BuddyPress Registration Groups
by hardlyneutral · Login & Users
Allows a new BuddyPress user to select groups to join during the registration process.
47 health vs 60 average across 897 Login & Users plugins
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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.29, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3085 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 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
168
now · peak 178
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2024-05-11 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in band
- 2024-05-07 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-05-06 200+ → 100+ down after 23 days in band
- 2024-04-13 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-04-12 200+ → 100+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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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 C
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Wbcom Designs – Shortcodes & Elementor Widgets For BuddyPress 600+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
BuddyPress Groups Extras 400+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
BuddyPress Default Data 400+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags C - E EventPress 200+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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