Killit vs Remove Author Pages

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

Health D45

Health D48

Active-install trajectory

Killit moved up one install band, 10+ to 20+; Remove Author Pages moved down one install band, 3K+ to 2K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Killit	Remove Author Pages
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	2K–3K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+100% ✓	-33%
Overall health	D · 45	D · 48 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	84/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.32★ ✓
Reviews	1	9 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	43/100 ✓	40/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	14.1y ago	8.9y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	31	317 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.6%	6.3% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

KillitRemove Author Pages

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.