BuddyPress Group Email Subscription
by Boone Gorges · Uncategorized
Also makes 33 other plugins · 9.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
This powerful plugin allows users to receive email notifications of group activity. Weekly or daily digests are available.
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 53/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+50%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “activities” for “ges”. “activities” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ges” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
53 health vs 58 average across 25,764 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 233.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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 759 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.0★ over 32 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 759 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.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 19d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 19d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ges | #9 | #5 | 0 |
| activities your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| activity your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| bp your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| buddypress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| groups your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “activities” for “ges”. “activities” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ges” sits at #9 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3K · 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
2.1y ago
latest release · v4.2.4 · 4 Oct 2024
58
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 75% 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 2.1 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 21 May 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ pepitolu3.7y ago
Since v3.9 ou v4, the plugin is useless with BudyBoss : nothing is sent, nothing is stored in the waiting list… It’s a shame, it was very helpful. Hope developers will have the time to work on it! This topic was modified 3 years, 5 months ago by pepitolu.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Atipa Pluemchai4.3y ago
Sorry, please delete my review, because I selected the wrong plugin. Thank you. This topic was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by Atipa Pluemchai.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bighrts5.0y ago
No problems, worked right ‘out of the box’ 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ larnoult5.9y ago
Works like a charm! Moreover the dev is very responsive. A must-have to allow BP users to set their group email digest.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sneha Walunje6.4y ago
I have asked for help on this but have received none, Some members receives daily digest emails or some not. This topic was modified 6 years, 1 month ago by Sneha Walunje. This topic was modified 6 years, 1 month ago by Sneha Walunje.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ welsh107.2y ago
Brilliant plugin and also great support!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ iamdev7.5y ago
awesome plugin great thanks to the plugin authors
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ignacio Zuloaga7.6y ago
Thanks for making this plugin so easy to use.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 2 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
4 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This powerful plugin allows users to receive email notifications of group activity. Weekly or daily digests..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("who need"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions bbPress, BuddyPress, Facebook.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,796 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "activities" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-10-02 2K+ → 1K+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2024-09-24 1K+ → 2K+ up after 16 days in tier
- 2024-09-08 2K+ → 1K+ down after 46 days in tier
- 2024-07-24 4K+ → 2K+ down after 49 days in tier
- 2024-06-05 5K+ → 4K+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2024-05-28 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-27 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1334 days in tier
- 2020-10-01 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1218 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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Wbcom Designs – Shortcodes & Elementor Widgets For BuddyPress 600+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
Registration Options for BuddyPress 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
BuddyPress Edit Activity 700+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
Member Swipe for BuddyPress 500+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Activity Social Share 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
BuddyPress Groups Extras 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C
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