Remove Author Pages vs Disable Author Archives

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

Health D48

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

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	Remove Author Pages	Disable Author Archives
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 48	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	84/100 ✓	77/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★ ✓	4.1★
Reviews	9 ✓	7
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	39/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.9y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	345	1.7K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	6.3%	12% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Remove Author PagesDisable Author Archives

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.