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Authors List · Version history

Authors List changelog and version history

Latest version
2.0.6.2
Nov 24, 2025 (11 months ago)
Releases
39
since 2019
In the last year
1
Tested up to
WordPress 6.8.12
PHP 5.4 or later

Releases each year

  • 20197 releases
  • 202016 releases
  • 20214 releases
  • 20223 releases
  • 20234 releases
  • 20242 releases
  • 20253 releases

20253 releases

  1. Authors List 2.0.6.2Latest

    • Security fixes

  2. Authors List 2.0.6.1

    • Security fixes

  3. Authors List 2.0.6

20242 releases

  1. Authors List 2.0.5

    • Security fixes

  2. Authors List 2.0.4

    • Added option for link text
    • Added option for random ordering
    • Added an alternate shortcode (in case of conflicts with other plugins), the shortcode is [sk_authors_list]
    • {al:custom_field_name} now uses get_the_author_meta function as a 2nd fallback
    • Fixed issue with pagination not showing correct amount of pages when the user roles are not authors

20234 releases

  1. Authors List 2.0.3

    • Option to hide/show the avatar
    • Security fixes

  2. Authors List 2.0.2

    • Fixed issue with pagination not working when the pagination slug is modified
    • Fixed issue with Tiktok in social links
    • Update POT (translation template file)

  3. Authors List 2.0.1

    • “Pagination” option added to the backend settings

  4. Authors List 2.0.0

    • A completely new version with backend settings (old shortcode parameters still work as they did in version 1)

20223 releases

  1. Authors List 1.2.9

    • Improved the system for ordering by “all_post_count”
    • The number of posts element can now be linked to the archive

  2. Authors List 1.2.8

    • Fixed issue with taxonomy/term filters not working properly for custom post types

  3. Authors List 1.2.7

    • Fixed deprecated notice related to WordPress 5.9

20214 releases

  1. Authors List 1.2.6

    • Added parameter “first_name_starts_with” (limit to authors whose first name starts with specific characters)
    • Added parameter “last_name_starts_with” (limit to authors whose last name starts with specific characters)
    • The parameter “latest_post_after” now works with all post types defined in the “post_types” parameter

  2. Authors List 1.2.5

    • Accessibility fix (show name in aria-label for the “View posts” link). Thanks to @rscano

  3. Authors List 1.2.4

    • New parameter for {alf:posts} function to show post date above the title. Example after_title=”{alf:posts show_date=yes}”
    • New parameter for {alf:posts} function to show posts of specific category. Example after_title=”{alf:posts show_date=yes categories=5}”

  4. Authors List 1.2.3

    • New perameter for {alf:social} function to switch social icons to FontAwesome font. Example: after_title=”{alf:social type=fontawesome-v5}”
    • New dynamic output functon added for showing the user’s latest post date. Example: after_title=”{alf:latest_post_date}”

202016 releases

  1. Authors List 1.2.2

    • Issue with amount of authors shown (when specifically defined) conflicting with other parameters

  2. Authors List 1.2.1

    • The “orderby” parameter now accepts the value “all_post_count” which orders by the count of all post types set in the “post_types” parameter

  3. Authors List 1.2.0

    • Parameter “count_text” now supports zero, singular and plural options

  4. Authors List 1.1.9

    • New parameter “count_text” that allows changing the text shown for “show_count”

  5. Authors List 1.1.8

    • Alt attribute added to avatar image
    • New parameter “avatar_meta_key” that allows getting the image URL from user meta instead of using Gravatar

  6. Authors List 1.1.7

    • New parameter “title_element” that allows changing the div that wraps the author’s name/title to an h2, h3, h4… (title_element=”h2″)
    • New dynamic output functon added for showing the user’s role (after_title=”{alf:role}”)
    • New dynamic output function added for showing a link to post archive, bbpress profile or buddypress profile (after_title=”{alf:link to=archive}”)

  7. Authors List 1.1.6

    • alf:social now shows the personal website URL as well
    • New parameter “minimum_posts_count” added to limit the authors shown to only those that have at least that amount of posts
    • New parameter “bp_member_types” that allows showing only specific BuddyPress member types

  8. Authors List 1.1.5

    • The “orderby” parameter now accepts the value “comment_count” which order by the comment count what posts made by that author received
    • The “link_to” parameter now accepts linking to buddypress profile (link_to=”buddypress_profile”)
    • The “link_to” parameter now accepts linking to custom meta (link_to=”meta” link_to_meta_key=”meta_key”)
    • New dynamic output function added for showing follow/unfollow button from BuddyPress Followers plugin (after_title=”{alf:buddypress_follow”})

  9. Authors List 1.1.4

    • The “orderby” parameter now accepts the value “rand” to have a random order
    • New parameter “link_to” added to allow linking to bbPress profile ( link_to=”bbpress_profile” )
    • New parameter “pagination” added, set to “yes” to enable pagination

  10. Authors List 1.1.3

    • New shortcode attribute to allow only showing authors by the first letter (or more letters) of their display name

  11. Authors List 1.1.2

  12. Authors List 1.1.1

  13. Authors List 1.1.0

  14. Authors List 1.0.9

  15. Authors List 1.0.8

  16. Authors List 1.0.7

20197 releases

  1. Authors List 1.0.6

  2. Authors List 1.0.5

  3. Authors List 1.0.4

  4. Authors List 1.0.3

  5. Authors List 1.0.2

  6. Authors List 1.0.1

  7. Authors List 1.0.0

Questions about Authors List’s releases

What is the latest version of Authors List?

2.0.6.2, released on Nov 24, 2025 (11 months ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 6.8.12 and needs PHP 5.4 or later.

How often is Authors List updated?

One release in the last year. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from April 2019.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in Authors List’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.