BuddyPress Follow
by Andy Peatling · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Follow members on your BuddyPress site with this nifty plugin.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
1K+
≈1.6K estimated
Momentum
+19%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “connections”, “followers” and “following” 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 →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 76.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,778 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 8+ 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 3262 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
No "Tested up to" declared, treated as a major version behind
4.3★ over 15 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3262 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 | ||
| connections your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| followers your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| following your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 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
- “connections”, “followers” and “following” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 282 · 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
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
10.6y ago
latest release · v1.2.2 · 21 Mar 2016
5
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 months ago; the previous band took 2.3 years to cross, which places it about 57% of the way through.
Install history since 7 Jun 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ manni659292.0y ago
!! WARNING – SEEDS ADWARE !! This plugin, once installed seeds aware.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ central4all4.3y ago
There has been a critical error on this website. Please check your site admin email inbox for instructions. Learn more about troubleshooting WordPress.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ motherofdragons8.9y ago
easy to use and easy to extend. save a lot of time to me! thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chandrakantsavant8810.1y ago
very good work contribution.. thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mohammad Sy10.3y ago
Very good plugin 🙁
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ AiratTop10.6y ago
It’s the best plugin in the world! P.S. But i still can’t costomize email notifications settings. This topic was modified 9 years, 5 months ago by AiratTop.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mark10.8y ago
Exactly what I needed to offer twitter like features. Wow! Works flawless. Thanks for creating this man, really appreciate your hard work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ PeterHatch11.5y ago
Just as Buddypress offers facebook a run for its money this plugin does it for Twitter. I’m a follower. Spotted a conflict with BuddyBoss Wall Privacy option (see comments) but that’s down to BuddyBoss to fix. BuddyPress Follow is working just fine with the latest BP.
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 29 Oct 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 Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! 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, Twitter.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 774 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "connections" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-12 2K+ → 1K+ down after 830 days in tier
- 2023-08-05 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1088 days in tier
- 2020-08-12 5K+ → 3K+ down after 530 days in tier
- 2019-03-01 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1044 days in tier
- 2016-04-21 3K+ → 4K+ up
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).
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for BuddyPress Follow into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/buddypress-followers" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="BuddyPress Follow — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> BuddyPress Follow: 1K+ active installs, 4.3★ (15 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-03. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/buddypress-followers
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