Overwrite Author Name
by Justin Fletcher · Uncategorized
Overwrite Author to a consistent name when publishing a post.
57 health vs 56 average across 12,084 Uncategorized plugins
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 661 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
37
now · peak 106
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 “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
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
- 2023-05-05 300+ → 200+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2023-04-30 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-04-28 300+ → 200+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2023-04-24 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-04-23 300+ → 200+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2023-04-18 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2023-04-15 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-04-14 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
Competes with
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Hide/Remove Metadata 20K+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag B - D Disable Author Archives 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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Meks Smart Author Widget 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag C
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/overwrite-author-name" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Overwrite Author Name — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Overwrite Author Name: 200+ active installs, 5.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/overwrite-author-name