WordPress plugin comparison

BuddyPress Default Data vs Simple Membership Custom Messages

BuddyPress Default Data

by Slava Abakumov

300+ installs3.9

Simple Membership Custom Messages

by wp.insider

7K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Simple Membership Custom Messages has more active installs: 7K+, against 300+ for BuddyPress Default Data.
On a typical day, Simple Membership Custom Messages is downloaded about 32 times, BuddyPress Default Data about 6.
Simple Membership Custom Messages is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 3.9 from 22 reviews.
Simple Membership Custom Messages was updated more recently: Aug 21, 2026, against Nov 30, 2024 for BuddyPress Default Data.
Simple Membership Custom Messages is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for BuddyPress Default Data.
BuddyPress Default Data has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Simple Membership Custom Messages.

Simple Membership Custom Messages leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	BuddyPress Default Data	Simple Membership Custom Messages
Popular rank	#10,275	#2,617
Active installs	300+	7K+
Downloads, last 30 days	124	958
Rating	3.9(22)	5.0(4)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.7.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.11	×0.84
Last release	1 year ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	5.3	–

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