WordPress plugin comparison

Authors List vs Books Custom Post Type (Genre, Authors and Series)

Authors List

by WPKube

5K+ installs5.0

Books Custom Post Type (Genre, Authors and Series)

by DannyCooper

20+ installs

At a glance

Authors List has more active installs: 5K+, against 20+ for Books Custom Post Type (Genre, Authors and Series).
On a typical day, Authors List is downloaded about 24 times, Books Custom Post Type (Genre, Authors and Series) about 4.
Books Custom Post Type (Genre, Authors and Series) has no reviews yet.
Books Custom Post Type (Genre, Authors and Series) was updated more recently: Sep 10, 2026, against Nov 24, 2025 for Authors List.
Books Custom Post Type (Genre, Authors and Series) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Authors List.
Authors List has been around longer: since 2019, against 2025 for Books Custom Post Type (Genre, Authors and Series).

Authors List leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Authors List	Books Custom Post Type (Genre, Authors and Series)
Popular rank	#2,998	#28,142
Active installs	5K+	20+
Downloads, last 30 days	675	73
Rating	5.0(22)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.45	×0.17
Last release	11 months ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	5.4	–

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