BuddyPress Private Messages for Friends Only
by r-a-y · Security
Also makes 9 other plugins · 410+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin only allows friends and site administrators to send private messages on your BuddyPress site.
46 health vs 66 average across 1,637 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 11.0K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 997 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.
Removal-risk signals
51/100Maintenance 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 16+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- No tested-up-to version. The listing declares no "Tested up to" version.
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
To rank higher: Last updated 5956 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 2024-09-24 · 730 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
45
now · peak 45
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2026-09-23 · 2 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
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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Front End PM 4K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Spam Destroyer 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A - B BuddyPress reCAPTCHA 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- B BuddyPress Captcha 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- F Front End PM – Ultimate Member Integration 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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