BuddyPress Restrict Messages
by Venutius · Uncategorized
This plugin allows the site admin to restrict who can send private messages or to enable the users to choose themselves.
57 health vs 59 average across 6,951 Uncategorized plugins
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 727 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
31
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
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 “70+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
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
- 2026-07-15 60+ → 70+ up after 15 days in band
- 2026-06-30 70+ → 60+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-29 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-28 70+ → 60+ down after 3 days in band
- 2026-06-25 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-24 70+ → 60+ down after 5 days in band
- 2026-06-19 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-18 70+ → 60+ down after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Front End PM 5K+ 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 -
bbPress Messages 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D - B Buddypress Messages Spam Blocker 40+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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