About Author
by Weblizar - WordPress Themes & Plugin · Uncategorized
Also makes 16 other plugins · 44.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Display Blog Authors Information In Style you can publish blog users profile into any Page or Post in your WordPress sites.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+9%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “content writer” and “author” for “author description” and “multiple authors”. “content writer” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “author description” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “author” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “multiple authors” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 58 average across 25,753 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 70.1K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 5 reviews to 2019-09-24Most reviewers thank the developer for a plugin that just works and for quick support, but the newest review says the author box renders as an empty red square instead of the bio and image.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 51 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.4★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| about | #1 | #7 | 0 |
| about author | #1 | #4 | up 1 |
| author bio your tag | #10 | #16 | 0 |
| about the author | #4 | #19 | 0 |
| author description | #8 | #16 | 0 |
| blog writer your tag | #16 | #13 | up 3 |
| wordpress author your tag | #18 | #22 | down 1 |
| author your tag | #24 | #20 | down 1 |
| wordpress author bio | #9 | #15 | 0 |
| author information | #11 | #19 | 0 |
| wp author bio | #11 | #18 | 0 |
| multiple authors | #20 | #21 | down 2 |
| author bio widget | #12 | #17 | 0 |
| creative commons | #24 | #20 | down 2 |
| display author | #15 | #21 | 0 |
| author website | #16 | #19 | 0 |
| author profile widget | #16 | #22 | 0 |
| author profile | #19 | #20 | down 4 |
| content writer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
35 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 18 listed. 17 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “content writer” and “author” for “author description” and “multiple authors”. “content writer” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “author description” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “author” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “multiple authors” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “blog writer”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 754 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.7.0 · 11 Sep 2026
75
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 15 Mar 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ smartinternet7.1y ago
The description and image is not shown. Instead only a red square with empty circle is shown. This topic was modified 6 years, 10 months ago by smartinternet.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ johnstonrobinson8.1y ago
Thank you so much for the prompt support, but especially for your excellent product! JR This topic was modified 7 years, 9 months ago by johnstonrobinson.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MidlandsMetalheads9.8y ago
Works amazing. Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ martinski10.3y ago
Had an issue a month ago, could not update the description on my personal site martinmwangi.com. They resolved the issue and the two updates later the plugin is quite stable. Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Weblizar - WordPress Themes & Plugin10.7y ago
Dear Users, We have designed this best author plugin for WordPress bloggers/users with most of efforts and love. So, start using it with awesome features – WordPress Author Information Shortcodes – WordPress Author Information Widgets – WordPress Author Information After the Page/Post content – Many Color Customization – Social Profile Display – WordPress Admin/Author/Blogger Name, Bio, Website Display And more you explore and more you get. Regards Weblizar
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.7.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2025-03-27 CVE-2025-30808 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.6.2 Patched in 1.6.3
- 2019-10-25 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.4.0 Patched in 1.4.0
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Display Blog Authors Information In Style you can publish blog users profile into any Page or Post in your..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,178 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "Blog Writer", "content writer" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-12 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-10 200+ → 300+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2025-12-31 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-29 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-12-26 300+ → 200+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2025-12-14 200+ → 300+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2025-12-02 300+ → 200+ down after 329 days in tier
- 2025-01-07 400+ → 300+ down after 3 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Starbox – the Author Box for Humans 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C -
Author Box WP Lens 900+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple Author Bio 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Author Spotlight (Widget) 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D - A About the Author Advanced 50+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- A Author Bio Widget 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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