Slug as body class vs WP Author Slug

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

Slug as body class

by Carlo Roosen

Health D47

WP Author Slug

by Konstantin Obenland

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Slug as body class WP Author Slug

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Slug as body class	WP Author Slug
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	2K–3K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 47	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100	88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.27★	4.48★ ✓
Reviews	6	19 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	34/100	95/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	12.1y ago	26d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	60	369 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Security

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

Release activity

Slug as body class WP Author Slug

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.