Simple Article Byline
by Ese Amadasun · Uncategorized
A lightweight plugin that allows editors to add a custom article author name displayed below the post title.
77 health vs 55 average across 14,286 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2026-02-09 · 158 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
36
now · peak 81
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
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “—”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2026-02-11 · 153 observations
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
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Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Post Author – Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors & Custom Avatars 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
Pure Metafields 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Advanced Query Loop 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Guest Author 5K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
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