Invite Anyone
by Boone Gorges · Uncategorized
Also makes 33 other plugins · 9.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Makes BuddyPress's invitation features more powerful.
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Health
C 60/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+58%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “invite”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
60 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 263.9K 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.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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: Update recency
Updated 803 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 26 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 803 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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| invite friends | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| invite your tag | #12 | #16 | down 1 |
| buddypress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| friends your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| group your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| invitations your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
11 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 9 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
- One page off on “invite”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “buddypress”, “friends” and “group” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.7K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
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
2.2y ago
latest release · v1.4.10 · 19 Aug 2024
99
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 96% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.3 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 10 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ songdove3.2y ago
The actual form itself is useful and once you’ve set wordpress to use an smtp plugin, invites do show up in email inboxes. But the widget forces double-action, entering emails in the widget box, then again in the form as they are not passed to the form. It would be nice to have a shortcode directly to the form, so that I could make my own sidebar text box using the shortcode to encourage members to invite their friends. I’d rather the sidebar go directly to the form, than force users to enter emails twice.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ scarlettr83.2y ago
No responses from plugin author, you’re on your own with a plugin that has unresolved issues.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ melbatoast45.2y ago
This plugin is exactly what I needed for my member site, and nothing extra. Easy to set up and works great.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ajayjob20117.0y ago
1. Please update with the current WordPress version. 2. FEATURE REQUEST: Invite Facebook friends or Whatapps Number.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ AiratTop8.7y ago
I like it! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hshirazi8.7y ago
it does what it says. the only problem is it sends an email with WordPress username. wordspress@yourdomain I could not find how to change this email address so that it represents the site.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Andrew Tegenkamp9.0y ago
This is a great plugin that is well written and gets the job done! Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ amitjugran9.1y ago
Invite Anyone does the job effortlessly.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 6 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.4.10). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2024-08-16 CVE-2024-43327 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.4.7 Patched in 1.4.8
- 2017-10-12 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affects <= 1.3.18 Patched in 1.3.19
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 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 131 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Plus 107 more locales with partial translations.
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 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Makes BuddyPress's invitation features more powerful."
- ! 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.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,129 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-07-12 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-07-10 4K+ → 2K+ down after 146 days in tier
- 2024-02-15 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-02-14 4K+ → 5K+ up after 45 days in tier
- 2023-12-31 5K+ → 4K+ down after 453 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 6K+ → 5K+ down after 700 days in tier
- 2020-11-03 7K+ → 6K+ down after 93 days in tier
- 2020-08-02 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1189 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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BuddyPress Automatic Friends 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
Mutual Buddies 60+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
BuddyPress Restrict Group Creation 40+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D - B Buddypress Friend of a Friend (FOAF) 10+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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BuddyPress 90K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
WP Telegram (Auto Post and Notifications) 30K+ installs · 5.0★ · 1 shared tag B
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