BuddyStream
by Peter Hofman · Social
Also makes 1 other plugin · 20+ installs across the portfolio →
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Health
F 38/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
-16%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “buddypress”, “facebook” and “flickr” 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.
38 health vs 58 average across 1,836 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.0%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 61K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Social plugin keeps 0.5%, across 1,277 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Social 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 10+ 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 3811 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
No "Tested up to" declared, treated as a major version behind
2.2★ over 25 reviews, smoothed to 3.47★
5 of 5 tags set · short description under 30 characters
To rank higher: Last updated 3811 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| tweetstream your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| buddypress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| facebook your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| flickr your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| twitter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 6 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “buddypress”, “facebook” and “flickr” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 193 · 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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
10.4y ago
latest release · v3.2.7 · 27 May 2016
42
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 3.2 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 18 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ hellosocial8.9y ago
Plugin is amazing after you figure out how to work. 5 stars is not enough!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rayvenhaus10.4y ago
If I could give this software a zero, I would. It does not function as advertised. When I purchased the “latest” version (MarcoPolo 3.0) Facebook integration was broken and it took several weeks of writing to the author with no response before I finally got an answer and then several more weeks before a new version was released. And still the software didn’t work. Add to that, that when I bought the software, and had an issue with PayPal payment, I got an immediate response. DO NOT USE this software at all.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ iamarogue11.5y ago
Let’s get this straight: there’s no support at all for this plugin. The plugin works, IF you know how to set up Cronjobs. If you can’t, you won’t be able to get this set up. Period. If you can, it’s a bit of a headache, but you can get it working. The free version only has three networks – Twitter, and I think Flickr and maybe Youtube? Notably, NOT Facebook. If you want anything else, you need to buy the premium for 50EUR, which supposedly includes a cron thingy (which doesn’t work) and support (which doesn’t happen). So if you’re happy with just the free bits and can set up a cron yourself, have at ‘er. Otherwise, save yourself the trouble and find another plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kimsea Sok12.3y ago
I have tried the free version, and it is not working well with the Firmtheme.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mika8912.4y ago
I feel very disappointing because of this plugin. It seems to be great, and it is all I need. But I tried to download different version and it doesn’t compatible with Buddypress (the admin panel disappears.. :/)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous12.5y ago
This plugin gives your buddypress/social networking site some very cool features. I run a charity website that has a small online community, they all love this cause it makes it so easy to share their youtube videos. It works really well too, i love how easy it is to setup.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ CreativeDan12.6y ago
Great plugin. I can’t say how much better this runs, in comparison to the disastrously bad shape it was in a year ago.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ abbersbolton12.7y ago
Works like a dream, although you could say it works too good as I’d prefer it not to take historical posts and add them to my feed (instagram) but it is still a great plugin and very beneficial to the members of my site.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (3.2.7). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- 2012-12-04 CVE-2012-10007 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.6.2 Patched in 3.6.3
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description is 11 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions BuddyPress, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 912 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "facebook", "Tweetstream" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-08-12 20+ → 10+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2023-08-09 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-08-08 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-08-07 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-08-06 20+ → 10+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2023-08-03 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-08-01 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-07-31 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in tier
Competes with
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Open Graphite 3K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Social Sharing (by Danny) 2K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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