Disable Author Pages vs Remove noreferrer

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

Disable Author Pages

by Frank Neumann-Staude

Health D50

Remove noreferrer

by gruz0

Health D50

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 Pages	Remove noreferrer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	5K–6K	5K–6K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	+25% ✓
Overall health	D · 50	D · 50
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	88/100	88/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.48★	4.49★ ✓
Reviews	17 ✓	14
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	41/100	47/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	8.8y ago	5.7y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	241	247 ✓
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.