addauthor vs Author Bio Shortcode

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Health D41

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

Author Bio Shortcode moved down one install band, 100+ to 90+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	addauthor	Author Bio Shortcode
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	90–100 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-10%
Overall health	—	D · 45 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.06★ ✓
Reviews	0	2 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	32/100	36/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	5.2y ago ✓	12.1y ago
Downloads · 30d	27	72 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.3%	0.9% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Login & Users

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

addauthorAuthor Bio Shortcode

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.