WordPress plugin comparison

Google Plus Authorship vs SMNTCS Google Webmaster Tools

Google Plus Authorship

by mlazarov

1K+ installs4.3

SMNTCS Google Webmaster Tools

by Niels Lange

6K+ installs5.0

At a glance

SMNTCS Google Webmaster Tools has more active installs: 6K+, against 1K+ for Google Plus Authorship.
On a typical day, SMNTCS Google Webmaster Tools is downloaded about 42 times, Google Plus Authorship about 11.
SMNTCS Google Webmaster Tools is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.3 from 8 reviews.
SMNTCS Google Webmaster Tools was updated more recently: Sep 27, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Google Plus Authorship.
SMNTCS Google Webmaster Tools is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for Google Plus Authorship.
Google Plus Authorship has been around longer: since 2012, against 2016 for SMNTCS Google Webmaster Tools.

SMNTCS Google Webmaster Tools leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Google Plus Authorship	SMNTCS Google Webmaster Tools
Popular rank	#6,616	#2,899
Active installs	1K+	6K+
Downloads, last 30 days	231	1.3K
Rating	4.3(8)	5.0(5)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.7.39	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.82
Last release	9 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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