WordPress plugin comparison

bbPress Messages vs forumAttachments for bbPress

bbPress Messages

by DevriX

100+ installs4.5

forumAttachments for bbPress

by Milan Petrovic

6K+ installs4.3

At a glance

forumAttachments for bbPress has more active installs: 6K+, against 100+ for bbPress Messages.
On a typical day, forumAttachments for bbPress is downloaded about 103 times, bbPress Messages about 5.
bbPress Messages is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 11 reviews, against 4.3 from 26 reviews.
forumAttachments for bbPress was updated more recently: Oct 25, 2026, against Nov 15, 2017 for bbPress Messages.
forumAttachments for bbPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 4.8.34 for bbPress Messages.
forumAttachments for bbPress has been around longer: since 2011, against 2016 for bbPress Messages.

forumAttachments for bbPress leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	bbPress Messages	forumAttachments for bbPress
Popular rank	#13,922	#2,818
Active installs	100+	6K+
Downloads, last 30 days	88	4.2K
Rating	4.5(11)	4.3(26)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	4.8.34	7.2
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.76
Last release	9 years ago	16 days ago
Requires PHP	–	8.0

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