Should I choose Buddypress Messages Spam Blocker or Sitewide Newsletters?

Buddypress Messages Spam Blocker holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 0.0★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Buddypress Messages Spam Blocker or Sitewide Newsletters?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Buddypress Messages Spam Blocker has the deeper published review base (4 vs 0), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Buddypress Messages Spam Blocker typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (4 reviews). Sitewide Newsletters typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (0 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between Buddypress Messages Spam Blocker and Sitewide Newsletters?

Migration support varies by app and category. Buddypress Messages Spam Blocker and Sitewide Newsletters both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Sitewide Newsletters" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

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Buddypress Messages vs Sitewide Newsletters — WordPress

Buddypress Messages Spam Blocker vs Sitewide Newsletters

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

Buddypress Messages Spam Blocker

5.0·4reviews·40+installs

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1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

	Buddypress Messages Spam Blocker	Sitewide Newsletters
Tagline	—	—
Description	2337 / 5000 chars47% used	1031 / 5000 chars21% used
Screenshots	—	—
Languages
Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	quan_flo	Chris Taylor
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Last updated	—	—

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Shared categories on the same row · in-category position inline

Buddypress Messages Spam Blocker

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Feature comparison between Buddypress Messages Spam Blocker and Sitewide Newsletters
Metric	Buddypress Messages Spam Blocker	Sitewide Newsletters
Rating	5.0 ★	—
Total reviews	4	0
Active installs	40+	10+
Free plan	—	—

3. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

Buddypress Messages Spam Blocker

If there is a user (or a bot) that signed up at your site this user can start to send messages to every other user. I had some negative experiences with this and so I wrote a module that should help to block such a spam. Buddypress Messages Spam Blocker introduces some restrictions to your users: New users can send messages only 24h after their registration, so you’ll have time if bot registrations have to be removed manually (modify this value using filter ‘buddypress_messages_spamblocker_newMembersWaitingPeriod’) Their are also some more restrictions for mass mailings (mails that are sent to “friends” of the contact list are not included in this calculation): Users can send 6 messages maximum in 5 minutes (modify this value using filter ‘buddypress_messages_spamblocker_5m’) Users can send 10 messages maximum in 10 minutes (modify this value using filter ‘buddypress_messages_spamblocker_10m’) Users can send 20 messages maximum in 30 minutes (modify this value using filter ‘buddypress_messages_spamblocker_30m’) Users can send 30 messages maximum in 60 minutes (modify this value using filter ‘buddypress_messages_spamblocker_60m’) Users can send 35 messages maximum in 12 hours (modify this value using filter ‘buddypress_messages_spamblocker_12h’) Users can send 45 messages maximum in 24 hours (modify this value using filter ‘buddypress_messages_spamblocker_24h’) Users can send 50 messages maximum in 48 hours (modify this value using filter ‘buddypress_messages_spamblocker_48h’) Users with the capability “edit_users” (admins etc.) have no restrictions for outgoing messages Install, activate, and it will work. More about me and my plugins Since the year 1999 I do administration, customizing and programming for several forums, communities and social networks. In the year 2013 I switched from another PHP framework to WordPress. Because not all plugins I’d like to have exist already I wrote some own plugins and I think I’ll continue to do so. If you have the scope at forums or social networks my other modules might also be interesting for you. Just take a look at my WordPress Profile to see all my Plugins. Use them and if my work helps you to save time, earn money or just makes you happy feel free to donate – Thanks. The donation link can be found at the right sidebar next to this text.

Top keywords

messages19×4.90%
users11×2.84%
buddypress9×2.32%
buddypress messages9×2.32%
send9×2.32%
buddypress messages spamblocker8×2.06%
filter8×2.06%
filter buddypress8×2.06%
filter buddypress messages8×2.06%
messages spamblocker8×2.06%
modify8×2.06%
modify this value8×2.06%

Sitewide Newsletters

This plugin for WordPress MU is really simple. It allows site administrators to send a (plain text) to all users. You can type in the subject and text for the email, and it will try to send it to all user email addresses in the database. That’s pretty much it. There are two small additional features with this plugin. Firstly if any emails fail to be sent the failing email addresses will be shown in a list, so you can decide what to do. Secondly there is a “Test” checkbox, which when checked will only send the newsletter to the site admin email address. If you have a lot of users this plugin may take a long while to run, as it sends a separate email for each user. There is some reasoning behind that: in the future I may write in some special codes that you can use in your emails that will insert the users email address (so they can unsubscribe, for instance), a link to their wp-admin folder, and more user-specific data. That stuff is pretty much impossible to do if you use BCC to send one email to multiple people.

Top keywords

email7×3.59%
send4×2.05%
there3×1.54%
users3×1.54%
address2×1.03%
addresses2×1.03%
email address2×1.03%
email addresses2×1.03%
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Buddypress Messages Spam Blocker vs Sitewide Newsletters

Buddypress Messages Spam Blocker

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Should I choose Buddypress Messages Spam Blocker or Sitewide Newsletters?

Which is faster to set up, Buddypress Messages Spam Blocker or Sitewide Newsletters?

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Can I migrate data between Buddypress Messages Spam Blocker and Sitewide Newsletters?

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