BuddyPress Profile Progression
by grosbouff · Login & Users
Also makes 19 other plugins · 400+ installs across the portfolio →
Simple plugin that adds a progress bar on members pages, which displays the percentage of profile completed by a user.
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 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈25 estimated
Momentum
-35%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “bar”, “buddypress” and “profile” 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.
45 health vs 61 average across 2,203 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.1%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 20.4K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,476 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- No tested-up-to version. The listing declares no "Tested up to" version.
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 4966 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
No "Tested up to" declared, treated as a major version behind
4.4★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4966 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| buddypress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| profile your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| progression your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| stats your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “bar”, “buddypress” and “profile” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 177 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,300 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
13.6y ago
latest release · v0.3.2 · 27 Mar 2013
2
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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 22 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Somnath Jadhav13.2y ago
Perfect for my website.thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ derosieres13.3y ago
Does not work for me, too bad
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous13.6y ago
Hi, I sent you the German translation update for your great plugin at [email protected] – please check it! Updated because you included the pot file now! Regards, Thorsten
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Elena Altman13.7y ago
It’s Great! I just wish I could change the point scale from the front end
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ HansRuedi13.7y ago
This plugin is really a great addition for almost any BP driven community.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Simple plugin that adds a progress bar on members pages, which displays the percentage of profile completed..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you have", "if you want").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 555 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("buddypress", "progression", "stats" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-08 30+ → 20+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-06 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-05 30+ → 20+ down after 117 days in tier
- 2025-08-10 20+ → 30+ up after 119 days in tier
- 2025-04-13 30+ → 20+ down after 13 days in tier
- 2025-03-31 20+ → 30+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-03-27 30+ → 20+ down after 151 days in tier
- 2024-10-27 40+ → 30+ down after 3 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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Announcement Bar 3K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags D -
CiviCRM Profile Sync 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
BuddyPress Profile Completion 500+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
Custom Profile Menu for BuddyPress 400+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
BuddyPress to WordPress Full Sync 200+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
BuddyPress Admin Only Profile Fields 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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