Oh it makes me sad to read that the usage of buddypress is declining. I just love buddypress so so much. Actually, I have ever tried buddyboss plugin too, but there were many compatibility issues with my theme and I gave up. I have used buddypress since 2018 and it has done many great things for me on various websites. It even won me an award some day!

I want to encourage all the contributors and developers and leadership of BuddyPress to know that their work is valued and we are grateful. Of course, there are things to improve, but don't be discouraged at all. Well, I would suggest that you add private membership management to the core plugin, enable ajax loading for acvitiy, profiles, and more, and improve the user interface to make it really attractive and easy. Additionally, try to showcase success websites or companies using the plugin or even partner with them for wider promotion. I still think BuddyPress is a powerful social plugin.

My God, if you could add the ability to use the plugin for research journal or booking marketplaces, that would be awesome. In general, thanks for the work, and just keep improving. I also suggest a strong partnership with WordPress team for promotion. Thank you.