WordPress plugin comparison

BuddyPress Activity Shortcode vs BuddyPress Group Email Subscription

BuddyPress Activity Shortcode

by BuddyDev

1K+ installs5.0

BuddyPress Group Email Subscription

by Boone Gorges

1K+ installs4.0

At a glance

Both have 1K+ active installs.
On a typical day, BuddyPress Group Email Subscription is downloaded about 26 times, BuddyPress Activity Shortcode about 20.
BuddyPress Activity Shortcode is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 8 reviews, against 4.0 from 32 reviews.
BuddyPress Activity Shortcode was updated more recently: Dec 31, 2025, against Oct 4, 2024 for BuddyPress Group Email Subscription.
BuddyPress Group Email Subscription is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.6.11, against 5.9.0 for BuddyPress Activity Shortcode.
BuddyPress Group Email Subscription has been around longer: since 2010, against 2015 for BuddyPress Activity Shortcode.

BuddyPress Activity Shortcode leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	BuddyPress Activity Shortcode	BuddyPress Group Email Subscription
Popular rank	#5,084	#6,271
Active installs	1K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	405	722
Rating	5.0(8)	4.0(32)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.9.0	6.6.11
Search multiplier	×0.12	×0.11
Last release	10 months ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	–	5.3

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