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Custom roles for author

30+ installs · #24,961 most popular

Its stats
Closest match
Guest Author
Shares 2 of Custom roles for author's 5 tags.
Most installed
User Role Editor
700K+ active installs.
Best rated
Authors List
5.0 out of 5 from 22 reviews.
Most recently updated
User Role Editor
Updated on Nov 4, 2026.
  1. Guest Author

    by WebFactory

    Add a guest author to any post without needing to register the guest author as a user on your site.

    Installs
    5K+
    Rank
    #3,005
    Rating
    4.2(13)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  2. User Role Editor

    by Vladimir Garagulya

    User Role Editor WordPress plugin makes user roles and capabilities changing easy. Edit/add/delete WordPress user roles and capabilities.

    Installs
    700K+
    Rank
    #90
    Rating
    4.5(288)
    Updated
    6 days ago

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  3. 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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  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
    #1,824
    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
    #1,471
    Rating
    4.4(7)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  9. Remove admin menus by role

    by manu225

    Select easily which admin menus to remove for which roles.

    Installs
    8K+
    Rank
    #2,421
    Rating
    4.4(14)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  10. 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
    #3,182
    Rating
    5.0(8)
    Updated
    7 months ago

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  11. Authors List

    by WPKube

    Use a shortcode to display a list or grid of post authors (or any other user role) and links to their post archives page.

    Installs
    5K+
    Rank
    #2,998
    Rating
    5.0(22)
    Updated
    11 months ago

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  12. Author Avatars List/Block

    by Paul Bearne

    Display lists of user avatars using widgets or shortcodes. With Gutenberg support.

    Installs
    4K+
    Rank
    #3,586
    Rating
    4.8(32)
    Updated
    3 months ago

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