Author Image

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 96% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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.

1. ★★★★★ Salpetriere

   10.3y ago

   The Author Image plugin would benefit from using the default WordPress media uploader, rather than loading additional functionality to upload/store the images. This is also important because it would allow us to make use of the WordPress image sizes we have defined elsewhere. Currently this is not possible, which is a big detriment to the plugin.

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2. ★★★★★ theatereleven

   12.0y ago

   I’m still shocked that an author image is so complicated in WordPress, but this plugin fixes the problem. Also, it let’s you link to an about page which ROCKS. I love that. Thanks guys! Works great.

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3. ★★★★★ harry33166

   13.1y ago

   http://startoholics.in/2013/08/user-gives-a-missed-call-and-your-customer-gets-verified-dial2verify/ like in this link, at the end, the pic of this user is not being shown. I tried disabling gravatar too, but then only a blank image is shown. Can you please help and let me know what I need to do? And yes, I have changed the permissions of the folder too.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Translated into 49 languages, 3 at 90% or more · development strings

Plus 25 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-07-05 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
2. 2025-07-03 1K+ → 2K+ up after 3 days in tier
3. 2025-06-30 2K+ → 1K+ down after 645 days in tier
4. 2023-09-24 3K+ → 2K+ down

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).

• Edit Author Slug 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B
• W WP Meta and Date Remover 90K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A
• Hide/Remove Metadata 20K+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag B
• D Disable Author Archives 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
• Meks Smart Author Widget 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
• VK Post Author Display 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A

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Author Image: 1K+ active installs, 3.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-28. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/sem-author-image