Friends vs User Mass Messaging (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Friends has a higher user rating (5/5 from 6 reviews) and leads in active installations (1.0K+ vs 0). Both are free WordPress plugins. Friends has accumulated 82K+ total downloads while User Mass Messaging has 681.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Friends | User Mass Messaging | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5/5 | ◄ | 4.7/5 |
| Total Reviews | 6 | ◄ | 3 |
| Active Installs | 1.0K+ | ◄ | 0 |
| Total Downloads | 82K+ | ◄ | 681 |
| Support Resolution | 0% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 days ago | ◄ | 5 months ago |
| First Released | 2018 | 2025 | |
| Age | 8 years | 1 year | |
| WP Requires | false+ | 5.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 7.2+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 4.0.4 | 1.0.0 |
Rating Breakdown
Friends
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Download Trends
Recent Reviews
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
User Mass Messaging Reviews
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