BuddyPress Restrict Messages
by Venutius · Uncategorized
Also makes 11 other plugins · 360+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin allows the site admin to restrict who can send private messages or to enable the users to choose themselves.
56 health vs 56 average across 16,377 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 772 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 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
61
now · peak 123
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
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
2.1y ago
latest release · v1.1.0
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 66% 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 “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-03-10 · 1,388 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
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ andrew551.7y ago
I just had some private message spamming in my community. Found your plugin and now no more! Thank you and please keep up the great work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ manuelm12094.3y ago
Great Pluting!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Paul Wong-Gibbs5.3y ago
Exactly what I needed to improve a situation on a client site’s, and lovely to see @venutius supporting and maintaining this plugin! Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zatakk5.6y ago
Hi is this Plugin still supported ?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ interceptormadmax5.7y ago
very useful, works good with others BP plugins and the support is super fast!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 168334887.2y ago
indispensable for communities
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ OreilleMalade7.3y ago
Great plugin, absolute must-have, thanks a lot and keep up the good work!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-07 70+ → 60+ down after 23 days in tier
- 2026-07-15 60+ → 70+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2026-06-30 70+ → 60+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-29 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-28 70+ → 60+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-06-25 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-24 70+ → 60+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-06-19 60+ → 70+ 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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BuddyPress Messaging Control 70+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags D -
Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Front End PM 4K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags C -
BuddyPress Edit Activity 800+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
BuddyPress Default Data 400+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags C -
BuddyPress Message Attachment 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C
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