bSuite
A suite of tools used to help surface interesting and popular stories as well as improve WordPress' CMS capabilities as an application platform.
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bSuite shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 14 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.3 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where bSuite stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| cms | >100 |
| content management | >100 |
| statistics | >100 |
| stats | >100 |
| tags | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About bSuite
From the official readme · v5 alpha 3Description
bSuite is a set of tools that help surface interesting and popular stories as well as improve WordPress’ CMS capabilities and usefulness as an application platform. Available widgets can show most popular posts, recently commented posts, or related posts (can also add a listof related posts to the bottom of the post content). Added shortcodes help organize content, allowing you to list all sub-pages of the current page or list all headings within the page. Another shortcode will render RSS feeds into a page or post. See the screenshots for more.
Stats
- Tracks page loads across your WordPress site
- Works with caching plugins
- Shows you what’s popular, what’s growing in popularity, and what’s declining
- Shows you what categories and tags are most popular
- Tracks the search terms readers use to find your site (and highlights those terms on the page)
Widgets
bSuite widgets include:
- Post Loop allows you to build your own, um, post loop, and put it anywhere a widget will fit.
- Pages replaces WP’s built in Pages widget and adds the option to expand the page list to include the parents and immediate children of the page your currently viewing.
- bSuite Popular Posts
- bSuite Related Posts
- bSuite Recently Commented Posts
Shortcodes
Built-in shortcodes allow you to:
- Embed an RSS or Atom feed into a post or page
- Include the content or excerpt from one post or page in another.
- Automatically build an index of headings on a page and create a table of contents to it (with links to anchors on the page)
- Embed a list of pages or sub-pages on a page or post
- Embed Slideshare items
- Embed Wufoo forms
Installation
- Place the plugin folder in your
wp-content/plugins/directory and activate it. - Set any options you want in Settings -> bSuite.
- bSuite will begin collecting new stats immediately, but it will take at least a day before you’ll see much of interest in Dashboard -> bStat Reports.
Screenshots
![Matthew Batchelder's use of the [innerindex] shortcode. Innerindex automatically generates a list of headings in the page, with links to jump to them.](https://ps.w.org/bsuite/trunk/screenshot-3.png?rev=1539071)
![Lamson Library's use of the [list_pages] shortcode. list_pages automatically generates a list of child pages for a given page.](https://ps.w.org/bsuite/trunk/screenshot-4.png?rev=1539071)
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FAQ
bSuite: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 1, 2026
Is bSuite free?
Yes. bSuite is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is bSuite safe to use in 2026?
bSuite shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use bSuite?
bSuite is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 23,987 times since it launched in October 2007. It was downloaded 64 times in the last 30 days.
Does bSuite work with WordPress 7.1?
bSuite is officially tested up to WordPress 3.3.2, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was bSuite last updated?
The latest version, 5 alpha 3, was released on April 11, 2012 (14 years ago).
Who makes bSuite?
bSuite is developed and maintained by Casey Bisson.
What are the best alternatives to bSuite?
The most popular alternatives to bSuite are White Label CMS (200K+ installs), List category posts (80K+ installs) and Cornerstone (20K+ installs).
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