WordPress plugin comparison

forumAttachments for bbPress vs WP Attachments

forumAttachments for bbPress

by Milan Petrovic

6K+ installs4.3

WP Attachments

by Marco Milesi

3K+ installs4.5

At a glance

forumAttachments for bbPress has more active installs: 6K+, against 3K+ for WP Attachments.
On a typical day, forumAttachments for bbPress is downloaded about 104 times, WP Attachments about 53.
WP Attachments is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 43 reviews, against 4.3 from 26 reviews.
forumAttachments for bbPress was updated more recently: Oct 25, 2026, against Oct 5, 2026 for WP Attachments.
WP Attachments resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for forumAttachments for bbPress.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.2.
forumAttachments for bbPress has been around longer: since 2011, against 2012 for WP Attachments.

forumAttachments for bbPress leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	forumAttachments for bbPress	WP Attachments
Popular rank	#2,818	#3,908
Active installs	6K+	3K+
Downloads, last 30 days	4.1K	1.3K
Rating	4.3(26)	4.5(43)
Support threads resolved	0%	100%
Tested up to	7.2	7.2
Search multiplier	×0.76	×0.83
Last release	15 days ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	8.0	7.4

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