WP Super Speed vs Disable Author Pages

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

WP Super Speed

by bhavinder

Health D41

Disable Author Pages

by Frank Neumann-Staude

Health D50

Active-install trajectory

WP Super SpeedDisable Author Pages

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	WP Super Speed	Disable Author Pages
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50–60	5K–6K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-29%	-17% ✓
Overall health	D · 41	D · 50 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	63/100	88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.5★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	4	17 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	40/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	8.2y ago ✓	8.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	71	438 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.7%	9.6% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WP Super SpeedDisable Author Pages

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.