WP Forum Server
by lucidcrew · Uncategorized
This Wordpress plugin is a complete forum system for your wordpress blog.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
F 39/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+13%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “bbpress”, “forum” and “integrated” 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.
39 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.0%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 233.4K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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.
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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39, well behind 6.8.
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 4195 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.2.39; the current branch is 6.8
3.3★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 3.95★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4195 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bbpress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| forum your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| integrated your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 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
- “bbpress”, “forum” and “integrated” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 269 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
11.5y ago
latest release · v1.8.2 · 7 May 2015
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 59% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 18 months 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 30 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ britnelopez227.0y ago
Nice! This forum provides a simple platform to provide support to website users/ your customers. Moreover, it works as and a question answers discussion board where you can answer the users’ queries.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Carl Smith9.5y ago
After doing some research, this plugin – WP Forum Server – seems to be one that has “died on the vine”… Too bad WordPress has so many plugins, such as this one, that need to be removed from their listings… Something that should have happened a long, long time ago… The website links for this plugin at vasthtml dot com, be it for /support or /contact only lead to a “404” page… forumpress dot org only leads you back to the WordPress page for plugin WP Forum Server… Bottom line: adopt and update the plugin or don’t bother using it at all…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vastsite10.6y ago
this plugin interacts with the built-in registration and user system of wordpress making it a good choice for many websites. It also takes most of its css from your wordpress theme, so it adapts to the theme somewhat.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DVDfever10.7y ago
Click on ‘register’ and I get “user registration is not allowed” and it’s taken them to my website’s admin page anyway!! What the hell?!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ atxnetwork10.8y ago
I’m glad I tried this plugin even though it had one “not working” review. Worked flawlessly for me.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Hetman11.2y ago
It would be cool if: There were no unnecessary elements Why repeat the same frame in each post (better how it would wygląało how to structure comments) Repeating a search field as a key Repeat new topic icon unnecessary messages Repeating titles at a new post Reputation – unnecessary The window should be larger response How will it be repaired it put an estimation of 5
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ spiritwriters11.5y ago
this really is the perfect forum plugin. The thing we love is that the forum takes on the design style of your theme. You don’t have to do a bunch of overrides to make it look good. and thanks for the SEO links update. long awaited
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Summer11.5y ago
This was absolutely the easiest thing to get to work. I had mingle-forum but it disappeared so I deactivated it and then installed forum-server and it automatically pulled all my forums, topics, etc. in, that was very nice, to say the least.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence2 open vulnerabilities affect the current version (1.8.2). 4 of 6 disclosed are patched.
- 2025-06-27 CVE-2025-53306 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 1.8.2 No patch available
- Patched Medium · 6.1 WP Forum Server <= 1.7.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2012-05-15 CVE-2012-6622 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.7.3 Patched in 1.7.4
- 2012-05-15 CVE-2012-6623 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.7.5 Patched in 1.7.5
- 2012-05-15 CVE-2012-6625 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects < 1.7.4 Patched in 1.7.4
- 2011-02-22 CVE-2011-1047 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 1.6.5 Patched in 1.6.6
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 511 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 3 tags appear in the text ("bbPress", "integrated" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-05-20 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-05-19 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-05-18 200+ → 100+ down after 601 days in tier
- 2023-09-25 300+ → 200+ down after 245 days in tier
- 2023-01-23 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-01-22 300+ → 400+ up after 25 days in tier
- 2022-12-28 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2022-12-27 300+ → 400+ up after 3 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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wpForo Forum 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
bbp style pack 6K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B - P Private groups 1K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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bbPress WP Tweaks 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
bbPress Voting 400+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A - B bbP topic count 300+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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