WordPress plugin comparison
Edit Author Slug vs Popular Authors
At a glance
- Edit Author Slug has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Popular Authors.
- On a typical day, Edit Author Slug is downloaded about 413 times, Popular Authors about 3.
- Popular Authors is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 84 reviews.
- Popular Authors was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against May 27, 2025 for Edit Author Slug.
- Popular Authors is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Edit Author Slug.
- Edit Author Slug has been around longer: since 2009, against 2020 for Popular Authors.
Line by line
Edit Author Slug leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Edit Author Slug |  Popular Authors |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #357 | #34,333 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 12.1K | 54 |
| Rating | 4.8(84) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.44 | ×0.19 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 7 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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