topicPolls Pro for bbPress
by Milan Petrovic · Uncategorized
Also makes 16 other plugins · 11K+ installs across the portfolio →
Implement a polls system for topics in bbPress powered forums, with settings to control voting, poll closing, display of results and more.
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈260 estimated
Momentum
+46%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “forum” for “polls”. “forum” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “polls” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
82 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 21.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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 5 releases 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 8 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.2, the current branch or newer
3.8★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.07★ 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.
43
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
27%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| topic poll your tag | #3 | #15 | 0 |
| bbpress poll your tag | #3 | #14 | 0 |
| bbpress forum digests | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| forum polls your tag | #8 | #21 | — |
| dev4press your tag | #8 | #9 | up 1 |
| topic | #10 | #23 | 0 |
| polls | #16 | #23 | up 2 |
| bbpress | #24 | #21 | — |
| bbpress support topic | #10 | #21 | 0 |
| easy polls | #13 | #24 | — |
| wp polls | #16 | #22 | up 1 |
| wordpress polls | #17 | #23 | up 1 |
| voting system | #19 | #19 | 0 |
| forum your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
31 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 18 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “forum” for “polls”. “forum” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “polls” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 615 · 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 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
5
releases in the last 12 months
8d ago
latest release · v4.4.3 · 23 Oct 2026
23
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 52% 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 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 60% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Feb 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ dspplug1.8y ago
I really like this plug-in and think it is essential. Life is hard, sales aren’t very often like the old days; and I think this contributor and many others like need to get away from subscription models for payments. I would pay a flat rate, but really in the interest in site speed, not so sure I’d want more features. I use like 35 plug-ins already. 5/5 stars; great plug-in well worth free / paid. This topic was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by dspplug.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Piskatje5.6y ago
It works well! Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jay Holtslander6.6y ago
Installed/Activated. Couldn’t find controls to add a poll.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ demonboy8.3y ago
This is pretty cool! Installed and up and running within minutes. Appreciate the effort as it’s something my forum users have been asking for. Nice touch!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 6 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.
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Implement a polls system for topics in bbPress powered forums, with settings to control voting, poll closin..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions bbPress, BuddyPress.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 7 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,799 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("bbpress poll", "forum polls", "topic poll" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-08 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-06 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-05 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-03 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-02 300+ → 200+ down after 384 days in tier
- 2025-05-14 400+ → 300+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-05-09 300+ → 400+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-05-05 400+ → 300+ down after 2 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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bbPress 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
wpForo Forum 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
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forumAttachments for bbPress 6K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
bbp style pack 6K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B
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