Post Author IP
by Scott Reilly · Uncategorized
Records the IP address of the original post author when a post first gets created.
41 health vs 57 average across 9,245 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.7.15.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1863 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
30
now · peak 78
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 “60+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,374 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 70+ → 60+ down after 57 days in band
- 2026-05-14 90+ → 70+ down after 79 days in band
- 2026-02-24 100+ → 90+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-02-22 90+ → 100+ up after 10 days in band
- 2026-02-12 100+ → 90+ down after 6 days in band
- 2026-02-06 90+ → 100+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-02-04 100+ → 90+ down after 295 days in band
- 2025-04-15 300+ → 100+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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VK Post Author Display 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Author, Date and Meta Remover 10K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags D -
Post Duplicator 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Header and Footer Scripts 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
Post Type Switcher 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Edit Author Slug 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/post-author-ip" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Post Author IP — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Post Author IP: 60+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/post-author-ip