bbPress vs Muut – Commenting and Forums Re-Imagined
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
bbPress ranks #423 on the popular list; Muut – Commenting and Forums Re-Imagined is outside the top 500 we capture daily. bbPress has the largest install base, roughly 2000× the next: 100K+ active installs against 50+ for Muut – Commenting and Forums Re-Imagined. Downloads this week: bbPress 41,913 and Muut – Commenting and Forums Re-Imagined 13. Ratings: bbPress 3.9★ from 343 and Muut – Commenting and Forums Re-Imagined 3.9★ from 19 reviews.
| Metric | bbPress | Muut – Commenting and Forums Re-Imagined |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #423 ▼ 2 | outside top 500 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 50+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 41,913 | 13 |
| Rating | 3.9★ (343) | 3.9★ (19) |
| Last updated | Oct 15, 2026 | Nov 2, 2015 |
| Current version | 2.6.20 | 3.0.6 |
| Best rank on record | #394 | #20,794 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jan 2010 | Apr 2014 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 1 | 0 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, bbPress or Muut – Commenting and Forums Re-Imagined?
By active installs, bbPress: 100K+ sites run it against 50+ for Muut – Commenting and Forums Re-Imagined, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Are bbPress or Muut – Commenting and Forums Re-Imagined alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.