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Author Website Templates vs Elementor Website Builder
Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.
Active-install trajectory
Author Website Templates Elementor Website Builder
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 Website Templates | Elementor Website Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. | 500–600 | 10M–20M ✓ |
| Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window. | 0% | 0% |
| Overall health | B · 79 | A · 91 ✓ |
| Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. | 98/100 | 100/100 ✓ |
| Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. | 65/100 | 89/100 ✓ |
| Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. | 70/100 | 81/100 ✓ |
| Rating (adjusted) | 3.60★ | 4.51★ ✓ |
| Reviews | 0 | 7,297 ✓ |
| Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. | 88/100 | 94/100 ✓ |
| Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. | Low | Low |
| Last updated | 3mo ago | 2d ago ✓ |
| Downloads · 30d | 206 | 10.9M ✓ |
| Category | Page Builders | Page Builders |
✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.
Release activity
Author Website Templates Elementor Website Builder
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.