forumManager for bbPress
by Milan Petrovic · Uncategorized
Also makes 16 other plugins · 11K+ installs across the portfolio →
Expand how the moderators can manage forum and topics content from the frontend, from any page showing the list of topics or forums.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
-38%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “bulk edit” and “moderation” for “moderators” and “forum”. “bulk edit” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “moderators” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “moderation” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “forum” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 8.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,784 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 64 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, weighted for review count to 4.1★ 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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
19%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| dev4press your tag | #5 | #10 | 0 |
| bbpress your tag | #15 | #23 | up 1 |
| moderators | #16 | #23 | 0 |
| forum | #22 | #24 | 0 |
| bbpress plugin | #13 | #23 | 0 |
| bulk edit your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| moderation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| quick edit your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
17 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 12 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
- Swap “bulk edit” and “moderation” for “moderators” and “forum”. “bulk edit” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “moderators” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “moderation” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “forum” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “bbpress”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 343 · 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 1 Nov 2026.
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
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
2mo ago
latest release · v3.1 · 31 Aug 2026
18
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 4 Mar 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Dale Reardon6.4y ago
I use many plugins from this developer – both free and premium ones – and he is a great developer who supports his products and keeps them updated both with new features and fixing any bugs or security issues very quickly. The plugin does exactly what it advertises and does it well so what more can you ask for. Lots of BBPress plugins / addons are not well maintained but this dev supports and updates his work. Dale.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 18 languages, 0 at 90% or more
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Expand how the moderators can manage forum and topics content from the frontend, from any page showing the..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you need"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions bbPress.
- ✓ Headings and lists 12 headings and 8 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,249 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "moderation" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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