BuddyPress Social
by nit3watch · Social
Bringing social engagement to Buddypress - let your community share to their hearts content all while promoting your website to social networks.
40 health vs 55 average across 1,135 Social 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, 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 4790 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
52
now · peak 87
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
13.1y ago
latest release · v2.0
5
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 “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-03-15 · 1,378 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 ↗- ★★★★★ getjohnv11.1y ago
How do I change the link it sends to Facebook PLEEEEEEEASE! I just want it to send the link for the full activity stream, not just the individual update. The link it sends now makes the site look very dry and uninteresting, PLEASE!! Please help out, someone…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ iChristianYellowPages11.7y ago
Does not display anywhere on site. Should be deleted from WordPress plugin directory.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Zpro11.8y ago
Simple Effective. Works exactly as described. Great little plug-in! Most negatives here are probably because the Social Icons do NOT display until you click SHARE.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ IAmMarchHare11.9y ago
I see no change at all. Not under blog posts, not under forum posts, not under group activities.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Frank Warwick12.1y ago
Although it appears through your whole site it only works in Groups. Basically its not much good, nice try
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ heyzeus90912.2y ago
Why keep a plugin available if it doesn’t work?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ CypressWebs12.8y ago
Does not show up on theme anywhere… useless
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sielwolf13.1y ago
and usefull !
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-28 50+ → 40+ down after 156 days in tier
- 2025-11-23 60+ → 50+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2025-11-17 50+ → 60+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-11-14 60+ → 50+ down after 99 days in tier
- 2025-08-07 50+ → 60+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2025-07-23 60+ → 50+ down after 65 days in tier
- 2025-05-19 70+ → 60+ down after 170 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 80+ → 70+ down after 14 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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Nextend Social Login and Register 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Social Media Widget 30K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D -
Seed Social 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C -
Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar 4K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D -
Open Graphite 3K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags C -
Social Sharing (by Danny) 2K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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