Linkify Authors
by Scott Reilly · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 64 other plugins · 78.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Turn a string, list, or array of author IDs and/or slugs into a list of links to the post archive for each author. Provides a widget and template tag.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 6.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,150 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 517 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 2024-09-24 · 730 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
58
now · peak 58
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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2026-09-23 · 2 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
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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).
- D Disable Author Archives 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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Meks Smart Author Widget 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
Collapsing Archives 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Sitekit 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C - E Expanding Archives 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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Compact Archives 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/linkify-authors" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Linkify Authors — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Linkify Authors: 10+ active installs, no reviews yet. Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-09-24. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/linkify-authors