BuddyPress is the #489 ranked popular app on WordPress, with a 4.1 average rating from 375 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
BuddyPress is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by BuddyPress. With a rating of 4.1★ from 375 reviews, it currently ranks #489 in the Popular category.
AppRanks data: BuddyPress ranks #489 in Popular on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 96% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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BuddyPress is a well-rated WordPress app with a growing review traction. It is listed in the Popular category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 375 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- No standout positives based on current data signals.
Cons
- −Sparse visual evidence (0 screenshots) — harder to evaluate the UX before installing
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How BuddyPress works
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Are you looking for modern, robust, and sophisticated social network software? BuddyPress is a suite of components that are common to a typical social network, and allows for great add-on features through WordPress’s extensive plugin system.
Aimed at site builders & developers, BuddyPress is focused on ease of integration, ease of use, and extensibility. It is deliberately powerful yet unbelievably simple social network software, built by contributors to WordPress.
Members can register on your site to create user profiles, have private conversations, make social connections, create and interact in groups, and much more. Truly a social network in a box, BuddyPress helps you build a home for your company, school, sports team, or other niche community.
Built with developers in mind BuddyPress helps site builders & developers add community features to their websites. It comes with a robust theme compatibility API that does its best to make every BuddyPress content page look and feel right with just about any WordPress theme. You will likely need to adjust some styling on your own to make everything look pristine.
BuddyPress themes are just WordPress themes with additional templates, and with a little work, you could easily create your own, too! A handful of BuddyPress-specific themes are readily available for download from WordPress.org, and lots more are available from third-party theme authors.
BuddyPress also comes with built-in support for Akismet and bbPress, two very popular and very powerful WordPress plugins. If you’re using either, visit their settings pages and ensure everything is configured to your liking.
The BuddyPress Add-ons WordPress.org is home to some amazing Add-ons for BuddyPress, including:
BP Attachments
BP Classic
NB: BP Classic is a backwards compatibility Add-on for BuddyPress 12.0 and up bringing back the BP Legacy URL parser, the BP Default theme and BP Legacy widgets.
Go to BuddyPress profile on WordPress.org to find them all!
Join our community If you’re interested in contributing to BuddyPress, we’d love to have you. Head over to the BuddyPress Documentation site to find out how you can pitch in.
BuddyPress is available in many languages thanks to the volunteer efforts of individuals all around the world. Check out our translations page on the BuddyPress Documentation site for more details. If you are a polyglot, please consider helping translate BuddyPress into your language.
Growing the BuddyPress community means better software for everyone!
Category rankings
As of Sep 4, 2026- Popular#489of 510Top 96%
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Where BuddyPress stands in the Popular category
BuddyPress ranks #489 of 510 apps in the Popular category, placing it in the top 96% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is BuddyPress?
BuddyPress is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.1-star rating from 375 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Popular category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by BuddyPress.
Where does BuddyPress rank on WordPress?
BuddyPress currently sits at position #489 in the Popular category on WordPress. That places it in the top 96% of 510 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.