DT Author Box
by DigitalTweaker · Login & Users
Easily add an author box bio signature with custom profile image and social profile buttons to the end of each author's posts
45 health vs 59 average across 1,018 Login & Users plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1, well behind 6.8.
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 2591 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 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
60
now · peak 164
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
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 “40+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 50+ → 40+ down after 13 days in tier
- 2026-06-27 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-26 50+ → 40+ down after 125 days in tier
- 2026-02-21 60+ → 50+ down after 67 days in tier
- 2025-12-16 50+ → 60+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2025-12-04 60+ → 50+ down after 65 days in tier
- 2025-09-30 70+ → 60+ down after 47 days in tier
- 2025-08-14 60+ → 70+ up after 57 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Meks Smart Author Widget 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C -
Author Avatars List/Block 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Simple Local Avatars 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Gravatar Enhanced – Avatars, Profiles, and Privacy 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
One User Avatar | User Profile Picture 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Basic User Avatars 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C
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