Co-Authors Plus vs Byline

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

Co-Authors Plus

by Automattic

Health B80

Byline

by mattdu

Health D47

Active-install trajectory

Co-Authors Plus Byline

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	Co-Authors Plus	Byline
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20K–30K ✓	200–300
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 80 ✓	D · 47
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	63/100	81/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.53★	4.22★ ✓
Reviews	77 ✓	5
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	80/100 ✓	37/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	2mo ago ✓	13.5y ago
Downloads · 30d	16.1K ✓	60
Category	Login & Users	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Co-Authors Plus Byline

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.