Report - Better Messages 2.12.0

Does Better Messages work with WordPress 6.9.1 and PHP 8.1.12? A smoke test was performed on 2026-02-16 16:08:26 UTC.

Summary

Errors

	No PHP errors, warnings or notices
	No JavaScript exceptions
	All test pages loaded successfully
	No resource errors
	Looks good! No problems were detected.

Performance

Memory usage: 1.07 MiB
The average PHP memory usage increased by this amount after activating by the plugin.

Page speed impact: insignificant.
The plugin didn't make the site noticeably slower.

Environment

WordPress version	6.9.1
PHP version	8.1.12
MySQL version	10.6.10
PHP memory limit	512M

Plugin Info

Last updated	2026-05-09T09:41:00+00:00
Active installs	10,000+
WordPress.org page	https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-better-messages/
Badges	Get badge code

Pages 21

Better Messages ‹ Test site — WordPress

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Requested URL	/wp-admin/plugins.php?action=activate&plugin=bp-better-messages%2Fbp-better-messages.php&plugin_status=all&paged=1&s&_wpnonce=d116f9a6dd
Aspect	after-activation
HTTP status	200
Load time	1.319 s
Memory usage	4.35 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect	menu-item
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.912 s
Memory usage	9.57 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Messaging

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.674 s
Memory usage	9.57 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Integrations

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.671 s
Memory usage	9.57 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Mini Widgets

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.658 s
Memory usage	9.57 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Mobile

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.664 s
Memory usage	9.57 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Attachments

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.763 s
Memory usage	9.57 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Notifications

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.689 s
Memory usage	9.57 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Restrictions

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.659 s
Memory usage	9.57 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Moderation

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.643 s
Memory usage	9.57 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Calls

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.668 s
Memory usage	9.57 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Group Calls

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.657 s
Memory usage	9.57 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Shortcodes

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.680 s
Memory usage	9.57 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Tools

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.667 s
Memory usage	9.57 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Chat Rooms

URL	/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=bpbm-chat
Aspect	menu-item
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.467 s
Memory usage	4.27 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → AI Chat Bots

URL	/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=bm-ai-chat-bot
Aspect	menu-item
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.303 s
Memory usage	4.26 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Administration

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=better-messages-viewer
Aspect	menu-item
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.272 s
Memory usage	4.18 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Administration → Guests

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=better-messages-viewer
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.286 s
Memory usage	4.18 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Add-Ons

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages-addons
Aspect	menu-item
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.868 s
Memory usage	4.29 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Upgrade ➤

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages-pricing
Aspect	menu-item
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.408 s
Memory usage	4.25 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Test site – Just another WordPress site

URL	/
Aspect	front-page
HTTP status	200
Load time	1.426 s
Memory usage	4.6 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Benchmark

URL	Load time			Memory usage
URL	Inactive	Active	Change	Inactive	Active	Change
/wp-admin/index.php	0.519 s	0.515 s	-0.004 s	3.78 MiB	4.82 MiB	+ 1.04 MiB
/wp-admin/edit.php	0.383 s	0.331 s	-0.052 s	3.78 MiB	4.82 MiB	+ 1.04 MiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php	0.822 s	1.000 s	+0.178 s	6.31 MiB	7.94 MiB	+ 1.64 MiB
/wp-admin/upload.php	0.562 s	0.826 s	+0.264 s	3.74 MiB	4.75 MiB	+ 1.01 MiB
/wp-admin/options-writing.php	0.362 s	0.334 s	-0.028 s	3.71 MiB	4.69 MiB	+ 1003.69 KiB
/wp-admin/media-new.php	0.602 s	0.296 s	-0.306 s	3.7 MiB	4.68 MiB	+ 1000.39 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category	0.361 s	0.366 s	+0.005 s	3.72 MiB	4.73 MiB	+ 1.01 MiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page	0.737 s	0.702 s	-0.035 s	6.3 MiB	7.93 MiB	+ 1.63 MiB
/wp-admin/options-discussion.php	0.361 s	0.389 s	+0.028 s	3.71 MiB	4.68 MiB	+ 988.69 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-comments.php	0.347 s	0.343 s	-0.004 s	3.74 MiB	4.74 MiB	+ 1 MiB
/	0.288 s	0.337 s	+0.049 s	4.11 MiB	4.59 MiB	+ 494.48 KiB
Average	0.486 s	0.494 s	+0.009 s	4.24 MiB	5.31 MiB	+ 1.07 MiB

Code Statistics

Note: Third-party libraries and minified JS/CSS files are excluded from these statistics where possible, so the numbers you see here may be lower than those reported by other tools.

PHP

CSS

Sass

Language		%	Lines of code	Comment lines	Files
	PHP	59.5%	52,909	14,566	338
	CSS	23.1%	20,526	292	11
	Sass	12.7%	11,276	148	11
	JavaScript	3.1%	2,731	17	11
	JSON	1.6%	1,462	0	5
	SVG	0.1%	55	0	2
Total			88,959	15,023	378

PHP Code Analysis | More results »

Lines of code	46,591
Total complexity	9,521
Median class complexity	20.0
Median method complexity	2.0
Most complex class	Better_Messages_Functions
Most complex function	Better_Messages_Options::update_settings()

Classes	265
Methods	2,469
Functions	72

Additions

Things that the plugin adds to the site. This section is not intended to be comprehensive. The test tool only looks for a few specific types of added content.

Database Tables 10

wp_bm_guests
wp_bm_mentions
wp_bm_message_messages
wp_bm_message_meta
wp_bm_message_recipients
wp_bm_moderation
wp_bm_thread_meta
wp_bm_threads
wp_bm_user_index
wp_bm_user_roles_index

Options `wp_options` 6

better_messages_2_db_version
better_messages_db_migrated
fs_accounts
fs_active_plugins
fs_api_cache
fs_debug_mode

User Metadata `wp_usermeta` 1

bpbm_secret_key

Custom Post Types 2

ID	Name
bpbm-chat	Chat Rooms
bm-ai-chat-bot	AI Chat Bots

Capabilities 1

bm_can_administrate

PHP Error Log

The log file is empty.

Better Messages 2.12.0