Groups bbPress
by itthinx · Uncategorized
Also makes 29 other plugins · 22.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Protect bbPress Forums, Topics and Replies using Groups.
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Health
Not scored
no reviews to score from
Active installs
30+
≈39 estimated
Momentum
-37%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “access control”, “bbpress” and “forums” 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.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 4.2K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 316 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
No reviews yet, so wp.org scores it as a middling unrated listing
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: No reviews yet. wp.org scores an unrated plugin as middling on rating, so the first good reviews lift it.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| access control your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| bbpress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| forums your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| groups your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| memberships your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “access control”, “bbpress” and “forums” 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 174 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,000 to #24,800, alongside the other plugins at 30+ 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.
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
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
11mo ago
latest release · v1.5.0 · 20 Dec 2025
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 71% 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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 51 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 40.
Install history since 16 Mar 2016
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Protect bbPress Forums, Topics and Replies using Groups."
- ! 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 Names its audience or use cases ("if you want", "if you need").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions bbPress, Twitter.
- ! Headings and lists 2 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,440 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "access-control", "memberships" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-11 40+ → 30+ down after 205 days in tier
- 2026-02-18 50+ → 40+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-02-13 40+ → 50+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-11 50+ → 40+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-02-04 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-03 50+ → 40+ down after 41 days in tier
- 2025-12-24 40+ → 50+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-22 50+ → 40+ down after 253 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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Groups 404 Redirect 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
wpForo Forum 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Restrict User Access – Ultimate Membership & Content Protection 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Groups – Memberships and Access Control 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A - P Private groups 1K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
- B bbPress – Private Replies 200+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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