Buddypress Messages Spam Blocker
by quan_flo · Security
Also makes 4 other plugins · 260+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin will block mass mailing for the buddypress messaging system
47 health vs 64 average across 997 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 3779 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 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
162
now · peak 162
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
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
10.4y ago
latest release · v2.5
8
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 “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-08-25 · 1,387 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous User 168334887.3y ago
installed in my community and so far no malfunction, thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ reflectgrowth11.0y ago
I had spam users registering and sending private messages. This plugin enabled me to have a window of 24 hrs to manually spam the user accounts before they could start polluting other user accounts with messages.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ LeBear12.1y ago
Simple yet effective concept. I too had a mare when I’d first launched a BP site, I had all sorts of groups created and messeges sent by bots. I’ve had a group of users test this feature as best as we could given it’s application and it all seems to work fine. We had modified a copy of the script easily enough for this. Thank you, I hope you develop this further =)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ solhuebner12.3y ago
Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-12 50+ → 40+ down after 155 days in tier
- 2026-02-07 60+ → 50+ down after 57 days in tier
- 2025-12-12 50+ → 60+ up after 16 days in tier
- 2025-11-26 60+ → 50+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2025-11-20 50+ → 60+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2025-11-10 60+ → 50+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-11-06 50+ → 60+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2025-10-29 60+ → 50+ down after 8 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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Spam Destroyer 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
BuddyPress Default Data 400+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags C - B BuddyPress reCAPTCHA 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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BuddyPress Message Attachment 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C - B BuddyPress Captcha 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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bbPress Messages 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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