You Have a New (BuddyPress) Message
by Markus Echterhoff · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 2 other plugins · 180+ installs across the portfolio →
Notify users about new BuddyPress messages (widget & shortcode)
47 health vs 54 average across 3,792 Admin & Utilities plugins
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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.27, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2800 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
57
now · peak 86
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
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
7.7y ago
latest release · v2.1
3
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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2016-01-05 · 1,384 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ andrew557.7y ago
Great at preventing members from missing private messages. Should be in the BuddyPress core! Plugin is updated regularly and quickly. Thank you and keep up the great work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ullriredor8.0y ago
Very nice plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ donburikun9.4y ago
It does exactly what it says. This is much needed feature for Buddypress and Markus has created it. It can also by styled as needed via css.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Iuda9.6y ago
works like a charm
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jakob10.6y ago
Hi dear Markus Today is the “Thank a WordPress Plugin/Theme Author Day 2016”, this is a great opportunity to express my gratitude and thank you for all the work you do. Without your dedication in making WP plugins, WP wouldn’t be what it’s now. Thank you from the bottom of my heart Jakob
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-26 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-25 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-24 80+ → 70+ down after 100 days in tier
- 2026-03-16 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-15 80+ → 70+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-03-12 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-11 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-10 70+ → 80+ up after 1 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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Shortcode Widget 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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