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Author by Category

10+ installs · #29,160 most popular

Its stats
Closest match
Edit Author Slug
Shares 1 of Author by Category's 5 tags.
Most installed
Edit Author Slug
100K+ active installs.
Best rated
Edit Author Slug
4.8 out of 5 from 84 reviews.
Most recently updated
PublishPress Taxonomies
Updated on Nov 3, 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. List category posts

    by Fernando Briano

    Very customizable plugin to list posts by category (or tag, author and more) in a post, page or widget. Uses the [catlist] shortcode to select posts.

    Installs
    70K+
    Rank
    #547
    Rating
    4.7(254)
    Updated
    4 months ago

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  3. PublishPress Taxonomies

    by PublishPress

    Tags, Categories and WordPress terms are easy with PublishPress Taxonomies. Add a Tag or Category to Pages, manage your WooCommerce Categories and Tag …

    Installs
    40K+
    Rank
    #810
    Rating
    4.6(195)
    Updated
    6 days ago

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  4. Blog Designer Pack

    by InfornWeb

    News & Blog plugin for post grid, post slider, post carousel, post filter, masonry, ticker & list category posts using shortcode, Elementor & Divi.

    Installs
    30K+
    Rank
    #1,058
    Rating
    4.7(79)
    Updated
    29 days ago

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  5. Post Tags and Categories for Pages

    by curtismchale

    Adds the built in WordPress categories and tags to your pages.

    Installs
    20K+
    Rank
    #1,358
    Rating
    4.8(23)
    Updated
    10 months ago

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  6. FV Top Level Categories

    by FolioVision

    This is a fix of Top Level Categories plugin for Wordpress 3.1. and above.

    Installs
    20K+
    Rank
    #1,305
    Rating
    4.4(23)
    Updated
    1 year ago

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  7. Media Library Categories

    by jeffrey-wp

    Adds the ability to use categories in the media library.

    Installs
    20K+
    Rank
    #1,247
    Rating
    4.2(52)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. Hide Categories and Products for Woocommerce

    by NOUS Open Usefull & Simple

    Hide Categories and Products for Woocommerce. This plugins requires WooCommerce to be installed and activated

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #1,864
    Rating
    4.1(29)
    Updated
    1 month ago

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  11. 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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  12. 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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