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Author Stats

10+ installs · #44,270 most popular

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Closest match
Edit Author Slug
Shares 1 of Author Stats's 2 tags.
Most installed
Edit Author Slug
100K+ active installs.
Best rated
Authors List
5.0 out of 5 from 22 reviews.
Most recently updated
Statify
Updated on Nov 7, 2026.
  1. Edit Author Slug

    by Brandon Allen

    Allows an admin (or capable user) to edit the author slug of a user, and change the author base.

    Installs
    100K+
    Rank
    #357
    Rating
    4.8(84)
    Updated
    1 year ago

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  2. Statify

    by pluginkollektiv

    Visitor statistics for WordPress with focus on data protection, transparency and clarity. Perfect as a widget in your WordPress Dashboard.

    Installs
    100K+
    Rank
    #348
    Rating
    4.8(51)
    Updated
    1 day ago

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  3. SlimStat Analytics

    by VeronaLabs

    Self-hosted, GDPR-ready Google Analytics alternative: cookieless or server-side tracking, visitor statistics, UTM campaigns, goals and funnels.

    Installs
    70K+
    Rank
    #592
    Rating
    4.8(816)
    Updated
    13 days ago

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  4. Statify

    by Patrick Robrecht

    This plugin evaluates the data collected with the privacy-friendly Statify Plugin (data tables and diagrams). The evaluation can be downloaded as csv.

    Installs
    20K+
    Rank
    #1,325
    Rating
    4.6(11)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  5. WP Author, Date and Meta Remover

    by Johnnie

    Don't need the post date and author meta data on your pages? Install WP Author, Date and Meta Remover and its gone. It's that easy!

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #2,109
    Rating
    3.2(25)
    Updated
    5 years ago

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  6. Starbox

    by SEO Squirrly

    Starbox is the Author Box for Humans. Professional Themes to choose from, HTML5, Social Media Profiles, Google Authorship

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #1,821
    Rating
    4.5(202)
    Updated
    1 year ago

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  7. VK Post Author Display

    by Hidekazu Ishikawa

    Display to Post Author Information Box on bottom of the contents.

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #1,777
    Rating
    4.5(8)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  8. Meks Smart Author Widget

    by Meks

    Easily display your author/user profile info inside WordPress widget.

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #1,688
    Rating
    4.5(8)
    Updated
    2 years ago

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  9. Disable Author Archives

    by freemp

    Disable Author Archives completely removes author archives and makes the web server return status code 404 ('Not Found') instead.

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #1,473
    Rating
    4.4(7)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  10. Seriously Simple Stats

    by Craig Hewitt

    Integrated analytics and stats tracking for Seriously Simple Podcasting.

    Installs
    5K+
    Rank
    #3,207
    Rating
    3.6(13)
    Updated
    10 months ago

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  11. WP Custom Author URL

    by Poodle Plugins

    Set a custom URL for your author name link, on a global or author-specific basis. Also redirects all author pages.

    Installs
    5K+
    Rank
    #3,180
    Rating
    5.0(8)
    Updated
    7 months ago

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  12. Authors List

    by WPKube

    Use a shortcode to display a list or grid of post authors (or any other user role) and links to their post archives page.

    Installs
    5K+
    Rank
    #3,006
    Rating
    5.0(22)
    Updated
    11 months ago

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