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Molongui Authorship · Version history

Molongui Authorship changelog and version history

Latest version
5.3.2
Oct 8, 2026 (1 month ago)
Releases
220
since 2015
In the last year
15
about one every 22 days
Tested up to
WordPress 7.1.4
PHP 5.6.20 or later

Releases each year

  • 201519 releases
  • 201612 releases
  • 20176 releases
  • 201823 releases
  • 201931 releases
  • 202027 releases
  • 202121 releases
  • 202219 releases
  • 202310 releases
  • 202420 releases
  • 202521 releases
  • 202611 releases

202611 releases

  1. Molongui Authorship 5.3.2Latest

    • Fixed: Automatic Main Author assignment when adding, replacing, or removing post authors.

  2. Molongui Authorship 5.3.1

    • Enhanced: Security and WordPress coding standards compliance.
    • Fixed: Issue where posts could fail to publish or unexpectedly revert to Draft when using Gutenberg or Classic Editor.
    • Fixed: Missing Gravatar images after updating from previous versions..
    • Fixed: Performance issue that could cause browser freezes on pages with frequent DOM updates.
    • Fixed: Several admin UI escaping and validation issues.

  3. Molongui Authorship 5.3.0

    • Added: Author Box Gutenberg block for WordPress 6.3 and later.
    • Added: Post Byline Gutenberg block for WordPress 6.3 and later.
    • Added: Option to upload a custom default avatar for authors without an avatar.
    • Added: Ability to disable Gravatar.
    • Added: Option to reassign a deleted user’s authorship to an existing Guest Author.
    • Added: Option to remove a deleted user’s authorship while keeping their content.
    • Added: Option to reassign a deleted guest author’s authorship to a user.
    • Added: Option to reassign a deleted guest author’s authorship to another Guest Author.
    • Added: Option to remove a deleted guest author’s authorship while keeping their content.
    • Added: Redesigned Author Profile UI for WordPress Users and Guest Authors, including dedicated Public Name and Contact Info sections.
    • Added: Support for custom author name prefixes and suffixes.
    • Added: Credentials field.
    • Added: Professional Headline field.
    • Added: Department field.
    • Added: Author Location field.
    • Added: Configurable Author Box meta fields for Professional Headline, Job Title, Company, Department, Location, Email, Phone, and Website.
    • Added: Per-author Default, Show, and Hide overrides for Author Box meta fields.
    • Enhanced: Split the Authors column into separate Author and Co-authors columns for clearer post attribution.
    • Enhanced: Centralized avatar resolution so frontend and admin screens consistently honor the configured avatar sources and fallbacks.
    • Enhanced: Public author names can now include prefixes, suffixes, and credentials.
    • Enhanced: Profile Picture controls now use clearer Upload, Change, Edit, and Remove actions.
    • Enhanced: Added Ctrl+S and Cmd+S keyboard shortcuts for saving Author Profile changes.
    • Changed: Moved the Phone field to the Contact Info section.
    • Changed: Replaced the legacy avatar uploader with the common Media Picker component.
    • Changed: Email and Phone Author Box visibility now use the same Default, Show, and Hide system as other meta fields.
    • Changed: Updated framework files to v3.4.4.
    • Fixed: PHP fatal error caused by calling an undefined method on the edit-user screen.
    • Fixed: Stored DOM-based XSS vulnerability in byline link processing by validating decoded URL protocols before updating links.
    • Fixed: Phone value not being saved for WordPress Users.
    • Fixed: Local Avatar controls not behaving correctly when the Local Avatar feature was disabled.

  4. Molongui Authorship 5.2.12

    • Fixed: PHP fatal error on the user edit screen caused by a missing social meta compatibility method.

  5. Molongui Authorship 5.2.11

    • Added: Fallback support for compatible third-party social profile fields.
    • Fixed: PHP warnings when filtering author links on multi-author bylines.
    • Fixed: PHP warnings related to unavailable admin screen data.
    • Fixed: Missing styles for the author selector.

