BuddyPress for Sensei
by Syed Balkhi · Education
Also makes 99 other plugins · 21.7M+ installs across the portfolio →
BuddyPress for Sensei integrates the WooThemes Sensei plugin with BuddyPress, so you can add groups, activity, members, and forums to your courses.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
70+
≈77 estimated
Momentum
-4%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “buddypress”, “lms” and “sensei” 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.
48 health vs 70 average across 281 Education plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 21.1K 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2967 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.8.34; the current branch is 6.8
4.7★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2967 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| woothemes sensei your tag | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| buddypress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| lms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sensei your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woothemes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 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
- “buddypress”, “lms” and “sensei” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 85 · 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
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
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
8.1y ago
latest release · v1.2.3 · 18 Sep 2018
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 69% of the way through.
Install history since 16 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ szmek98.2y ago
Good plugin, hope they will develop it further. Now I see that there is some problem with bbpress and course update, there is 500 error, but hope they will figure it out.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ AiratTop8.7y ago
Plugin is working good! Thank you for your work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ joswp10.3y ago
Great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ solhuebner11.3y ago
Another great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Seneb11.4y ago
I just downloaded this plugin, and when I clicked on a page on my site, it returned 404. Deactivated it and the page was viewable again. SMH!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous11.4y ago
This is what I wanted all the time. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sadrul11.4y ago
This is what i am looking for. Working great without any issue. thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kishores11.4y ago
It is a great add-ons for socializing course and making popular among students:)
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.
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
6 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 "BuddyPress for Sensei integrates the WooThemes Sensei plugin with BuddyPress, so you can add groups, activi..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 11 questions in the FAQ.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 5 of 11 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions bbPress, BuddyPress.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,915 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "lms" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-12 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-11 70+ → 80+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2026-06-27 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-26 70+ → 80+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2026-06-15 80+ → 70+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-13 70+ → 80+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-06-10 80+ → 70+ down after 9 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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BuddyPress for LearnDash 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Sensei LMS Post to Course Creator 900+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Element Lesson Timer for Sensei 70+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content 100K+ installs · 3.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 70K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B
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