FluentCommunity – Ultra-Fast… vs Friends (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
FluentCommunity – Ultra-Fast…
7.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Friends has a higher user rating (5/5 from 6 reviews) while FluentCommunity – Ultra-Fast… leads in active installations (7.0K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. FluentCommunity – Ultra-Fast… has accumulated 104K+ total downloads while Friends has 82K+. FluentCommunity – Ultra-Fast… has a higher support resolution rate (100% vs 0%).
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | FluentCommunity – Ultra-Fast… | Friends | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 79 | ◄ | 6 |
| Active Installs | 7.0K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 104K+ | ◄ | 82K+ |
| Support Resolution | 100% | ◄ | 0% |
| Last Updated | 2 weeks ago | ► | 2 days ago |
| First Released | 2024 | 2018 | |
| Age | 2 years | 8 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.0+ | false+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.3+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.3.0 | 4.0.4 |
Rating Breakdown
FluentCommunity – Ultra-Fast…
Friends
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, FluentCommunity – Ultra-Fast… averaged approximately 219 daily downloads while Friends averaged 175.
Recent Reviews
FluentCommunity – Ultra-Fast… Reviews
Best Community solution
No competition.
Good Quality Support
Like other users, I find the WP Manage Ninja support to be top notch. They don’t just send “stock replies.” They honestly review your site if needed and provide good detailed support. Often, the suppo
Quick and Thorough Support!
I own lifetime licenses to the paid Pro version of all of the Fluent products. Every time I have ever had an issue with any of the products their support team has helped me resolve it. They are always
Friends Reviews
I love it, what a very cool plugin!
Perhaps something like this should be enabled by default on all WordPress plugins, it really hits home… the idea is brilliant!
Excellent!
This is really an excellent app. It’s possible to bridge to Bluesky with it and it’s really easy to reblog etc. I really like the email alerts. The only difficulty is finding sites to follow. A list o
You can use to bridge to BlueSky too!
I decided to try to use this to bridge my self-hosted ActivityPub-enabled WordPress blog to BlueSky as well, using the opt-in BridgyFed service which connects BlueSky to the Federation. I found a prob
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