  6. Molongui Authorship 5.2.10

    • Fixed: Replaced   usage with the Unicode non-breaking space character (U+00A0) for better compatibility.
    • Fixed: Archive Author checkbox no longer becomes unclickable when Disable author box is set to Hide.
    • Fixed: PHP warning for undefined variable $post_types.
    • Fixed: Minor admin styling issues.
    • Changed: Updated framework files to v3.4.3.
    • Changed: Added compatibility with WordPress 7.1.
    • Removed: Peepeth social profile following the network’s discontinuation.

  7. Molongui Authorship 5.2.9

    • Added: New ready-to-use template for the author box.
    • Fixed: Author box related posts now work correctly when Co-Authors and Guest Authors are disabled.

  8. Molongui Authorship 5.2.8

    • Fixed: Related posts in the author box now include all relevant posts.
    • Changed: Updated framework files to v3.4.2.

  9. Molongui Authorship 5.2.7

    • Fixed: Related posts in the author box now respect the configured ordering settings.
    • Fixed: Related posts in the author box no longer include drafts or future posts.
    • Fixed: Post count updates now work correctly in edge cases.
    • Fixed: Post count filtering now ignores empty or invalid author IDs to prevent unexpected behavior.
    • Fixed: Compatibility issue with BetterDocs where enabling Guest Author or Co-Authors could cause single doc posts to render as an archive list.

  10. Molongui Authorship 5.2.6

    • Fixed: Author description now correctly appears in author boxes.

  11. Molongui Authorship 5.2.5

    • Fixed: Byline linking only to the first listed author on some themes.
    • Fixed: Archived guest authors are now properly excluded from author search results.

202521 releases

  1. Molongui Authorship 5.2.4

    • Fixed: Fatal error occurring during post count update.
    • Fixed: Post-count cache collision between users and guest authors with the same ID.
    • Fixed: Avoided PHP notices when the primary post author data is missing or invalid.
    • Fixed: Incomplete user meta cache hydration causing missing data in edge cases.
    • Fixed: Admin authors list search returning empty results when filtering existing authors.
    • Fixed: Fatal error on author pages when the Yoast SEO plugin is enabled.

  2. Molongui Authorship 5.2.3

    • Fixed: Several bugs related to wrong author data retrieval.

  3. Molongui Authorship 5.2.2

    • Fixed: Several PHP warnings.

  4. Molongui Authorship 5.2.1

    • Fixed: Fatal error caused by an invalid callback name in a filter hook.

  5. Molongui Authorship 5.1.0

    • Added: Setup wizard to guide users through initial configuration.
    • Added: UI migration tool for transferring authors and authorship data from the Co-Authors Plus plugin.
    • Added: UI migration tool for transferring authors and authorship data from the PublishPress Authors plugin.
    • Added: UI migration tool for importing user avatars from the One User Avatar plugin.
    • Added: WP-CLI command to migrate authors and authorship data from the Co-Authors Plus plugin.
    • Added: WP-CLI command to migrate authors and authorship data from the PublishPress Authors plugin.
    • Added: WP-CLI command to migrate user avatars from the One User Avatar plugin.
    • Added: Filters to exclude registered users and guest authors from post author search results.
    • Fixed: Post count updater now updates post counts correctly.
    • Changed: Replaced Add New wording with Add {Item} in line with WordPress standards.
    • Changed: Replaced View All wording with View {Items} in line with WordPress standards.
    • Changed: Updated framework files to v3.4.0.
    • Changed: Added compatibility with WordPress 6.8.
    • Changed: Updated plugin description in readme.txt.

  6. Molongui Authorship 5.0.15

    • Fixed: Co-authored posts are now listed when using Elementor’s Posts widget with the author filter.
    • Fixed: Fatal error caused by missing quotes when the Jetpack plugin was active.

  7. Molongui Authorship 5.0.14

    • Added: Filter to customize attributes for the author avatar <img> element.

  8. Molongui Authorship 5.0.13

    • Added: Threads as author social profile option.
    • Added: Bluesky as author social profile option.
    • Added: Strava as author social profile option.
    • Added: Facebook Messenger as author social profile option.
    • Added: Flipboard Messenger as author social profile option.
    • Added: QQ as author social profile option.
    • Added: IMDb as author social profile option.
    • Fixed: Post byline now omits the co-authors count when configured not to display co-authors.
    • Fixed: Required Block Editor scripts are now loaded exclusively on the edit post screen.

