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Focsd Hide Author Names vs Custom Author Byline

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

Custom Author Byline is the only plugin here with enough reviews to score.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Focsd Hide Author Names	Custom Author Byline
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	500–600 ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	—	Stable ✓
Overall health	—	D · 40 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	69/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	62/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	3.5★ ✓
Reviews	0	10 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	75/100 ✓	38/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	10mo ago ✓	15.4y ago
Downloads, last 30d	39	193 ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	0%	+12%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	2.0% ✓
Category	Privacy & Consent	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Focsd Hide Author NamesCustom Author 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.