Google Plus Authorship
by mlazarov · Uncategorized
Also makes 12 other plugins · 1.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add Google Plus Profile Picture to Google Search Results. Very Easy to implement! Google authorship for multiple authors
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+9%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “authorship”, “google” and “google authorship” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,739 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 88.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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.
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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3260 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.7.39; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3260 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| authorship your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google authorship your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google plus your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google plus author your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “authorship”, “google” and “google authorship” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 268 · 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
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
8.9y ago
latest release · v2.6 · 28 Nov 2017
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 83% 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 19 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 7 Dec 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ aguskc11.6y ago
Great plugin. It’s easy to use and it works!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ faizi4u11.7y ago
Installing after User good Feedback. will publish my experience soon.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MartinJH12.8y ago
I have never added google authorship before. So when I tried to add it to my website yesterday, I used over 4 hours trying to make things work. I did what Google said. I did what youtubers said. I did what bloggers said. I just couldn’t make it work. With this plugin it worked in 5 minutes (checked with googles own tool). I want to mention one mistake I did. I copied the whole google + url like this: https://plus.google.com/u/0/xxxxxxxxxx/posts It does not work if you include the /posts. It should look like this instead: https://plus.google.com/u/0/xxxxxxxxxx That is my comment. Have a nice day, and thanks to the author of this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Naoise Golden Santos13.4y ago
This plugin uses rel="me" instead of rel="author" which is better for Google+ profile (test in http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/richsnippets). It also add spammy text in the title attribute of the link.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jf8013.5y ago
It works, no setup, just install the plugin and enter your Google+ url.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Michael Vera13.6y ago
I would have recommended this. But this I read KalaViv’s review which said there was no way to contact the author. Sorry that scares me a little. So now I’m going to download WP Google Plus Authorship
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ KalaViv13.8y ago
This plugin worked like a charm when I couldnt’ get other ways to work. BuT. A big BUT, I”m gonna remove it because I went ot author page and visit plugin-site and both are duds like general link filled sites. I feel liek this may have place a virus or somehting on my computer, only because it’s like the author is not traceable. I dont’ know it seems weird.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alfarss14.0y ago
This plugin is exactly what I need
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add Google Plus Profile Picture to Google Search Results. Very Easy to implement! Google authorship for mul..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Multisite.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 378 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "google plus author" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-04-19 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-04-17 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-16 2K+ → 1K+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2025-04-08 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-07 2K+ → 1K+ down after 637 days in tier
- 2023-07-10 3K+ → 2K+ down after 362 days in tier
- 2022-07-13 4K+ → 3K+ down after 437 days in tier
- 2021-05-02 8K+ → 4K+ down after 561 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).
- W WP Google Authorship 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags C
- S Single Author G+ META 90+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- R Rel Publisher 90+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed 5M+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Google for WooCommerce 800K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag C -
GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress 400K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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