WP About Author vs Tidy Author Box

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

WP About Author

by Jon Bishop

Health C66

Tidy Author Box

by tidyplugins

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	WP About Author	Tidy Author Box
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500–600 ✓	0–0
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17% ✓	—
Overall health	C · 66	B · 80 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	51/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.23★ ✓	3.60★
Reviews	17 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	81/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.3y ago	23d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	164 ✓	96
Category	Social	Blocks

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

Release activity

WP About Author Tidy 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.