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BuddyPress

by BuddyPress · 90,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 23 Oct 2026, 19 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

86/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for BuddyPress
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security60
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is BuddyPress still maintained?
Yes. Last release 23 Oct 2026, 19 releases in the last 24 months. 23 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns BuddyPress, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer dcavins since Mar 2016. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was BuddyPress removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is BuddyPress safe?
31 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 14.5.3). Not on the exploited list. 27 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest BuddyPress update safe to install?
No ownership change before 14.5.4. No one-star spike after it. 23 Oct 2026 · 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.

Committers and their active periods
johnjamesjacoby22 May 2010 to 27 Nov 2020, 130 commits
boonebgorges11 Sep 2011 to 21 Apr 2020, 140 commits
imath6 Oct 2014 to 22 Oct 2024, 123 commits
dcavins31 Mar 2016 to 23 Oct 2026, 40 commits

4 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2009.

Maintenance

Last release
12 days ago
Releases, 24 months
19
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for BuddyPress
Q1 20244
Q2 202411
Q3 20243
Q4 20245
Q1 20253
Q2 20250
Q3 20254
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20266
Q4 20264

Last release 23 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.1.

Average rating per quarter for BuddyPress
Q4 20231.0
Q1 20241.7
Q2 20242.3
Q1 20251.0
Q2 20254.0
Q4 20253.0
Q1 20265.0

Average rating rose from 1.0 to 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q1 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star250
4 star37
3 star17
2 star19
1 star52
Latest low reviews

Security record

9 vulnerabilities in 24 months (31 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 14.5.3).

Show 31 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
27 Oct 2026BuddyPress <= 14.5.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection6.5<= 14.5.214.5.3Patched before disclosure
26 Oct 2026BuddyPress <= 14.5.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection6.5<= 14.5.214.5.3Patched before disclosure
10 Sep 2026BuddyPress <= 14.3.3 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Notifications Deletion4.3<= 14.3.314.3.4Patched before disclosure
29 Jul 2026BuddyPress <= 14.5.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) PHP Object Injection via XProfile Field Data7.5<= 14.5.0Not affectedn/a
13 Jul 2026BuddyPress <= 14.4.0 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Private Messages Disclosure4.3<= 14.4.014.5.0Patched before disclosure
9 Jun 2026BuddyPress <= 14.4.0 - Authenticated (Custom+) Insecure Direct Object Reference4.3<= 14.4.0Not affectedn/a
9 Jun 2026BuddyPress <= 14.4.0 - Authenticated (Custom+) Insecure Direct Object Reference4.3<= 14.4.0Not affectedn/a
22 Jan 2026BuddyPress <= 14.3.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution7.3<= 14.3.314.3.4Patched before disclosure
27 Sep 2025BuddyPress <= 14.3.4 - Missing Authorization5.3<= 14.3.414.4.0Patched before disclosure
24 Oct 2024BuddyPress <= 14.1.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Directory Traversal8.1<= 14.1.014.2.1Patched before disclosure
11 Jun 2024BuddyPress <= 12.4.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 12.5.012.5.1Patched before disclosure
3 May 2024BuddyPress <= 12.4.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 12.4.012.4.1Patched before disclosure
26 Dec 2023BuddyPress <= 11.3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 11.3.111.3.2Patched before disclosure
18 Aug 2021BuddyPress <= 9.0.0 - SQL Injection9.8<= 9.0.09.1.1Patched before disclosure
18 Aug 2021BuddyPress <= 9.0.0 - Information Disclosure via REST API8.8<= 9.0.09.1.1Patched before disclosure
14 Apr 2021BuddyPress <= 7.2.1 - Missing Authorization to Private Post Activity5.4<= 7.2.17.3.0Patched before disclosure
14 Apr 2021BuddyPress <= 7.2.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthorized Group Access5.4<= 7.2.17.3.0Patched before disclosure
14 Apr 2021BuddyPress <= 7.2.1 - Insufficient Privilege De-escalation8.8<= 7.2.17.3.0Patched before disclosure
14 Apr 2021BuddyPress <= 7.2.1 - Missing Authorization to Group Creation5.4<= 7.2.17.3.0Patched before disclosure
17 Mar 2021BuddyPress <= 7.2.0 - Authorization Bypass to Friend Invite5.4<= 7.2.07.2.1Patched before disclosure
16 Mar 2021BuddyPress 5.0.0-7.2.0 - Privilege Escalation via REST API8.85.0.0 to 7.2.07.2.11
16 Mar 2021BuddyPress - 7.0.0 - 7.2.0 - Insufficient Privilege De-escalation4.67.0.0 to 7.2.17.2.11
7 Mar 2021BuddyPress <= 7.2.0 - Authorization Bypass to Private Message Disclosure6.5<= 7.2.07.2.110
27 Nov 2020BuddyPress <= 6.3.0 - Insufficient Input Validation6.4< 6.4.06.4.01
2 Jan 2020BuddyPress <= 5.1.1 - Sensitive Information Disclosure7.5<= 5.1.15.1.22

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

90,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for BuddyPress
4 May 20261,903
11 May 20263,487
18 May 20263,422
25 May 20263,356
1 Jun 20263,329
8 Jun 20263,881
15 Jun 20263,443
22 Jun 20263,057
29 Jun 20263,071
6 Jul 202637,029
13 Jul 202610,356
20 Jul 20268,431
27 Jul 202637,432
3 Aug 202616,824
10 Aug 20267,915
17 Aug 20266,910
24 Aug 20266,717
31 Aug 20266,074
7 Sep 20265,502
14 Sep 20267,851
21 Sep 20267,187
28 Sep 20267,179
5 Oct 20268,476
12 Oct 20266,564
19 Oct 202633,323
26 Oct 202621,427
2 Nov 20262,528

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 62% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version14.5.4
AuthorBuddyPress
Added23 Apr 2009
Last updated23 Oct 2026
Active installs90,000+
Requires WordPress6.1
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.6
CategoryCommunity & Social > Membership Sites & Subscriptions
Tagsgroup, members, network, community, self hosted

Other plugins by this author: BP Classic

Questions

Is BuddyPress still maintained?

Yes. Last release 23 Oct 2026, 19 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns BuddyPress, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer dcavins since Mar 2016.

Was BuddyPress removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is BuddyPress safe?

31 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 14.5.3). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest BuddyPress update safe to install?

No ownership change before 14.5.4. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 4 Nov 2026.Report a data issue