BuddyPress Notification Widget
by BuddyDev · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 13 other plugins · 11.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
BuddyPress notification widget allow site admins to show BuddyPress user notification in widget.
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 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
600+
≈660 estimated
Momentum
+33%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “buddypress”, “notifications” and “widget” 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.
51 health vs 56 average across 5,902 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 50.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,193 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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
45/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1183 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.3.14; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1183 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 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| notifications your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches 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
- “buddypress”, “notifications” and “widget” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 878 · 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
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
3.2y ago
latest release · v1.3.3 · 7 Aug 2023
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% 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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 61% of the way through.
Install history since 8 Nov 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Abolfazl Ahani8.8y ago
Thank you guys 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thierrytregaro10.4y ago
Can’t imagine my site/forum running without this one. Congrats, VG job!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ krisidious11.6y ago
Using this and it’s a must have for any BuddyPress Site. Can’t believe 6000 download and only 3 Reviews. Thanks for another great plugin Brajesh.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cybervang11.9y ago
2 Ratings??? I would think this was used on every BP site. GJ and hope you add more features like short code.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ BackpackersUnion12.2y ago
I have been using it for quite a while and assumed it was wildly used and loved. Then I saw only one ratting!!! If you’re running a BuddyPress site, this is an awesome plugin! It allows you to add notification anywhere on your site. Clean. Effective. Awesome! Thanks for all your contributions to WordPress and BuddyPress Brajesh!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Brice Emry12.9y ago
Very good job!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.3.3). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 6.4 BuddyPress Notification Widget <= 1.3.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-09-22 CVE-2025-58263 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.3.3 No patch available
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.
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "BuddyPress notification widget allow site admins to show BuddyPress user notification in widget."
- ! 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 2 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 358 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ 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
- 2026-06-14 700+ → 600+ down after 135 days in tier
- 2026-01-30 800+ → 700+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-01-27 700+ → 800+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-25 800+ → 700+ down after 213 days in tier
- 2025-06-26 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-25 800+ → 900+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-06-21 900+ → 800+ down after 106 days in tier
- 2025-03-07 1K+ → 900+ down after 778 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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