Co-Authors Widget vs Co-Authors Plus

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

Health D41

Health B80

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	Co-Authors Widget	Co-Authors Plus
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	—	B · 80 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	63/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	3.5★ ✓
Reviews	0	77 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	40/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	5.1y ago	yesterday ✓
Downloads · 30d	104	67.6K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.3% ✓	1.2%
Category	Admin & Utilities	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Co-Authors WidgetCo-Authors Plus

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.