Disable Author Archives vs Remove Author Pages

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

Disable Author Archives

by freemp

Health B84

Remove Author Pages

by Vinicius Braz Pinto

Health D48

Active-install trajectory

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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	Disable Author Archives	Remove Author Pages
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K ✓	2K–3K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-33%
Overall health	B · 84 ✓	D · 48
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	77/100	84/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.09★	4.32★ ✓
Reviews	7	9 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	90/100 ✓	40/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	8d ago ✓	8.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	1.0K ✓	166
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

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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.