LearnPress – bbPress Integration
by ThimPress · Education
Also makes 20 other plugins · 174K+ installs across the portfolio →
bbPress addon for LearnPress is a plugin which bring bbPress features to LearnPress - WordPress LMS Plugin.
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Health
B 81/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+11%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “e learning”, “education” and “elearning” 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.
81 health vs 69 average across 280 Education plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 271.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Education plugin keeps 1.0%, across 176 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Education plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 70 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
1.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.04★ 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.
42
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
+0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bbpress addon | #2 | #24 | 0 |
| learnpress | #7 | #23 | 0 |
| bbpress | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| bbpress plugin | #23 | #24 | 0 |
| e learning your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| education your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| elearning your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| learning management system your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| lms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “e learning”, “education” and “elearning” 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 2.9K · 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
1.5y ago
latest release · v4.0.7 · 9 May 2025
13
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 79% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; the previous band took 13 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 29 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Jojo2.3y ago
There is a big layout problem, the plugin is not working well. We have the information but the layout is not good at all.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- 2025-05-09 Version 4.0.7 ~ Show forum on single course Modern layout and Gutenberg. 4.0.7
- 2025-03-05 Version 4.0.6 ~ Fixed: minor bugs. 4.0.6
- 2025-01-23 Version 4.0.5 ~ Tweak: layout forum on single course. 4.0.5
- 2024-04-02 Version 4.0.4 Fixed: minor bug. 4.0.4
- — Version 4.0.3 Fixed: error get id of course wrong when query. 4.0.3
- — Version 4.0.2 Fix minor bug. 4.0.2
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 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
2 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! 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 One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Stripe, bbPress, BuddyPress.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,674 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("e-learning", "education", "elearning", "learning management system" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-07 3K+ → 2K+ down after 385 days in tier
- 2024-11-17 4K+ → 3K+ down after 241 days in tier
- 2024-03-21 5K+ → 4K+ down after 186 days in tier
- 2023-09-17 6K+ → 5K+ down after 126 days in tier
- 2023-05-14 7K+ → 6K+ down after 99 days in tier
- 2023-02-04 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-02-03 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-02-02 8K+ → 7K+ down after 101 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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LearnPress – Course Wishlist 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 5 shared tags B -
LearnPress – Prerequisites Courses 5K+ installs · 4.0★ · 5 shared tags B -
LearnPress – BuddyPress Integration 1K+ installs · 3.3★ · 5 shared tags B -
Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags B -
LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 70K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags B -
LearnPress – Course Review 20K+ installs · 3.3★ · 4 shared tags B
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