WordPress plugin comparison
About Author vs WP Author, Date and Meta Remover
About Author
by Weblizar - WordPress Themes & Plugin
200+ installs4.4
WP Author, Date and Meta Remover
by Johnnie
10K+ installs3.2
At a glance
- WP Author, Date and Meta Remover has more active installs: 10K+, against 200+ for About Author.
- On a typical day, WP Author, Date and Meta Remover is downloaded about 20 times, About Author about 11.
- About Author is rated higher: 4.4 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 3.2 from 25 reviews.
- About Author was updated more recently: Sep 11, 2026, against Jan 25, 2021 for WP Author, Date and Meta Remover.
- About Author is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.6.23 for WP Author, Date and Meta Remover.
- WP Author, Date and Meta Remover has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for About Author.
Line by line
About Author leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | About Author | WP Author, Date and Meta Remover |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #12,714 | #2,110 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 244 | 723 |
| Rating | 4.4(5) | 3.2(25) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.6.23 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.43 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 5 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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