WordPress plugin comparison

BuddyPress Activity Shortcode vs BuddyPress Backwards Compatibility

BuddyPress Activity Shortcode

by BuddyDev

1K+ installs5.0

BuddyPress Backwards Compatibility

by John James Jacoby

10+ installs

At a glance

BuddyPress Activity Shortcode has more active installs: 1K+, against 10+ for BuddyPress Backwards Compatibility.
On a typical day, BuddyPress Activity Shortcode is downloaded about 20 times, BuddyPress Backwards Compatibility about 2.
BuddyPress Backwards Compatibility has no reviews yet.
BuddyPress Activity Shortcode was updated more recently: Dec 31, 2025, against Feb 19, 2010 for BuddyPress Backwards Compatibility.
BuddyPress Activity Shortcode is tested with a newer WordPress: 5.9.0, against 2.9.2 for BuddyPress Backwards Compatibility.
BuddyPress Backwards Compatibility has been around longer: since 2010, against 2015 for BuddyPress Activity Shortcode.

BuddyPress Activity Shortcode leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	BuddyPress Activity Shortcode	BuddyPress Backwards Compatibility
Popular rank	#5,084	#47,073
Active installs	1K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	414	41
Rating	5.0(8)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.9.0	2.9.2
Search multiplier	×0.12	×0.00
Last release	10 months ago	16 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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