WordPress plugin comparison

bbPress Pencil Unread vs forumAttachments for bbPress

bbPress Pencil Unread

by grosbouff

100+ installs4.9

forumAttachments for bbPress

by Milan Petrovic

6K+ installs4.3

At a glance

forumAttachments for bbPress has more active installs: 6K+, against 100+ for bbPress Pencil Unread.
On a typical day, forumAttachments for bbPress is downloaded about 103 times, bbPress Pencil Unread about 3.
bbPress Pencil Unread is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 11 reviews, against 4.3 from 26 reviews.
forumAttachments for bbPress was updated more recently: Oct 25, 2026, against Jan 13, 2020 for bbPress Pencil Unread.
forumAttachments for bbPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 5.3.27 for bbPress Pencil Unread.
forumAttachments for bbPress has been around longer: since 2011, against 2013 for bbPress Pencil Unread.

forumAttachments for bbPress leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	bbPress Pencil Unread	forumAttachments for bbPress
Popular rank	#14,621	#2,819
Active installs	100+	6K+
Downloads, last 30 days	53	4.3K
Rating	4.9(11)	4.3(26)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	5.3.27	7.2
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.76
Last release	6 years ago	16 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	8.0

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