Change Author vs Meks Smart Author Widget

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

Change Author

by Martin Teley

Health D44

Meks Smart Author Widget

by Meks

Health D54

Active-install trajectory

Change Author Meks Smart Author Widget

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	Change Author	Meks Smart Author Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 44	D · 54 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	23/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	73/100	79/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.95★	4.14★ ✓
Reviews	12 ✓	8
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	41/100	58/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	8.8y ago	2.1y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	228	813 ✓
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Change Author Meks Smart Author Widget

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.