Display Name Author Permalink
by Michael Torbert · Uncategorized
Replaces the username for author permalinks with the users display name. Returns a 404 if the author permalink using the actual username is used.
45 health vs 56 average across 16,378 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
75/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.31, well behind 6.8.
- Reviews souring. Recent reviews read meaningfully worse than older ones, an early sign of decline.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3013 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
84
now · peak 84
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
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
8.3y ago
latest release · v1.1.1
3
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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-09-11 · 1,386 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 5 reviews to 2019-04-04Older reviewers loved it as a quick way to hide author usernames, but the most recent review reports broken username display and a 404, with a call to update.
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ shahinsafari7.4y ago
Please update. Problem displaying username And error 404
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rambillo10.6y ago
Whenever we need this functionality for a client, this is our go-to solution. Still works like a charm.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ RudolfFiedler11.3y ago
Die Angriffe auf die Usernamen nehmen ständig zu. Das Plugin ist eine einfache, schnelle Lösung, um die Loginnamen der Autoren zu verstecken. Einfach und schnell installiert, keine weiteren Einstellungen nötig.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Martin Sauter11.4y ago
Does exactly what it should. I whish this was a standard feature of WordPress, because revealing user names is an invitation for brute force attacks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ TigreTwoTwoTwo11.6y ago
Installed easily and rerouted my `get_author_posts_url’ from the user ID to the display name. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-08 200+ → 300+ up after 40 days in tier
- 2026-04-29 300+ → 200+ down after 392 days in tier
- 2025-04-02 400+ → 300+ down after 407 days in tier
- 2024-02-20 500+ → 400+ down after 255 days in tier
- 2023-06-10 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-06-08 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-06-07 600+ → 500+ down after 157 days in tier
- 2023-01-01 700+ → 600+ down after 39 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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SF Author Url Control 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D -
Change Author Link Structure 700+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Hide Author Archive 500+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
Smart Custom Display Name 200+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D - B Buy This Book 90+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Simply Change Author URL 40+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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