Author Bio Shortcode
by Philip John · Login & Users
Provides the [author_bio] shortcode for embedding the bio of an author anywhere in the post/page content.
45 health vs 65 average across 541 Login & Users plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4335 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
40
now · peak 80
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 “90+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 100+ → 90+ down after 1359 days in band
- 2022-10-20 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in band
- 2022-10-19 100+ → 200+ up after 8 days in band
- 2022-10-11 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in band
- 2022-10-10 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in band
- 2022-10-08 200+ → 100+ down after 3 days in band
- 2022-10-05 100+ → 200+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Individual Multisite Author 30+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A - R Remove Profile Bio 20+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
- A Author Bio Box 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
- V Visual User Description Editor 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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Author Box WP Lens 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A - V Visual Editor Biography 900+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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