Author Box vs Guest Author

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

Health D41

Health B84

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	Author Box	Guest Author
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	5K–6K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	—	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.03★ ✓
Reviews	0	13 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	93/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	11.4y ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	84	819 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.1%	6.2% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Author BoxGuest Author

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.