Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots vs BP Distance Search
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
Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,957, ahead of BP Distance Search at #14,015. Over the last 7 days Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots climbed 7 places and BP Distance Search climbed 89 places. Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots has the largest install base, roughly 100× the next: 10K+ active installs against 100+ for BP Distance Search. Downloads this week: Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots 15,914 and BP Distance Search 23. Ratings: Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots 4.8★ from 142 and BP Distance Search 5★ from 6 reviews.
| Metric | Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots | BP Distance Search |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,957 ▲ 7 | #14,015 ▲ 89 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 15,914 | 23 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (142) | 5★ (6) |
| Last updated | Oct 25, 2026 | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Current version | 3.1.6 | 1.4.4 |
| Best rank on record | #1,949 | #13,699 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jan 2017 | Mar 2019 |
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.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots or BP Distance Search?
By active installs, Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots: 10K+ sites run it against 100+ for BP Distance Search, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 26, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots or BP Distance Search?
Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots, at #1,957 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with BP Distance Search at #14,015. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots or BP Distance Search 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.