Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Group Reviews
by wbcomdesigns · Uncategorized
Also makes 16 other plugins · 6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Let members review and rate BuddyPress groups across your own criteria, with moderation, a top-groups leaderboard, and SEO-ready rating markup.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
70+
≈70 estimated
Momentum
+94%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “buddypress” for “leaderboard”. “buddypress” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “leaderboard” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 58 average across 25,756 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 20.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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 7 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 23 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.8★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ 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
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
25%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| buddypress groups | #9 | #21 | up 1 |
| groups your tag | #24 | #23 | down 3 |
| buddypress seo | #9 | #23 | 0 |
| leaderboard | #24 | #20 | 0 |
| review moderation | #13 | #19 | down 1 |
| buddypress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| community your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ratings your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| reviews your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
40 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 35 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
- Swap “buddypress” for “leaderboard”. “buddypress” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “leaderboard” sits at #24 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 458 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #18,200 to #19,000, alongside the other plugins at 70+ 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
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
7
releases in the last 12 months
23d ago
latest release · v3.9.1 · 9 Oct 2026
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 70.
Install history since 31 Oct 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ user4forum2.6y ago
The functionality of the plugin has been significantly expanded in recent updates. Several previously mentioned shortcomings have been addressed and new suggestions have been implemented. Particularly positive are: Ability for updating reviews Different custom rating criteria for groups, definable by site or group administrators Based on my previous two-star review, it’s fair to update my assessment. While there are still a few configuration options that would be desirable from a site administrator’s perspective, the plugin is now well thought out and highly recommended. I had considered using this plugin. However, I am disappointed because the name of this plugin promises more than it delivers. I would have expected different groups to be evaluated based on different criteria. Instead, only members of different groups can be excluded from the evaluation, and the same criteria apply to all groups. Furthermore, once a review is made, it cannot be updated, only new ones can be made (“Enable Multiple Reviews”).Feature request: – Text field for personal comments should be optional, and this also applies to the almost identical “Member Review” plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ blazicstudios5.8y ago
This plugin was a life saver. Works really well so far!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pabloandrade6.1y ago
Nada Funciona, fiz todas as configurações e nada funcionou WordPress 5.5.1 / Buddypress 6.3.0 / Parece ser muito bom se funcionar !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ darron298.8y ago
5 star to support
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (3.9.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2022-05-25 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.8.1 Patched in 2.8.2
- Patched Medium · 6.3 Wbcom Designs Plugins (Various Versions) - Arbitrary Plugin Installation, Activation and Deactivation ↗2022-04-13 Missing Authorization Affects < 2.8.1 Patched in 2.8.1
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.
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
8 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 "Let members review and rate BuddyPress groups across your own criteria, with moderation, a top-groups leade..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 15 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 15 of 15 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use it", "perfect for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions BuddyPress, BuddyBoss, REST API, Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 10 headings and 7 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,309 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
- 2026-10-20 60+ → 70+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-10-11 70+ → 60+ down after 25 days in tier
- 2026-09-16 80+ → 70+ down after 40 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 70+ → 80+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2026-07-17 80+ → 70+ down after 17 days in tier
- 2026-06-30 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-29 80+ → 70+ down after 28 days in tier
- 2026-06-01 70+ → 80+ up after 3 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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Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Member Reviews 200+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags A -
Site Reviews 60K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress 5K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Widgets for Yelp Reviews 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Widgets for Amazon Reviews 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags A -
Registration Options for BuddyPress 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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