Smart Author Box Widget
by vinethemes · Login & Users
Smart Author Box Widget displays author bio box with an image, description, and social links—perfect for multi-author blogs and personal sites.
61 health vs 59 average across 981 Login & Users 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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 458 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 2025-04-13 · 460 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
55
now · peak 226
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 “70+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2025-04-15 · 455 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-11 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-10 70+ → 80+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-04-07 80+ → 70+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-04-01 70+ → 80+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2026-03-10 80+ → 70+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-03-07 70+ → 80+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-03-04 80+ → 70+ down after 46 days in tier
- 2026-01-17 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
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★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Post Author – Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors & Custom Avatars 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Authorsy – Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors & Post Rating 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
Author Box WP Lens 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
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