WordPress plugin comparison

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

Books Custom Post Type (Genre, Authors and Series)

by DannyCooper

20+ installs

Guest Author

by WebFactory

5K+ installs4.2

At a glance

Guest Author has more active installs: 5K+, against 20+ for Books Custom Post Type (Genre, Authors and Series).
On a typical day, Guest Author is downloaded about 37 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 Aug 16, 2026 for Guest Author.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Guest Author has been around longer: since 2018, against 2025 for Books Custom Post Type (Genre, Authors and Series).

Guest Author leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Books Custom Post Type (Genre, Authors and Series)	Guest Author
Popular rank	#28,142	#3,005
Active installs	20+	5K+
Downloads, last 30 days	73	830
Rating	No ratings	4.2(13)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.17	×0.86
Last release	2 months ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.2.4

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