Buddy Views
by Mehul Kaklotar · Login & Users
Show profile view count for the buddypress user similar to linkedin.
46 health vs 71 average across 353 Login & Users plugins
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 4.4.34, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3832 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
32
now · peak 79
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,374 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-06 30+ → 20+ down after 14 days in band
- 2026-05-23 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-22 30+ → 20+ down after 356 days in band
- 2025-05-31 40+ → 30+ down after 30 days in band
- 2025-05-01 30+ → 40+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-04-29 40+ → 30+ down after 10 days in band
- 2025-04-19 30+ → 40+ up after 13 days in band
- 2025-04-06 40+ → 30+ down after 163 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- A AJAX Hits Counter + Popular Posts Widget 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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CiviCRM Profile Sync 600+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
BuddyPress Profile Completion 500+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
Custom Profile Menu for BuddyPress 400+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D - P Post Admin View Count 10+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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Simple Local Avatars 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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