Change Author
by Martin Teley · Login & Users
This plugin lets you assign non-authors as post author.
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
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 “1K+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install trend · reconstructed from 1377 daily snapshots
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-08-20 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-08-19 1K+ → 2K+ up after 4 days in band
- 2025-08-15 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in band
- 2025-08-13 1K+ → 2K+ up after 9 days in band
- 2025-08-04 2K+ → 1K+ down after 654 days in band
- 2023-10-20 3K+ → 2K+ down
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