BuddyPress Groups Extras
by Slava Abakumov · Uncategorized
Also makes 13 other plugins · 3.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Introduce custom fields and custom pages to your BuddyPress-powered groups.
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Health
C 63/100
Stale
Active installs
300+
≈400 estimated
Momentum
+26%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “buddypress”, “field sets” and “group fields” 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.
63 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 81.8K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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 699 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 35 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 699 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 groups | #23 | #20 | 0 |
| buddypress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| field sets your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| group fields your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| group pages your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| groups your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “buddypress”, “field sets” and “group fields” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 458 · 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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 49% 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 400.
Install history since 22 May 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ bigswp1.6y ago
Fabulous plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ digitalformationxyz4.7y ago
Many thanks to the author of this plugin. A very useful and necessary plugin. It allows you to rearrange the BuddyPress Group menu. Excellent support for multisite. Deserves 5++ stars!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mtvrus6.4y ago
Это то, что я давно искала для своего нового сайта. Спасибо большое! Очень надеюсь, что оправдает надежды 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tenacoious Blind Girl8.2y ago
I just enabled this on my site so don’t have any member feedback, but I KNOW they will LOVE it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ brunomac8.3y ago
Excellent, only negative point is that this plugin is not updated/ready for the latest versions This topic was modified 8 years ago by brunomac.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ AiratTop8.7y ago
Спасибо за возможность расширить функционал групп BuddyPress! С нетерпением жду обновлений плагина 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sagiet9.5y ago
Love this plugin, whant it to work 🙂 can you fix the conflict width Events Manager 🙂 tnx Per
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ drkevinsullivan9.6y ago
While this plug-in looks, and I believe very likely is, great for simple multi-site installations, where the social network is activated on the main site, it’s fundamentally broken on sub-site installs. The problem is that when you create a group page on the sub-site, this software actually makes a call to the main site. The page thus gets instantiated there, not on the subsite. Even though the page *is* accessible through the groups/extras/all-pages link, it’s *not* visible in the “Group Pages” area of the sub-site. That, in turn, is fatal. The problem is that when you access a group page through groups/extras/all-pages, the shortcode are all expanded, so you can’t change them! The only way to edit a page is through Admin > Group Pages; but the pages don’t show up there! Furthermore, this problem is NOT well documented in user-facing documentation, AND has been posted as an issue on GitHub for the better part of a year with no apparent progress to resolve it. And yes, it is a *bug* — possible a design bug, but a bug nonetheless. In a nutshell, this software does not work with what is a clearly valid WP configuration: option “F” under multisite configuration in the WP Codex. At a minimum, folks, DOCUMENT THE PROBLEM so that people don’t waste their time re-debugging this known problem.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (3.7.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 8 languages, 0 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 28 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 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,414 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "field sets" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-28 400+ → 300+ down after 303 days in tier
- 2025-12-29 500+ → 400+ down after 276 days in tier
- 2025-03-28 600+ → 500+ down after 176 days in tier
- 2024-10-03 700+ → 600+ down after 152 days in tier
- 2024-05-04 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-03 700+ → 800+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-04-29 800+ → 700+ down after 221 days in tier
- 2023-09-21 900+ → 800+ down after 2 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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Registration Options for BuddyPress 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D - B BuddyPress Group Email Subscription 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Wbcom Designs – Shortcodes & Elementor Widgets For BuddyPress 600+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
BuddyPress Default Data 300+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D - A Advanced XProfile Fields for BuddyPress 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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BuddyPress Registration Groups 90+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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