Change Author Link Structure
by wpyb · Uncategorized
To prevent that usernames are publically visible, the username in the author's permalink is replaced with the author's ID.
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,380 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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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 “700+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install trend · reconstructed from 1380 daily snapshots
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-10-23 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in band
- 2025-10-21 800+ → 900+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-10-19 900+ → 800+ down after 3 days in band
- 2025-10-16 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-10-15 900+ → 800+ down after 290 days in band
- 2024-12-29 1K+ → 900+ down after 5 days in band
- 2024-12-24 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-12-23 1K+ → 900+ down
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/change-author-link-structure" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Change Author Link Structure — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Change Author Link Structure: 700+ active installs, 5.0★ (4 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-15. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/change-author-link-structure