YD BuddyPress Feed Syndication
by Yann at WP&Co · Content & Feeds
Also makes 21 other plugins · 200+ installs across the portfolio →
Syndicate RSS feeds into your user or group Activity stream
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Health
D 42/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈17 estimated
Momentum
0%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “aggregation”, “feed” and “rss” 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.
42 health vs 64 average across 1,205 Content & Feeds plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.1%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 10.8K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Content & Feeds plugin keeps 0.8%, across 868 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Content & Feeds 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 15+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1, well behind 7.1.
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 5538 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.2.1; the current branch is 7.1
1.0★ over 1 review, weighted for review count to 4.0★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5538 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| social feed aggregation | #18 | #18 | down 3 |
| aggregation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| buddypress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| feed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| rss your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| syndication your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “aggregation”, “feed” and “rss” 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 7 Nov 2024 · 727 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 48 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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.
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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 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 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions BuddyPress.
- ✓ Headings and lists 9 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,315 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "aggregation" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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).
- F FeedWordPress 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags B
- F FeedWordPress Advanced Filters 100+ installs · 3.3★ · 4 shared tags D
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GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
RSS for Yandex Turbo 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
RSS Includes Pages 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Super RSS Reader – Add attractive RSS Feed Widget 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for YD BuddyPress Feed Syndication into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
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