Report - Better Messages 2.4.2

Does Better Messages work with WordPress 6.4.2 and PHP 8.1.12? A smoke test was performed on 2023-12-07 14:40:18 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: 503.13 KiB
The average PHP memory usage increased by this amount after activating by the plugin.

Page speed impact: 0.122 seconds
The average page load time increased by this amount after activating the plugin.

Environment

WordPress version	6.4.2
PHP version	8.1.12
MySQL version	10.6.10
PHP memory limit	512M

Plugin Info

Last updated	2025-10-27T16:28:00+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=e625ee5eb2
Aspect	after-activation
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.919 s
Memory usage	3.89 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	2.860 s
Memory usage	9 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	2.680 s
Memory usage	9 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	2.733 s
Memory usage	9 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	2.796 s
Memory usage	9 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	2.845 s
Memory usage	9 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	2.851 s
Memory usage	9 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	2.798 s
Memory usage	9 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	2.763 s
Memory usage	9 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	2.836 s
Memory usage	9 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	2.769 s
Memory usage	9 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Customization

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	2.732 s
Memory usage	9 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	2.869 s
Memory usage	9 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	2.747 s
Memory usage	9 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	0.244 s
Memory usage	3.8 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	0.230 s
Memory usage	3.67 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	0.233 s
Memory usage	3.66 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Contact Us

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages-contact
Aspect	menu-item
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.891 s
Memory usage	3.7 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	0.765 s
Memory usage	3.85 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	1.525 s
Memory usage	3.81 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Test site – Just another WordPress site

URL	/
Aspect	front-page
HTTP status	200
Load time	1.917 s
Memory usage	3.67 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Benchmark

URL	Load time			Memory usage
URL	Inactive	Active	Change	Inactive	Active	Change
/wp-admin/index.php	0.364 s	0.600 s	+0.236 s	3.38 MiB	3.9 MiB	+ 531.28 KiB
/wp-admin/edit.php	0.225 s	0.388 s	+0.163 s	3.41 MiB	3.92 MiB	+ 531.25 KiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php	1.002 s	1.060 s	+0.058 s	5.46 MiB	6.09 MiB	+ 651.41 KiB
/wp-admin/upload.php	0.708 s	0.646 s	-0.062 s	3.32 MiB	3.77 MiB	+ 453.34 KiB
/wp-admin/options-writing.php	0.233 s	0.205 s	-0.028 s	3.32 MiB	3.75 MiB	+ 442.55 KiB
/wp-admin/media-new.php	0.317 s	0.248 s	-0.069 s	3.29 MiB	3.75 MiB	+ 464.12 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category	0.208 s	0.378 s	+0.170 s	3.31 MiB	3.83 MiB	+ 533.76 KiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page	0.618 s	1.025 s	+0.407 s	5.45 MiB	6.08 MiB	+ 646.99 KiB
/wp-admin/options-discussion.php	0.274 s	0.391 s	+0.117 s	3.3 MiB	3.75 MiB	+ 456.08 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-comments.php	0.251 s	0.241 s	-0.010 s	3.34 MiB	3.84 MiB	+ 513.58 KiB
/	0.297 s	0.655 s	+0.358 s	3.36 MiB	3.66 MiB	+ 310.13 KiB
Average	0.409 s	0.531 s	+0.122 s	3.72 MiB	4.21 MiB	+ 503.13 KiB

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	43.6%	24,074	1,619	74
	CSS	36.5%	20,147	164	11
	Sass	18.0%	9,906	127	12
	JavaScript	1.8%	969	7	4
	SVG	0.1%	55	0	2
	JSON	0.0%	3	0	3
Total			55,154	1,917	106

PHP Code Analysis | More results »

Lines of code	19,831
Total complexity	3,833
Median class complexity	37.0
Median method complexity	2.0
Most complex class	Better_Messages_Functions
Most complex function	Better_Messages_Options::update_settings()

Classes	65
Methods	936
Functions	49

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 1

ID	Name
bpbm-chat	Chat Rooms

PHP Error Log

The log file is empty.

Better Messages 2.4.2