BuddyPress XML-RPC Receiver
by Yuttadhammo · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 10+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin allows remote access to BuddyPress networks through an XML-RPC API.
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Health
D 41/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
+20%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “activity”, “activity stream” and “xml rpc” 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.
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 5.7K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,783 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
51/100Maintenance 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.
- No tested-up-to version. The listing declares no "Tested up to" version.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4917 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
No "Tested up to" declared, treated as a major version behind
2.8★ over 4 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.0★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4917 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| activity your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| activity stream your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| buddypress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| xml rpc your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| xmlrpc your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “activity”, “activity stream” and “xml rpc” 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.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,492 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 103 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
13.5y ago
latest release · v0.5.10 · 19 May 2013
18
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.6 years ago; the previous band took 19 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 28 Mar 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ mlarsen_bluelabel12.7y ago
The documentation to support the XML-RPC API is very unspecific. Try improving the documentation that supports this API and show all of the tools and features that a user has at their disposal. For example: “bp.getMyFriends: get a list of friends” what are the parameters and what exactly does it return? Are there various keys that you can pass to customize the return? I would give it a 5 star if the documentation wasn’t so bad that it establishes limits on the product.
Read on wp.org ↗ - Read on wp.org ↗★★★★★ Jmar4213.0y ago
- ★★★★★ nasserali13.5y ago
It is great plugin together with the buddydroid android app even though. It is growing but at a slow pace. Are you going to add the friend and group create/read/update/delete (crud)functionalities?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ adamshk13.5y ago
I’m sure that I installed it correctly , but still had error message and disappeared very fast so that I can’t read the message.
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 4 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin allows remote access to BuddyPress networks through an XML-RPC API."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("designed for"); say who the plugin is for and 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 502 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("activity", "Activity Stream", "xmlrpc" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-03-18 20+ → 10+ down after 578 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 100+ → 20+ down
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).
- B BuddyPress XMLRPC – Receiver 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags
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Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback 7K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Remove XML-RPC Methods 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A - C Control XML-RPC publishing 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- D Deactivate XML-RPC on WordPress 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Deactivate XML-RPC Service 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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