Authors Widget vs Post Co-Authors

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

Authors Widget

by flocsy

Health D47

Post Co-Authors

by itcoderr

Health D42

Active-install trajectory

Authors Widget Post Co-Authors

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	Authors Widget	Post Co-Authors
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K ✓	10–20
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 47 ✓	D · 42
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100 ✓	67/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.17★ ✓	3.68★
Reviews	4 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	39/100 ✓	37/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	8.8y ago ✓	9.6y ago
Downloads · 30d	194 ✓	54
Category	Login & Users	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Authors Widget Post Co-Authors

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.