Individual Multisite Author
by Thomas Maier · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 3K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin enables individual author descriptions for each single blog in a multisite network.
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Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
30+
≈40 estimated
Momentum
+5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “author” for “individual”. “author” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “individual” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
88 health vs 58 average across 25,738 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 19.6K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,771 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 71 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 13 reviews, smoothed to 4.29★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
15%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
+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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| multisite author | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| individual | #6 | #14 | 0 |
| biography your tag | #9 | #5 | down 2 |
| author description your tag | #12 | #13 | 0 |
| author bio your tag | #15 | #13 | down 1 |
| author biography | #6 | #5 | 0 |
| wordpress author bio | #16 | #13 | 0 |
| top author | #19 | #20 | down 1 |
| wp author bio | #19 | #16 | 0 |
| author your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| multisite your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
15 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 6 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “author” for “individual”. “author” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “individual” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “author bio”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “author description”. #12 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 434 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,000 to #24,800, alongside the other plugins at 30+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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 · v1.4.0 · 21 May 2026
12
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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 40.
Install history since 26 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Micha Krapp1.6y ago
Just installed this plugin on the multisite for our customer and it easily works.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shawfactor5.1y ago
Unfortunately so many plugins are a mess because they try to do everything and don´t follow standards. As such I have had to write literally 100s for my own needs, some of which I have releaed in thsi repository. So it is refeshing when I find a plugin like this that does only one thing, does its well,a and does so without taking over wp-admin in some way. Great work
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Renaat6.4y ago
This is a simple and effective plugin, great for my WordPress multisite network. Allowing the authors to display custom author bio for each subsite. Wonderful. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ m4nson6.6y ago
Just what I needed, works perfectly! This topic was modified 6 years, 3 months ago by m4nson.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Duuk7.5y ago
Great – more people should use!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nic9.8y ago
Exactly what i need as i have a german and an english blog in my multisite network. I examined the plugin code and it is well written. i can recommend it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bernhard Kau10.3y ago
The code is just as I would have written it myself. Just perfect! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ John Morris10.8y ago
I have a personal multisite installation with numerous sites of varying content. Some require stoic professionalism in the bios, some not. Some must emphasize different aspects of the authors. For example, one is a humorous blog, one is a product documentation website. This plugin makes it easy for all personalities to be displayed on the appropriate site.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 2 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
4 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin enables individual author descriptions for each single blog in a multisite network."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 Multisite.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,110 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 40+ → 30+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-10-28 30+ → 40+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-10-20 40+ → 30+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2026-10-12 30+ → 40+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-11 40+ → 30+ down after 41 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 30+ → 40+ up after 62 days in tier
- 2026-06-30 40+ → 30+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-29 30+ → 40+ up after 1 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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Simple Author Bio 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D - A Author Bio Shortcode 90+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
- A Advanced Author Bio 10+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D
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Starbox – the Author Box for Humans 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C -
Author Box WP Lens 900+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
About Author 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags A
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