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HTML in Author Bio vs Meks Smart Author Widget

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

Meks Smart Author Widget is the only plugin here with enough reviews to score.

Active-install trajectory

HTML in Author Bio moved down one install band, 200+ to 100+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	HTML in Author Bio	Meks Smart Author Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	10K–20K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	200+ → 100+	Stable ✓
Overall health	—	D · 53 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	20/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	79/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.1★ ✓
Reviews	0	8 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	35/100	60/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	15.2y ago	2.3y ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	94	1.3K ✓
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.	-32%	+36%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.4%	2.3% ✓
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

HTML in Author BioMeks Smart Author Widget

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.