WordPress plugin comparison

Author Box & Pages for E-E-A-T Optimization vs Simple Author Box

Author Box & Pages for E-E-A-T Optimization

by Ignite Marketing

200+ installs5.0

Simple Author Box

by WebFactory

90K+ installs4.3

At a glance

Simple Author Box has more active installs: 90K+, against 200+ for Author Box & Pages for E-E-A-T Optimization.
On a typical day, Simple Author Box is downloaded about 500 times, Author Box & Pages for E-E-A-T Optimization about 9.
Author Box & Pages for E-E-A-T Optimization is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.3 from 115 reviews.
Author Box & Pages for E-E-A-T Optimization was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Aug 16, 2026 for Simple Author Box.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Simple Author Box has been around longer: since 2014, against 2025 for Author Box & Pages for E-E-A-T Optimization.

Simple Author Box leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Author Box & Pages for E-E-A-T Optimization	Simple Author Box
Popular rank	#11,347	#491
Active installs	200+	90K+
Downloads, last 30 days	197	9K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.3(115)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.46	×1.24
Last release	1 day ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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