by John James Jacoby 3.9 (342 reviews)

bbPress

Name: bbPress
Rating: 3.9 (342 reviews)
Author: John James Jacoby

bbPress is forum software for WordPress.

bbPress ranks #409 among WordPress.org plugins with 100,000+ active installations, is #17 of 2,881 in the Discussion & Community category, a 3.9/5 rating from 342 reviews, and was last updated Sep 16, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v2.6.17 Current Version v2.6.17

Updated 17 hours ago Last Update on 16 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 16 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#17 of 2,881 in Discussion & Community Top 1% by installs Downloads -32.2% this week Actively maintained

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Rank

#409

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Active Installs

100K+

-26.6%

KW Avg Position

1.8

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Downloads

9.4M

+67 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

78%

Review 3.9 out of 5

3.9 (342 reviews)

Next Milestone 200K

Total Progress 31.3%

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Peak 0,000,000

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Reviews & Ratings

3.9

342 reviews

Overall 78%

197 (58%)

40 (12%)

24 (7%)

23 (7%)

58 (17%)

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

18 known vulnerabilities on record · 2 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Mar 4, 2025

bbPress [bbpress] < 2.6.12 (closed)

CVE-2025-1435 · Fixed in v2.6.12
Mar 4, 2025 UNPATCHED

bbPress [bbpress] <= 2.6.14 (unfixed + closed)

CVE-2026-74010 · No fix released
May 28, 2020

bbPress [bbpress] < 2.6.5 (closed)

CVE-2020-13693 · Fixed in v2.6.5
May 28, 2020

bbPress [bbpress] < 2.6.5 (closed)

Fixed in v2.6.5
May 26, 2020

bbPress [bbpress] < 2.6.5 (closed)

CVE-2020-13487 · Fixed in v2.6.5
Nov 13, 2017

bbPress [bbpress] < 2.5.13 (closed)

Fixed in v2.5.13
Jul 14, 2016

bbPress [bbpress] < 2.5.10 (closed)

Fixed in v2.5.10
Jul 13, 2016

bbPress [bbpress] < 2.5.10 (closed)

Fixed in v2.5.10
May 3, 2016

bbPress [bbpress] < 2.5.9 (closed)

Fixed in v2.5.9
May 3, 2016

bbPress [bbpress] < 2.5.9 (closed)

Fixed in v2.5.9

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.6.17
Last Updated: Sep 16, 2026
Requires WP: 6.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 5.6.20 or higher
Author: John James Jacoby

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 3.9
Reviews: 342
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

discussion forum forums support

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

bbPress is for WordPress site owners who want to add a discussion forum to their site.It provides forum software that integrates with WordPress to let communities hold discussions that can grow over time.