Buddypress Messages Spam Blocker
by quan_flo · Security
Also makes 4 other plugins · 250+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin will block mass mailing for the buddypress messaging system
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈38 estimated
Momentum
-0%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Add “mass mailing” to your wp.org tags. You rank #16 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
47 health vs 66 average across 1,790 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 9.7K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,061 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Security plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 7.1.
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 3844 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.5.33; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 4 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3844 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mass mailing | #16 | #12 | down 1 |
| buddypress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| messages your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| spam your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “mass mailing” to your wp.org tags. You rank #16 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 6 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 186 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,100 to #25,000, alongside the other plugins at 30+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
10.5y ago
latest release · v2.5 · 26 Apr 2016
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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 40.
Install history since 25 Aug 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous User 168334887.5y ago
installed in my community and so far no malfunction, thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ reflectgrowth11.2y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ LeBear12.3y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ solhuebner12.5y ago
Thank you!
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin will block mass mailing for the buddypress messaging system"
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("New members").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions BuddyPress.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,464 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-29 40+ → 30+ down after 109 days in tier
- 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 102 days in tier
- 2025-09-01 60+ → 50+ down after 64 days in tier
- 2025-06-29 70+ → 60+ down after 126 days in tier
- 2025-02-23 60+ → 70+ up after 54 days in tier
- 2024-12-31 70+ → 60+ down after 23 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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Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Gravity Forms Zero Spam 100K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Image CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 and WPForms by HookAndHook (DSGVO/GDPR) 70K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Spam Protection | Maspik 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Zero Spam for WordPress 20K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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