MM Author Box
by MM Plugin · Uncategorized
Display a box About Post Author with author name, avatar and description after each blog post.
75 health vs 60 average across 5,981 Uncategorized plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2024-01-23 · 906 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
126
now · peak 346
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “40+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2024-01-22 · 906 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-04-27 30+ → 40+ up after 3 days in band
- 2026-04-24 40+ → 30+ down after 4 days in band
- 2026-04-20 50+ → 40+ down after 16 days in band
- 2026-04-04 40+ → 50+ up after 54 days in band
- 2026-02-09 50+ → 40+ down after 36 days in band
- 2026-01-04 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-01-03 50+ → 40+ down after 91 days in band
- 2025-10-04 40+ → 50+ up after 3 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- S Smart Author Box 60+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags C
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Simple Author Box 90K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Starbox – the Author Box for Humans 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B -
WP Post Author – Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors & Custom Avatars 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
Authorsy – Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors & Post Rating 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/about-post-author" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="MM Author Box — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> MM Author Box: 40+ active installs, 1.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/about-post-author