WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Guest Authors vs Pods
Custom Guest Authors
by Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi
10+ installs
Pods
by Scott Kingsley Clark
100K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Pods has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Custom Guest Authors.
- On a typical day, Pods is downloaded about 515 times, Custom Guest Authors about 2.
- Custom Guest Authors has no reviews yet.
- Pods was updated more recently: Aug 31, 2026, against Mar 10, 2026 for Custom Guest Authors.
- Pods is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Custom Guest Authors.
- Pods has been around longer: since 2008, against 2026 for Custom Guest Authors.
Line by line
Pods leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Custom Guest Authors | Pods |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #31,430 | #410 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 38 | 15.4K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(418) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.10 | ×2.92 |
| Last release | 8 months ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.2 | 7.2 |
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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