BuddyPress XProfile Custom Image Field
by Alex Githatu · Uncategorized
With the BPXPIF plugin you can add XProfile fields of type Image without writing any custom code.
Removed from WordPress.org
wp.org closed this plugin on 2026-10-05. It's no longer installable or updated. If you're running it, plan a replacement: closures are often security-related and WordPress won't warn you.
Health
B 80/100
Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
200+
≈280 estimated
Momentum
-11%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “buddypress”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 21.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,785 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 55 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 6 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| xprofile your tag | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| buddypress your tag | #12 | #19 | down 1 |
| field your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image field your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “buddypress”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “field”, “image” and “image field” 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 · 1,442 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 435 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
10mo ago
latest release · v3.1.0 · 8 Jan 2026
20
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 82% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and the previous band took 24 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 300.
Install history since 13 Jan 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Erix Kivuti4.6y ago
With a few tweaks I can add it to my child theme with so much ease.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dim0k5.6y ago
Working fine, just “from-the-box” Thank You!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ a31326.2y ago
I like this plugin. It’s simple and easy to use.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Andy12.4y ago
Works a treat, thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ patelsaurabh33312.4y ago
i installed this plugin.but the image is not saved why? reply me asap…..
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Denis Lam12.4y ago
This is what BuddyPress is missing. However, latest BP upgrade broke the plugin I think…
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (3.1.0). 1 of 2 disclosed are patched.
- Open Critical · 9.1 BuddyPress XProfile Image Field <= 3.1.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion via Signup Image Field Activation Handler ↗2026-10-13 CVE-2026-120518 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 3.1.0 No patch available
- Patched Critical · 9.1 BuddyPress XProfile Custom Image Field <= 3.0.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion ↗2025-07-31 CVE-2025-48158 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 3.0.1 Patched in 3.1.0
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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
Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
Not checked yet. The readme could not be read from WordPress.org on this visit.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-07 300+ → 200+ down after 713 days in tier
- 2024-08-24 400+ → 300+ down after 59 days in tier
- 2024-06-26 300+ → 400+ up after 61 days in tier
- 2024-04-26 400+ → 300+ down after 570 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 500+ → 400+ 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).
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reSmush.it : The original free image compressor and optimizer plugin 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Image Widget 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Menu Image, Icons made easy 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B
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