Custom Author Byline
by croakingtoad · Uncategorized
Allows you to add an author name and link to the byline, other than the actual logged in user, without that custom author having to have a WordPress a …
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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 “500+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install trend · reconstructed from 1379 daily snapshots
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-04-10 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-04-09 500+ → 600+ up after 58 days in band
- 2026-02-10 600+ → 500+ down after 203 days in band
- 2025-07-22 700+ → 600+ down after 30 days in band
- 2025-06-22 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-06-21 700+ → 600+ down after 15 days in band
- 2025-06-06 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-06-05 700+ → 600+ down after 200 days in band
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/custom-author-byline" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Custom Author Byline — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Custom Author Byline: 500+ active installs, 3.0★ (10 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-15. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/custom-author-byline