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WordPress plugin comparison

Forumax vs bbPress

At a glance

  • bbPress has more active installs: 100K+, against 500+ for Forumax.
  • On a typical day, bbPress is downloaded about 2,480 times, Forumax about 38.
  • Forumax is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 18 reviews, against 3.9 from 343 reviews.
  • Forumax was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Oct 27, 2026 for bbPress.
  • Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
  • bbPress has been around longer: since 2010, against 2022 for Forumax.

Line by line

bbPress leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

MetricForumaxbbPress
Popular rank#8,860#426
Active installs500+100K+
Downloads, last 30 days1.4K121.3K
Rating5.0(18)3.9(343)
Support threads resolved100%–
Tested up to7.1.47.1.4
Search multiplier×0.65×1.02
Last release6 days ago12 days ago
Requires PHP7.47.2

From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.

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