Match Me for BuddyPress & BuddyBoss
by Muhammad Kashif · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 290+ installs across the portfolio →
Turn your BuddyPress or BuddyBoss community into a matchmaking platform with weighted compatibility scoring and smart comparison.
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Health
B 78/100
no flags
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
-1%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “compatibility” and “member matching” for “weighted” and “scoring”. “compatibility” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “weighted” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “member matching” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “scoring” sits at #24 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 →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 19.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,785 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 243 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11; the current branch is 7.1
4.6★ over 12 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ 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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
6%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| match | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| matchmaking your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| buddyboss your tag | #10 | #20 | down 4 |
| weighted | #8 | #8 | down 1 |
| member matching your tag | #11 | #16 | 0 |
| buddyboss platform | #6 | #8 | up 1 |
| scoring | #24 | #19 | — |
| smart match | #15 | #19 | 0 |
| buddypress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| compatibility your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
41 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 33 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “compatibility” and “member matching” for “weighted” and “scoring”. “compatibility” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “weighted” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “member matching” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “scoring” sits at #24 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 “member matching”. #11 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 326 · 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 1 Nov 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
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
8mo ago
latest release · v2.0.0 · 5 Mar 2026
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 42% 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 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 20 Aug 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ tanboxer2.3y ago
Whatever I tried, I just seemed to be getting low match percentages. Maybe because of my custom profile fields and lack of plugin updates.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ immirabel3.4y ago
I’ve been using it for a while, I like it. would be good if there was a way to link up gender accurately
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ valueplant6.4y ago
I got a warning message from Match me for BuddyPress. I realized that this plugin functions one of major features of purchased premium theme. So, I contacted this author to take a look if the warning message could be disappeared. Very impressed to see Mr. Kashif didn’t mind solving the issue though it was not the problem for everyone. Thank you, Kashif.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ a31326.5y ago
Great Plugin and Great Customer Service
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ imborx6.8y ago
It does what it says. I’ll wait for the PRO version.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cheryljbarnes8.4y ago
Its an amazing plugin , would be great if there is feature of matching opposite values.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ darunia778.5y ago
I am happy I found it. I installed it yesterday and I like what it does so far. You can adjust the calculation of what are the most important fields for your members matching that you want to affect the overall percentage. And you can choose which fields are relevant and which are not. In my case, I have a dating site so location, what are they looking for (relationship, dating), age. So far so good. I wonder if it could partially match such as age between 30-39 so the member could match better with people more around same age, not exact age, I think that would show better results.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nathan Pinno9.1y ago
The plugin is solid, but I’d like the ability to compare two fields as part of the matching formula (ie. gender to interested in gender). If you could add this, I’ll update my review to 5 stars!
Read on wp.org ↗
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Turn your BuddyPress or BuddyBoss community into a matchmaking platform with weighted compatibility scoring..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 12 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 12 of 12 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("whether you are"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions BuddyPress, BuddyBoss, REST API.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 7 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,050 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "member matching" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-07-30 300+ → 200+ down after 177 days in tier
- 2024-02-04 400+ → 300+ down after 176 days in tier
- 2023-08-12 500+ → 400+ down after 312 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 700+ → 500+ down after 258 days in tier
- 2022-01-19 800+ → 700+ down
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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WPML Multilingual for BuddyPress and BuddyBoss 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
bbPress Notify (No-Spam) 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
BuddyPress Integration for WooCommerce 700+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
BuddyPress & BuddyBoss Member Profile Forms 300+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
Auto Login on Register for BuddyBoss 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D -
Buddy Notification Bell 100+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B
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