Recently Active Members” widgets, if the option to 1.2.3
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 7 languages, 4 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
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Verify your BuddyPress members and display a twitter-like verified badge on the front-end."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions bbPress, BuddyPress, Twitter.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 869 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "community" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-19 3K+ → 2K+ down after 205 days in tier
- 2026-03-28 4K+ → 3K+ down after 273 days in tier
- 2025-06-28 5K+ → 4K+ down after 456 days in tier
- 2024-03-29 6K+ → 5K+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-03-25 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-24 6K+ → 5K+ down after 408 days in tier
- 2023-02-10 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-02-09 6K+ → 5K+ down 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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Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A - U Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA 20K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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Ultimate Member – Terms & Conditions 4K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
Ultimate Member – Online Users 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D -
Membership For WooCommerce 800+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Member Swipe for BuddyPress 500+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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