77
HivePress – Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads Plugin
A powerful directory engine that rewards developers and challenges beginners.
HealthyDeclining
77/100
The plugin offers a generous free tier and great support but requires technical knowledge.
Active installs
~15,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
4.9★
216 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-16%
Declining
165 → 139 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining · -16% in the last year
165/day a year ago→139/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayHivePress is generally praised for its clean code, generous free tier, and responsive support, but users note that substantial customization and thin documentation can be challenging.
What people like
- +Clean code with fast installation and a professional default appearance
- +Generous free tier that provides many features
- +Responsive and helpful support community; team often resolves issues quickly×7
- +Flexible and extensible architecture that integrates well with other plugins×3
- +Overall reliability and rock-solid performance for typical sites×2
Common complaints
- −Significant customization often required, involving CSS and PHP modifications×2
- −Documentation is thin, especially regarding the customization layer
- −Large or complex sites may need additional performance optimization
- −Demo does not fully represent capabilities; mismatch between default templates and specific use cases
Review trustMostly organic
- 4.81★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.90★
- 40%One-shot reviewers — single-review accounts (common for popular plugins, but worth noting)
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-07-202025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 216 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-05-24★★★★★Well-Built Plugin That Asks More of Your Time Than It Tells You UpfrontRex Jones
- 2026-04-15★★★★★Great Support TeamEnrick PIERRE de la BRIERE
- 2026-03-10★★★★★TopVanbo1-shot
- 2026-01-28★★★★★Excellent Supportoutofqueens1-shot
- 2026-01-16★★★★★Great plugin, themes and SUPPORTkalkat
- 2026-01-14★★★★★Support with Superpowerschihi108
- 2025-12-15★★★★★Great pluginextremeleadprogramcom
- 2025-11-14★★★★★Excellent Plugin and Amazing Supportwindflowerau
- 2025-11-14★★★★★Highly Flexible and Reliable Classifieds Platformalokhindev1-shot
- 2025-11-05★★★★★Great team & community!yomtamie1-shot
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
132
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
139
Prior 7-day baseline
133
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
1,095
Mean release-day peak (30d)
2,299
Latest day · 2026-06-03(spike)
-5.0%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
6%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
0.66
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
93%
5★ share in analyzed sample
40%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
-13%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.84 → 4.81★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered