Author Box WP Lens vs Simple Author Box

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

Author Box WP Lens

by Netrr

Health A88

Simple Author Box

by WebFactory

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

Author Box WP Lens Simple Author Box

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Author Box WP Lens	Simple Author Box
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	900–1K	90K–100K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-10%	+13% ✓
Overall health	A · 88 ✓	A · 86
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100 ✓	82/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.45★ ✓	4.25★
Reviews	12	114 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	92/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	10d ago ✓	13d ago
Downloads · 30d	943	23.1K ✓
Category	Social	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Author Box WP Lens Simple Author Box

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.