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Authors Widget

1K+ installs · #6,151 most popular

Its stats
Closest match
Edit Author Slug
Shares 1 of Authors Widget'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
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Updated on Sep 13, 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. WooCommerce Grid / List toggle

    by James Koster

    Adds a grid/list view toggle to product archives

    Installs
    9K+
    Rank
    #2,162
    Rating
    3.8(31)
    Updated
    8 years ago

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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. Posts List

    by wokamoto

    Adds a posts (or pages) list of your blog pages (or posts) by entering the shortcode [posts-list].

    Installs
    7K+
    Rank
    #2,572
    Rating
    4.5(2)
    Updated
    13 years ago

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  10. Listo

    by Rock Lobster Inc.

    Listo supplies commonly used lists.

    Installs
    7K+
    Rank
    #2,501
    Rating
    4.8(12)
    Updated
    2 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. List categories

    by Fernando Briano

    Simple plugin to display categories in any post or page with a shortcode.

    Installs
    5K+
    Rank
    #3,104
    Rating
    4.5(15)
    Updated
    1 month ago

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