Custom Author Byline vs Change Author

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

Custom Author Byline

by croakingtoad

Health D40

Change Author

by Martin Teley

Health D44

Active-install trajectory

Custom Author Byline Change Author

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	Custom Author Byline	Change Author
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500–600	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 40	D · 44 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	62/100	73/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.49★	3.95★ ✓
Reviews	10	12 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	41/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	15.2y ago	8.8y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	128	223 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Custom Author Byline Change Author

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.