Smart Author Box Widget vs Simple Author Box

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

Smart Author Box Widget

by vinethemes

Health C58

Simple Author Box

by WebFactory

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

Smart Author Box Widget Simple Author Box

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	Smart Author Box Widget	Simple Author Box
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60–70	90K–100K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-14%	+13% ✓
Overall health	C · 58	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	45/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.25★ ✓
Reviews	0	114 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	74/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.4y ago	16d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	83	21.9K ✓
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Smart Author Box Widget Simple Author Box

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.