WordPress plugin comparison

bbPress Protected Forums vs forumAttachments for bbPress

bbPress Protected Forums

by JordiPlana

90+ installs5.0

forumAttachments for bbPress

by Milan Petrovic

6K+ installs4.3

At a glance

forumAttachments for bbPress has more active installs: 6K+, against 90+ for bbPress Protected Forums.
On a typical day, forumAttachments for bbPress is downloaded about 103 times, bbPress Protected Forums about 7.
bbPress Protected Forums is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.3 from 26 reviews.
forumAttachments for bbPress was updated more recently: Oct 25, 2026, against Sep 20, 2012 for bbPress Protected Forums.
forumAttachments for bbPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 3.4.2 for bbPress Protected Forums.
forumAttachments for bbPress has been around longer: since 2011, against 2012 for bbPress Protected Forums.

forumAttachments for bbPress leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	bbPress Protected Forums	forumAttachments for bbPress
Popular rank	#17,149	#2,818
Active installs	90+	6K+
Downloads, last 30 days	151	4.2K
Rating	5.0(3)	4.3(26)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	3.4.2	7.2
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.76
Last release	14 years ago	15 days ago
Requires PHP	–	8.0

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