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.
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Health
C 65/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
50+
≈59 estimated
Momentum
+1%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “author bio”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
65 health vs 61 average across 2,203 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.8%
of downloads still active
At least 50 of 1.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,476 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 427 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ 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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
11%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| author bio your tag | #16 | #22 | down 1 |
| byline your tag | #15 | #18 | down 1 |
| smart author bio | #6 | #17 | 0 |
| multi author your tag | #24 | #24 | down 3 |
| custom author byline | #8 | #14 | 0 |
| guest author | #20 | #23 | down 7 |
| guest author name | #17 | #23 | down 3 |
| smart author box | #17 | #21 | down 3 |
| wordpress author bio | #19 | #24 | 0 |
| co authors | #20 | #23 | down 5 |
| author bio widget | #22 | #23 | — |
| top author | #24 | #24 | — |
| bio box | #24 | #24 | — |
| post co authors | #24 | #24 | down 1 |
| author box your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| author profile your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
21 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 14 listed. 7 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “author bio”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “byline”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “author box” and “author profile” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 25 Jun 2025 · 494 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 137 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #20,100 to #21,200, alongside the other plugins at 50+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.2y ago
latest release · v1.0.16 · 30 Aug 2025
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. 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 “50+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 47 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 60.
At the current install trend, crossing 60+ in roughly 218 days.
Install history since 24 Jun 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Abdullah Shafqat1.3y ago
I’ve been using the Author Kit plugin and I’m genuinely impressed – this tool is very, very, very amazing and good! 🎉 🧰 Easy to Use Setting up and managing author profiles has never been this effortless. With a clean and intuitive interface, it’s perfect even for beginners. You can add modern author bio boxes to posts with just a few clicks – no coding required! 🎨 Beautiful & Modern Designs The author boxes look sleek and professional right out of the box. Whether you’re running a personal blog or a multi-author magazine-style site, these designs elevate the credibility and visual appeal of your content. ⚙️ Fully Customizable It comes packed with customization options. You can tweak colors, layout, avatar styles, and even add social media links. It integrates seamlessly into posts, and everything looks pixel-perfect. 🔄 Actively Maintained The developers clearly care about user experience. Regular updates, great compatibility with the latest versions of WordPress, and helpful documentation make it a reliable choice. 💬 Final Thoughts If you want a modern, flexible, and user-friendly solution to manage author profiles and bios, Author Kit is the plugin to go with. I highly recommend it!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The most user-friendly plugin for managing author profiles. Adds a truly simple author box, support multipl..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "if you run").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor, Block editor, LinkedIn, Twitter.
- ! Headings and lists 7 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,199 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "multi author" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-14 60+ → 50+ down after 14 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 50+ → 60+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 40+ → 50+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2026-07-14 50+ → 40+ down after 53 days in tier
- 2026-05-22 40+ → 50+ up after 73 days in tier
- 2026-03-10 30+ → 40+ up after 97 days in tier
- 2025-12-03 20+ → 30+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-11-29 30+ → 20+ down after 1 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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Simple Author Box 90K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Post Author – Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors & Custom Avatars 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Authorsy – Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors & Post Rating 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Cool Author Box – For Widget and Post Content 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Smart Author Box Widget 60+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags - W WP Author Box 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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