Osom Author Pro
by OsomPress · Uncategorized
Also makes 8 other plugins · 117K+ installs across the portfolio →
The Osom Author Pro plugin creates a library which allows you to add books to any WordPress theme.
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Health
A 87/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+11%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “isbn”, “author info” and “multiple authors” to your wp.org tags. You rank #7, #9 and #13 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
87 health vs 58 average across 25,738 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 59.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 45 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.23★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
4%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| byline | #6 | #5 | down 1 |
| abbreviation | #6 | #6 | 0 |
| isbn | #7 | #9 | 0 |
| author info | #9 | #14 | down 1 |
| author | #15 | #15 | down 1 |
| genesis your tag | #15 | #18 | down 2 |
| authors your tag | #17 | #17 | down 2 |
| multiple authors | #13 | #19 | down 3 |
| author link | #20 | #21 | 0 |
| author website | #12 | #16 | — |
| studiopress | #21 | #16 | 0 |
| books library | #13 | #18 | down 2 |
| post author | #24 | #22 | — |
| author posts | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| genesis theme | #14 | #18 | 0 |
| author by | #16 | #16 | 0 |
| genesis plugin | #16 | #19 | down 3 |
| genesis wp | #18 | #20 | down 1 |
| custom author | #24 | #23 | down 1 |
| wordpress author | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| books your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
66 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 43 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “isbn”, “author info” and “multiple authors” to your wp.org tags. You rank #7, #9 and #13 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
- One page off on “genesis”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.4K · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v2.0 · 27 May 2026
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 75% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; the previous band took 18 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 23 Jun 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ reportica2.1y ago
This is a hard-working plugin with lots of features for authors, publishers and book lists / directories. Thanks for your dedication to keeping it up to date
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gene_W3.4y ago
The plugin serves a good purpose and it’s a helpful resource with various applications. For my purpose, I use Author Pro to provide book reviews to my audience. Not only has this resource been given new life and is well maintained, the support is amazing – pretty much like no other support I’ve received elsewhere. I appreciate the plugin, and I appreciate the support team even more. This topic was modified 9 months, 1 week ago by Gene_W. Reason: Reflecting the new development brought to the plugin This topic was modified 9 months, 1 week ago by Gene_W.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jdaniel5.5y ago
Hello, I really love this plugin. And I hope it’s gonna be adapted to Gutenberg as well. This is so valuable. Thank you very much for offering this plugin. Daniel
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ abigailstarkauthor8.7y ago
Really great theme, does everything I want it to do and works great on mobile – fully responsive. Hasn’t been updated in over a year which is a little worrying, but so far so good on wordpress 4.9.2 as I type. I just hope the developers haven’t forgotten about it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bart van Maanen9.8y ago
Really nice plugin for Genesis themes. And right on time (last year) for restyling a website for a writer of children’s books. She loved it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MCD Diseño Web11.0y ago
Congratulations on this great plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kay911.4y ago
Longtime Genesis user here, had to review this one. I just set up the Author Pro theme on a testing site and I LOVE it. Playing around with the design options and having a lotta fun. I’ve had no problems at all with this excellent plugin (well-documented, etc.) and it’s very easy to use. Thank you, also, for the book cover template!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vicentedepablo11.5y ago
Great idea! Please don’t leave it. If you need translators I can do spanish
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 9 languages, 1 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The Osom Author Pro plugin creates a library which allows you to add books to any WordPress theme."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Block editor.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,843 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-03 2K+ → 1K+ down after 546 days in tier
- 2024-06-05 3K+ → 2K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-06-02 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-06-01 3K+ → 2K+ down after 614 days in tier
- 2022-09-26 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1195 days in tier
- 2019-06-19 3K+ → 4K+ up after 353 days in tier
- 2018-07-01 2K+ → 3K+ up after 554 days in tier
- 2016-12-24 500+ → 2K+ up
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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Novelist 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A - K Kitab — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Tomevexa Book Catalog di Francesco La Mancusa — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
The Grand Athenaeum — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags - P PP Author Track — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Genesis eNews Extended 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
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