BuddyPress Registration Groups
by hardlyneutral · Login & Users
Allows a new BuddyPress user to select groups to join during the registration process.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈100 estimated
Momentum
-8%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “groups”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
86 health vs 61 average across 2,206 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 40.3K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,477 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.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 36 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
44
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
31%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| autojoin your tag | #1 | #1 | — |
| buddypress registration | #2 | #8 | up 1 |
| groups your tag | #11 | #22 | up 2 |
| buddypress groups | #6 | #15 | down 1 |
| buddypress your tag | #22 | #21 | down 2 |
| buddypress plugins | #20 | #21 | 0 |
| plugin groups | #21 | #24 | up 2 |
| multisite your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| registration your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
41 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 34 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “groups”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “multisite” and “registration” 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.
- Already on top for “buddypress registration”. #2 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 385 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v1.6.1 · 27 Sep 2026
16
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 100.
Install history since 1 Jun 2015
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 0 at 90% or more
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
6 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 "Allows a new BuddyPress user to select groups to join during the registration process."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,195 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "autojoin", "multisite" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 90+ → 100+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-10-26 100+ → 90+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-10-20 90+ → 100+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-10-11 100+ → 90+ down after 29 days in tier
- 2026-09-12 90+ → 100+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 100+ → 90+ down after 842 days in tier
- 2024-05-11 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-05-07 100+ → 200+ up after 1 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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Registration Options for BuddyPress 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D - B BuddyPress Group Email Subscription 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Wbcom Designs – Shortcodes & Elementor Widgets For BuddyPress 600+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
BuddyPress Groups Extras 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
BuddyPress Default Data 300+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D - B BuddyPress Security Check 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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