Limited data: bbPress has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is bbPress still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 16 Aug 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 16 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns bbPress, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer Ste_95 since Feb 2016. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was bbPress removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is bbPress safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest bbPress update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.3.9. No one-star spike after it. 27 Nov 2024 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| Ste_95 | 15 Feb 2016 to 16 Aug 2026, 44 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2016.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 16 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 5 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
60+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
Momentum history builds with each snapshot.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 1.3.9 |
|---|---|
| Author | Stefano |
| Added | 15 Feb 2016 |
| Last updated | 16 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 60+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | emails, bbPress, Notifications, subscriptions |
Other plugins by this author: Post Pay Counter, Rel Nofollow, Smart Tag Insert, Post Pay Counter - WP-Slimstat visits, Posts To-Do List
Questions
Is bbPress still maintained?
Yes. Last release 16 Aug 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.
Who owns bbPress, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer Ste_95 since Feb 2016.
Was bbPress removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is bbPress safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest bbPress update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.3.9. No one-star spike after it.