Best Bbpress WordPress Plugins (September 2026)

Best Bbpress Plugins for WordPress
Rank	Plugin	Active installs	Rating	Updated	Health
1	One User Avatar \| User Profile Picture Use any image from your WordPress Media Library as a custom user avatar or user profile… by One Designs	100K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (41)	1 month ago	76
2	Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget Area Plugin Display new sidebars on any post, page, category etc. Works with Classic Widgets, Block… by Joachim Jensen	30K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (724)	10 months ago	52
3	wpForo Forum Number one WordPress forum plugin with AI features. Full-fledged forum solution with modern… by Tomdever	20K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (390)	2 days ago	91
4	Restrict User Access Create Access Levels and restrict any post, page, category, etc. Supports bbPress… by Joachim Jensen	10K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (94)	1 month ago	72
5	GD bbPress Attachments Implement attachments upload to the topics and replies in bbPress plugin through a media… by Milan Petrovic	6K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (26)	6 months ago	71
6	bbp style pack For bbPress - Lets you style bbPress, and add display features by Robin W	6K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (100)	2 weeks ago	83
7	Inline Image Upload for BBPress Upload inline images to BBPress forum topics and replies. by BerryPress	3K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (64)	5 days ago	75
8	bbPress Notify (No-Spam) Powerful, customizable email notifications for bbPress and BuddyBoss forums — without the… by Vinny	2K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (40)	7 months ago	63
9	GD bbPress Tools Adds different expansions and tools to the bbPress plugin powered forums: BBCode support… by Milan Petrovic	1K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 3.8 (24)	4 months ago	55
10	Private groups For bbPress - Creates private forum groups by Robin W	1K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (49)	1 month ago	87
11	bbPress WP Tweaks Adds bbPress forum specific sidebar, wrapper, widgets, user columns, login links and other… by veppa	1K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (11)	10 months ago	51
12	Avatar Privacy Enhances the privacy of your users and visitors with gravatar opt-in and local avatars. by pepe	1K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (25)	3 years ago	44
13	reCAPTCHA for bbPress Google reCAPTCHA v2 for bbPress is a free plugin/add-on for bbPress, that allow you to… by Hitesh Chandwani	700+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (4)	2 years ago	37
14	WP Notification Bell On-site bell notifications. Display notifications custom or triggered (new posts/cpts… by wpdever	700+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (12)	7 months ago	54
15	RDFa Breadcrumb An easy template tag for showing a breadcrumb menu on your site and on google search… by Nitin Yawalkar	600+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (7)	11 years ago	35
16	bbPress Enable TinyMCE Visual Tab Activates the visual tab for the bbPress TinyMCE editor and provides a few other options. by Jared Atchison	600+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (14)	13 years ago	38
17	bbPress Login Register Links On Forum Topic Pages Add bbPress only sidebar, Add bbpress login link, bbpress register link, forget password… by Tomas	600+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (8)	10 months ago	50
18	bbPress Moderation Add the ability to moderate and approve new topics and replies in the bbPress V2.0 plugin by ianhaycox	500+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (14)	13 years ago	36
19	bbPress Voting Let visitors vote up and down on bbPress topics and replies just like Reddit or Stack… by natekinkead	400+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (10)	2 months ago	72
20	bbPress – Sort topic replies Sort topic replies in ascending or descending order for each bbPress Topic. by SandyRig	300+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (6)	2 years ago	41
21	Turnkey bbPress by WeaverTheme At last! Turnkey bbPress. Beautiful bbPress styles. Essential layout and user/admin… by wpweaver	300+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (3)	2 months ago	67
22	bbP topic count For bbPress - adds any combination of topics, replies and totals under the authors avatar… by Robin W	300+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (15)	1 month ago	77
23	bbPress Genesis Extend Provides basic compatibility with bbPress and the Genesis Framework with a few extra… by Jared Atchison	300+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (11)	7 years ago	38
24	Post Comments as bbPress Topics Replace the comments on your WordPress blog posts with topics from an integrated bbPress… by Robin W	300+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (18)	1 month ago	63
25	bbPress – Private Replies A simple plugin to allow your bbPress users to mark their replies as private. by Pippin Williamson	200+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (12)	10 years ago	38
26	Pushover Notifications for WordPress Pushover Notifications allows your WordPress site to send push notifications straight to… by Chris Klosowski	200+	★★★★★★★★★★ 3.6 (14)	9 years ago	32
27	bbPress Topic Thumbnails Provides bbPress with support for topic thumbnails. by Shane Gowland	200+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (4)	13 years ago	32
28	bbp user ranking For bbPress - Lets you add ranking and badges to topics, replies, and profiles by Robin W	200+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (11)	1 month ago	77
29	CleanTalk bbPress spam scanner Check existing bbPress topics for spam and move to trash all found spam. by CleanTalk Inc	200+	★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews	3 weeks ago	57
30	bbPress – Report Content Give your bbPress forum users the ability to report inappropriate content or spam in topics… by Josh Eaton	200+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (10)	12 years ago	38

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How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

25 Update freshness
20 Works with the latest WordPress
25 Rating, weighted by review count
15 Support threads resolved
15 Active installs

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FAQ

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Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 27, 2026

What is the most popular bbpress plugin for WordPress?

One User Avatar | User Profile Picture is the most popular bbpress plugin with 100K+ active installs and a 4.7/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many bbpress plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 179 plugins tagged “bbpress” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which bbpress plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, Avatar Privacy has the highest rating at 5/5 from 25 reviews.

Are these bbpress plugins actively maintained?

4 of the top 30 bbpress plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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