WP phpBB Bridge
by Nikos Merianos · Uncategorized
Shares user authentication with phpBB3, by forcing phbBB to handle all the authentication.
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Health
F 39/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
20+
≈20 estimated
Momentum
-22%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “phpbb”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
39 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.1%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 37K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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.
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 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2, 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 5117 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.3.2; the current branch is 6.8
2.6★ over 11 reviews, smoothed to 3.83★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5117 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.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 22d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 22d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| phpbb3 | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| phpbb your tag | #15 | #11 | 0 |
| bridge your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| connection your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| integration your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 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
- One page off on “phpbb”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “bridge”, “connection” and “integration” 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.
- Already on top for “phpbb3”. #3 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 139 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,300 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ 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 21 Oct 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
14.0y ago
latest release · v2.0.7 · 27 Oct 2012
12
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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 20.
Install history since 21 Aug 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ QBcrusher12.0y ago
I never managed to get the posts to integrate, but I dont need that anyway….for integrating the users table from phpbb, it works great.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ imbguru12.7y ago
No way to cross-post, useless.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tinymagnet13.3y ago
Plugin is absolute garbage. Installation instructions were followed to the letter and it probably helps that I have a Comp Sci degree and yet all this plugin managed to do is break my WP install.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Moipaslautre13.4y ago
One word: Problems… Installed, follow the instructions, never get it to work… PHPBB 3.0.11 Finaly, I had to shut it off by DB in order to get WP to load again…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ javitopo13.6y ago
Integra perfectamente los usuarios de pbpbb con wordpress
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ GreenLead13.7y ago
I followed the instructions precisely as written, and the plugin worked for me the first time. Nice work! Since then, I’ve been making modifications to the plugins files, adding a modal dialog and reworking the user options box to suit my tastes. It has remained stable so far. I do think, however, that the plugin should in the future address the issue of avatars not appearing correctly for post author biographies (I’ve coded up a hack here, for those who are interested). Now, I’m probably going to get a fair amount of flak for this, but I feel that the author(s) of the plugin are somewhat…arrogant, rude and almost always absent. They offer very little support, and assume that all those who use their plugin are PHP experts. So my message to the authors is: swallow that Greek/Italian/Mediterranean pride, and pay attention to your user’s needs.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ matalo13.8y ago
Have been suffering an issue where the plugin will randomly deactivate itself. Requested help from the developer but I have not had a response, even after initially donating to remove advertising. Sadly it seems this plugin is not maintained. Suggest you stay away and look elsewhere.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vaxter13.9y ago
It was working great with older WP versions, but now it just disables by itself, sometimes.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
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 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 4 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,825 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "connection" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 10+ → 20+ up after 167 days in tier
- 2026-05-17 20+ → 10+ down after 45 days in tier
- 2026-04-02 10+ → 20+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-03-25 20+ → 10+ down after 18 days in tier
- 2026-03-07 10+ → 20+ up after 89 days in tier
- 2025-12-08 20+ → 10+ down after 732 days in tier
- 2023-12-07 30+ → 20+ down after 391 days in tier
- 2022-11-11 40+ → 30+ down after 38 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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- I Integrio 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Zapier for WordPress 50K+ installs · 2.5★ · 1 shared tag C -
CF7 to Webhook 30K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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