WordPress plugin comparison
About Author vs Starbox
About Author
by Weblizar - WordPress Themes & Plugin
200+ installs4.4
Starbox
by SEO Squirrly
10K+ installs4.5
At a glance
- Starbox has more active installs: 10K+, against 200+ for About Author.
- On a typical day, Starbox is downloaded about 48 times, About Author about 11.
- Starbox is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 202 reviews, against 4.4 from 5 reviews.
- About Author was updated more recently: Sep 11, 2026, against May 9, 2025 for Starbox.
- About Author is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Starbox.
- Starbox has been around longer: since 2013, against 2016 for About Author.
Line by line
Starbox leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | About Author | Starbox |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #12,704 | #1,821 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 257 | 1.1K |
| Rating | 4.4(5) | 4.5(202) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.43 | ×0.32 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.0 |
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