Simple Google Authorship and Avatar vs Google Plus Authorship
Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.
Google Plus Authorship and Simple Google Authorship and Avatar are close on health (D · 45 vs D · 43). Google Plus Authorship has the stronger rating quality.
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
Simple Google Authorship and Avatar
Google Plus Authorship
Active installsModeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.
20–30
1K–2K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 monthsCompares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.
Stable
Stable
Overall health
D · 43
D · 45 ✓
MaintenanceHow recently the plugin was updated.
3/100
3/100
Rating qualityVolume-adjusted review quality.
69/100
76/100 ✓
SupportShare of forum threads marked resolved.
70/100
70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)
3.8★
4.0★ ✓
Reviews
2
8 ✓
Ranking optimizationHow well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.
34/100
39/100 ✓
Removal riskMaintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.
High
High
Last updated
13.8y ago
8.9y ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d
43
285 ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30dDips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.
0%
+15%
Install conversionActive installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.
0.5%
1.1% ✓
Category
Login & Users
Uncategorized
✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.
Release activity
Simple Google Authorship and AvatarGoogle Plus Authorship
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.