WordPress plugin comparison
Popular Authors vs WP Author, Date and Meta Remover
At a glance
- WP Author, Date and Meta Remover has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Popular Authors.
- On a typical day, WP Author, Date and Meta Remover is downloaded about 20 times, Popular Authors about 3.
- Popular Authors is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 3.2 from 25 reviews.
- Popular Authors was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Jan 25, 2021 for WP Author, Date and Meta Remover.
- Popular Authors is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.6.23 for WP Author, Date and Meta Remover.
- WP Author, Date and Meta Remover has been around longer: since 2014, against 2020 for Popular Authors.
Line by line
Popular Authors leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Popular Authors |  WP Author, Date and Meta Remover |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #34,590 | #2,110 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 52 | 723 |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 3.2(25) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.6.23 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.19 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 7 days ago | 5 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 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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