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bbPress Protected Forums — WordPress Forum Plugin

by JordiPlana · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0 Tested up to WP 3.4.2

bbPress Protected Forums has 90+ active installs on WordPress.org and 20,706 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 20, 2012, tested up to WordPress 3.4.2.

bbPress Protected Forums at a glance

Active installs
90+
Total downloads
20,706
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is bbPress Protected Forums well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 3.4.2, not yet with the current 7.1

bbPress Protected Forums reviews and ratings

3 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

3 reviews

5★
3
4★
0
3★
0
2★
0
1★
0

Where bbPress Protected Forums ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that bbPress Protected Forums appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Forum Plugins #32 by tag, not in search #56 –

Details

Disables new topic creation in some forums for determined roles.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings bbPress Protected Forums competes in

Tags

  • bbPress
  • forums
  • lock
  • protected
  • topics

More from JordiPlana

Version
1.0
Last updated
Sep 20, 2012
First published
Sep 19, 2012
Requires WordPress
2.6
Tested up to
3.4.2
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

bbPress Protected Forums FAQ

How many active installs does bbPress Protected Forums have?

WordPress.org reports 90+ active installs for bbPress Protected Forums as of September 7, 2026.

Is bbPress Protected Forums still maintained?

The last release was on September 20, 2012, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is bbPress Protected Forums free?

bbPress Protected Forums is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does bbPress Protected Forums rank among Forum Plugins?

bbPress Protected Forums is #56 in the WordPress.org Forum Plugins ranking.