Big Bio Box 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	Big Bio Box	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.	High	High
Last updated	11.9y ago ✓	12.1y ago
Downloads · 30d	44	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	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Big Bio BoxAuthor 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.