Disable Author Archives vs Collapsing Archives (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Disable Author Archives
10K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Disable Author Archives has a higher user rating (4.4/5 from 7 reviews) and leads in active installations (10K+ vs 3.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Disable Author Archives has accumulated 72K+ total downloads while Collapsing Archives has 146K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Disable Author Archives | Collapsing Archives | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.4/5 | ◄ | 4.1/5 |
| Total Reviews | 7 | ► | 21 |
| Active Installs | 10K+ | ◄ | 3.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 72K+ | ► | 146K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | 0% | |
| Last Updated | 4 months ago | ► | 1 month ago |
| First Released | 2018 | 2008 | |
| Age | 8 years | 18 years | |
| WP Requires | 2.9+ | 2.8+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.3.5 | 3.0.8 |
Rating Breakdown
Disable Author Archives
Collapsing Archives
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Disable Author Archives averaged approximately 20 daily downloads while Collapsing Archives averaged 22.
Recent Reviews
Disable Author Archives Reviews
Excellent plugin!
A simple and effective plugin. Excellent communication with the developer.
Works!
Does the job. Thanks for sharing!
Messed up my whole site
It messed up my whole site… Don’t know how to get the old site back
Collapsing Archives Reviews
This broke my website, unforunately [v. 6.4.3]
I just installed this one single plug-in to my website today and after doing so, immediately, the page the plug-in was set to work on … broke, or was disabled. It was still visible in my raw page lis
Last update broke it
Last update has broke it. Somehow the plugin start working as collapsing categories instead of collapsing archives. This topic was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by petukhovsky.
Author is ignoring PHP 8.0 / 8.1 incompatibility
The author has released several versions since PHP 8.0 release but just ignores existance of PHP 8.0 / 8.1 although that’s pretty easy to fix. I just did it by myself but now all the not working updat
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