WordPress plugin comparison
Molongui Authorship vs Simple Author Box
At a glance
- Simple Author Box has more active installs: 90K+, against 10K+ for Molongui Authorship.
- On a typical day, Simple Author Box is downloaded about 500 times, Molongui Authorship about 260.
- Molongui Authorship is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 158 reviews, against 4.3 from 115 reviews.
- Molongui Authorship was updated more recently: Oct 8, 2026, against Aug 16, 2026 for Simple Author Box.
- Simple Author Box resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 67% for Molongui Authorship.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Simple Author Box has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Molongui Authorship.
Line by line
Simple Author Box leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Molongui Authorship |  Simple Author Box |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,718 | #491 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 90K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 4.9K | 9K |
| Rating | 4.7(158) | 4.3(115) |
| Support threads resolved | 67% | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.12 | ×1.24 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6.20 | 5.6 |
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