WordPress plugin comparison

Message to Author vs WP Author, Date and Meta Remover

Message to Author

by Pathu Sutariya

10+ installs4.3

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 10+ for Message to Author.
On a typical day, WP Author, Date and Meta Remover is downloaded about 20 times, Message to Author about 2.
Message to Author is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 3.2 from 25 reviews.
Message to Author was updated more recently: Nov 24, 2022, against Jan 25, 2021 for WP Author, Date and Meta Remover.
Message to Author is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.1.16, 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 Message to Author.

Message to Author leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Message to Author	WP Author, Date and Meta Remover
Popular rank	#41,797	#2,110
Active installs	10+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	36	723
Rating	4.3(3)	3.2(25)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.1.16	5.6.23
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	4 years ago	5 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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