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BuddyPress Restrict Messages vs Polanger Dating for WordPress

BuddyPress Restrict Messages

by Venutius

60+ installs5.0

Polanger Dating for WordPress

by Polanger

Fewer than 10 installs5.0

At a glance

BuddyPress Restrict Messages has more active installs: 60+, against fewer than 10 for Polanger Dating for WordPress.
On a typical day, Polanger Dating for WordPress is downloaded about 8 times, BuddyPress Restrict Messages about 3.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Polanger Dating for WordPress was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Jul 20, 2024 for BuddyPress Restrict Messages.
Polanger Dating for WordPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.6.11 for BuddyPress Restrict Messages.
BuddyPress Restrict Messages has been around longer: since 2011, against 2026 for Polanger Dating for WordPress.

Polanger Dating for WordPress leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	BuddyPress Restrict Messages	Polanger Dating for WordPress
Popular rank	#20,071	#51,106
Active installs	60+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	59	215
Rating	5.0(7)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	6.6.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.06	×0.07
Last release	2 years ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	–	8.0

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