WP-United : phpBB WordPress Integration
by jhong · Social
Bridge phpBB and WordPress!
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Health
D 40/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
-20%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “forum”, “integrate” and “social” 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.
40 health vs 58 average across 1,836 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 62.8K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Social plugin keeps 0.5%, across 1,277 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Social 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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40, 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 4548 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.9.40; the current branch is 6.8
3.3★ over 52 reviews, smoothed to 3.69★
5 of 5 tags set · short description under 30 characters
To rank higher: Last updated 4548 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 20d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 20d
-0.2
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 your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| phpbb your tag | #9 | #4 | down 1 |
| forum your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| integrate your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “forum”, “integrate” and “social” 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 3.2K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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
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
12.5y ago
latest release · v0.9.2.8 · 21 May 2014
17
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.1 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 18 Jun 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jelleruben10.8y ago
I have install this plugin, now must i install an other plugin. “Click here to download the modification package.” This package does exist any more. If i go to the page (http://www.wp-united.com/releases/wp-united-latest-phpbb) I get the mesage “It looks like nothing was found at this location. Maybe try one of the links below or a search?”
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sunny Lotus11.0y ago
Hello! My forum version is 3.0.14, so phpBB MODs 0.9.2.7 and 0.9.2.5 don’t work. Can anybody share download link to the phpBB WP United Mod v.0.9.2.8? Thanks a lot!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ soehli11.6y ago
Perfect plugin to bridge WP and phpBB. Plugin creates a seamless transition from WP to phpBB. It took a bit to find automod and WP-United-phpBB module required for the plugin to work. The mods and phpBB package files are located here http://www.wpzoan.com/wp-united-forum-plugin-a-wordpress-phpbb-bridge/ . Everything you’ll need to get the plugin up and running
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ OnlyHuman11.7y ago
This mod works just like it says, the only thing I ran into was some styling issues on theme integration. I just finished setting this up for: http://spiritloveforum.com Check it out if you wanna see a preview Before you integrate themes make sure you have the CSS slider all the way off to the left. I’m giving this plugin 3 stars for lack of support and they took off the link to the phpbb automod package which is REQUIRED for this mod to work. I have uploaded it to my server for anyone interested here: http://spiritloveforum.com/kingsblend/wp-united-release-phpbb.zip The phpbb mod ONLY works for version 3.0.x
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ semnba11.7y ago
Tried the mod. Could not get it to work. No support. Look at dates… it’s clear the developer has abandoned this mod. I am going to re-do my site and get rid of this, it changed too many configuration files and i want a clean install with no WP-United residue. WOULD BE INTERESTED IN WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE MIGRATING TO. Thank you for anybody else writing their experience.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ skylab711.7y ago
Broken link for the MOD package.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ andy.double-eye11.7y ago
The link in the setup http://www.wp-united.com/releases/wp-united-latest-phpbb is broken
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ outkax11.7y ago
Work nice with phpbb 3.0.13 & wordpress 4.1 thank’s for the plugin, but one option no work it’s when an user subscrib with phpbb he doesn’t create profil in wordpress. I desiable the sign in in phpbb 😉
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
3 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 Short description is 27 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 3 of 7 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("User integration is turned on, but I keep getting new WordPress accounts (e.g. `admin1`) instead of having existing accounts linked").
- ! 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 0 headings and 3 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,173 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "phpbb3" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-10-06 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-10-02 100+ → 200+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-09-29 200+ → 100+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2024-09-17 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-09-16 200+ → 100+ down after 590 days in tier
- 2023-02-04 300+ → 200+ down after 175 days in tier
- 2022-08-13 400+ → 300+ down after 530 days in tier
- 2021-03-01 700+ → 400+ down after 591 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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- P phpBB Topics Portal 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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AddToAny Share Buttons 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
bbPress 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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