Buddypress Messages Spam Blocker
by quan_flo · Security
This plugin will block mass mailing for the buddypress messaging system
47 health vs 69 average across 353 Security 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 4.5.33, 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 3734 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 2022-10-06 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
119
now · peak 134
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 “40+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-12 50+ → 40+ down after 155 days in band
- 2026-02-07 60+ → 50+ down after 57 days in band
- 2025-12-12 50+ → 60+ up after 16 days in band
- 2025-11-26 60+ → 50+ down after 6 days in band
- 2025-11-20 50+ → 60+ up after 10 days in band
- 2025-11-10 60+ → 50+ down after 4 days in band
- 2025-11-06 50+ → 60+ up after 8 days in band
- 2025-10-29 60+ → 50+ down after 8 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Spam Destroyer 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
BuddyPress Default Data 400+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags C -
bbPress Messages 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 6M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security Hardening 600K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Mail Logging 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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