WordPress plugin comparison
Rate this Author vs YASR
At a glance
- YASR has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Rate this Author.
- On a typical day, YASR is downloaded about 53 times, Rate this Author about 1.
- YASR is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 323 reviews, against 3.0 from 3 reviews.
- YASR was updated more recently: Apr 10, 2025, against Apr 7, 2021 for Rate this Author.
- YASR is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 5.7.21 for Rate this Author.
- YASR has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Rate this Author.
Line by line
YASR leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Rate this Author |  YASR |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #45,367 | #1,759 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 32 | 1.7K |
| Rating | 3.0(3) | 4.7(323) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.7.21 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.30 |
| Last release | 5 years ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free