WordPress plugin comparison

BuddyPress Activity Shortcode vs BuddyPress Hovercards

BuddyPress Activity Shortcode

by BuddyDev

1K+ installs5.0

BuddyPress Hovercards

by Mike Martel

10+ installs4.5

At a glance

BuddyPress Activity Shortcode has more active installs: 1K+, against 10+ for BuddyPress Hovercards.
On a typical day, BuddyPress Activity Shortcode is downloaded about 20 times, BuddyPress Hovercards about 1.
BuddyPress Activity Shortcode is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 8 reviews, against 4.5 from 2 reviews.
BuddyPress Activity Shortcode was updated more recently: Dec 31, 2025, against Jan 24, 2013 for BuddyPress Hovercards.
BuddyPress Hovercards has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for BuddyPress Activity Shortcode.

BuddyPress Activity Shortcode leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	BuddyPress Activity Shortcode	BuddyPress Hovercards
Popular rank	#5,084	#44,141
Active installs	1K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	414	19
Rating	5.0(8)	4.5(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.9.0	–
Search multiplier	×0.12	×0.00
Last release	10 months ago	13 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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