Author Category
by Bainternet · Uncategorized
simple lightweight plugin limit authors to post just in one category.
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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 “4K+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install trend · reconstructed from 1383 daily snapshots
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-12-13 5K+ → 4K+ down after 423 days in band
- 2024-10-16 4K+ → 5K+ up after 87 days in band
- 2024-07-21 5K+ → 4K+ down
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/author-category" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Author Category — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Author Category: 4K+ active installs, 4.3★ (10 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-15. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/author-category