Author Signature
by Zakir Sajib · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 20+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin appends the author's signature to blog posts or/and pages.
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Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
-15%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “author”, “page signature” and “post signature” 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.
49 health vs 58 average across 25,739 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 5.1K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 930 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.5.14; the current branch is 6.8
4.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.09★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 930 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page signature your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post signature your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| signature your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress signature your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “author”, “page signature” and “post signature” 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 6 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 169 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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
6.4y ago
latest release · v2.0 · 18 Jun 2020
1
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Jimmy Lee5.7y ago
Just “doesn’t do it for me”.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Eleina Rose6.3y ago
This plugin is easy to set up and works great; it even works on posts already published. And Zakir’s support is fantastic. There was a conflict with my theme and he addressed it immediately – I just emailed him and he responded right away. Thank you Zikir, for your work and your support~
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stefanovniki6.4y ago
Thank you so much for amazing plugin. Thank you for fast Support and great work. Plugin is Awesome. Working Perfectly. Easy, fast and incredible. I recommend to everyone.I recommend to everyone who needs an electronic signature of a document. Fast and easy…enjoy to the perfect. P.S. Zakir Sajib is a great Developer. He is my favorite…. This topic was modified 6 years, 1 month ago by stefanovniki.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ giselechastain8.4y ago
This is the perfect plugin for being able to use a handwritten signature image (or text) to sign each post or page and works great for multiple users so posts are more personalized. Zakir was super helpful customizing the plugin and helping me troubleshoot to make it even better! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.2
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 229 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("page signature", "post signature", "wordpress signature" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-21 20+ → 10+ down after 321 days in tier
- 2024-12-04 10+ → 20+ up after 612 days in tier
- 2023-04-02 20+ → 10+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2023-03-26 10+ → 20+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2023-03-04 20+ → 10+ down
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).
- W WP Post Signature 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
- T TinyMCE Signature 70+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
- D DT Author Box 40+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- A AB Post Signature 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Edit Author Slug 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag C - W WP Meta and Date Remover 80K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B
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