WordPress plugin comparison
About Author Box vs Edit Author Slug
At a glance
- Edit Author Slug has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for About Author Box.
- On a typical day, Edit Author Slug is downloaded about 413 times, About Author Box about 2.
- About Author Box has no reviews yet.
- About Author Box was updated more recently: Jul 30, 2026, against May 27, 2025 for Edit Author Slug.
- About Author Box is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.8.12 for Edit Author Slug.
- Edit Author Slug has been around longer: since 2009, against 2019 for About Author Box.
Line by line
Edit Author Slug leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  About Author Box |  Edit Author Slug |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #45,362 | #357 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 75 | 12.1K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(84) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.13 | ×0.44 |
| Last release | 3 months ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
- About Author Box vs Starbox
- About Author Box vs Authors Widget
- About Author Box vs Author Box WP Lens
- About Author Box vs Kantbtrue about me
- Edit Author Slug vs Simply Change Author URL
- Edit Author Slug vs WP Author, Date and Meta Remover
- Edit Author Slug vs Starbox
- Edit Author Slug vs VK Post Author Display
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free