Author Kit | Effortlessly Manage author profiles and add modern author bio boxes to posts
by Author Kit Team · Login & Users
The most user-friendly plugin for managing author profiles. Adds a truly simple author box, support multiple authors, guest authors, and much more.
71 health vs 60 average across 834 Login & Users 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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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Since 2025-06-22 · 390 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
51
now · peak 137
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.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
At the current install trend, crossing 50+ in roughly 72 days.
Install history · since 2025-06-24 · 385 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-14 50+ → 40+ down after 53 days in band
- 2026-05-22 40+ → 50+ up after 73 days in band
- 2026-03-10 30+ → 40+ up after 97 days in band
- 2025-12-03 20+ → 30+ up after 4 days in band
- 2025-11-29 30+ → 20+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-11-28 20+ → 30+ up after 17 days in band
- 2025-11-11 10+ → 20+ up after 45 days in band
- 2025-09-27 — → 10+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Simple Author Box 90K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Authorsy – Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors & Post Rating 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
Cool Author Box – For Widget and Post Content 600+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B - W WP Author Box 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
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Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Starbox – the Author Box for Humans 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B
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