Edit Author Slug vs Simply Change Author URL

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

Edit Author Slug

by Brandon Allen

Health B71

Simply Change Author URL

by Devi

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

Edit Author Slug Simply Change Author URL

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	Edit Author Slug	Simply Change Author URL
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100K–200K ✓	40–50
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-20%
Overall health	B · 71 ✓	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	51/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	94/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.73★ ✓	3.98★
Reviews	84 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	86/100 ✓	48/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	1.2y ago ✓	4.1y ago
Downloads · 30d	7.9K ✓	44
Category	Login & Users	Security

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

Release activity

Edit Author Slug Simply Change Author URL

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.