  9. Molongui Authorship 5.0.12

    • Fixed: Incorrect author meta information displayed in the author box when profile fields are missing.

  10. Molongui Authorship 5.0.11

    • Fixed: Post byline now shows additional co-authors count.

  11. Molongui Authorship 5.0.10

    • Fixed: Author box now displayed when using custom Divi Builder templates for posts.
    • Fixed: Co-authored posts are now listed on the author page when using Elementor’s Loop Grid widget.

  12. Molongui Authorship 5.0.9

    • Fixed: Error when updating post counters after changing a post’s author.
    • Fixed: Backend author list now displays post counts correctly.
    • Fixed: Co-authors can now edit posts they are assigned to when using the Block Editor.
    • Fixed: Author box no longer displays twice on certain themes.
    • Fixed: Replaced deprecated filters with new equivalents to prevent warning messages.
    • Deprecated: The authorship/author/get_posts/args filter. Scheduled for removal in version 5.2.0.
    • Removed: Long-deprecated functions, actions, and filters.

  13. Molongui Authorship 5.0.8

    • Fixed: Author box no longer shows draft posts as related posts.

  14. Molongui Authorship 5.0.7

    • Fixed: Author box styling now appears correctly when using block themes.

  15. Molongui Authorship 5.0.6

  16. Molongui Authorship 5.0.5

  17. Molongui Authorship 5.0.4

  18. Molongui Authorship 5.0.3

  19. Molongui Authorship 5.0.2

  20. Molongui Authorship 5.0.1

  21. Molongui Authorship 5.0.0

202420 releases

  1. Molongui Authorship 4.9.7

  2. Molongui Authorship 4.9.6

  3. Molongui Authorship 4.9.5

  4. Molongui Authorship 4.9.4

  5. Molongui Authorship 4.9.3

  6. Molongui Authorship 4.9.1

  7. Molongui Authorship 4.9.0

  8. Molongui Authorship 4.8.6

  9. Molongui Authorship 4.8.5

  10. Molongui Authorship 4.8.4

  11. Molongui Authorship 4.8.3

  12. Molongui Authorship 4.8.2

  13. Molongui Authorship 4.8.0

  14. Molongui Authorship 4.7.10

  15. Molongui Authorship 4.7.9

  16. Molongui Authorship 4.7.8

  17. Molongui Authorship 4.7.7

  18. Molongui Authorship 4.7.6

  19. Molongui Authorship 4.7.5

  20. Molongui Authorship 4.1.1

202310 releases

  1. Molongui Authorship 4.7.2

  2. Molongui Authorship 4.7.1

  3. Molongui Authorship 4.7.0

  4. Molongui Authorship 4.6.22

  5. Molongui Authorship 4.6.21

  6. Molongui Authorship 4.6.20

  7. Molongui Authorship 4.6.19

  8. Molongui Authorship 4.6.17

  9. Molongui Authorship 4.6.15

  10. Molongui Authorship 4.6.14

202219 releases

  1. Molongui Authorship 4.6.13

  2. Molongui Authorship 4.6.12

  3. Molongui Authorship 4.6.11

  4. Molongui Authorship 4.6.10

  5. Molongui Authorship 4.6.9

  6. Molongui Authorship 4.6.8

  7. Molongui Authorship 4.6.7

  8. Molongui Authorship 4.6.6

  9. Molongui Authorship 4.6.5

  10. Molongui Authorship 4.6.4

  11. Molongui Authorship 4.6.3

  12. Molongui Authorship 4.6.2

  13. Molongui Authorship 4.6.1

  14. Molongui Authorship 4.6.0

  15. Molongui Authorship 4.5.4

  16. Molongui Authorship 4.5.3

  17. Molongui Authorship 4.5.2

  18. Molongui Authorship 4.5.1

  19. Molongui Authorship 4.5.0

202121 releases

  1. Molongui Authorship 4.4.4

  2. Molongui Authorship 4.4.3

  3. Molongui Authorship 4.4.2

  4. Molongui Authorship 4.4.1

  5. Molongui Authorship 4.4.0

  6. Molongui Authorship 4.3.12

  7. Molongui Authorship 4.3.11

  8. Molongui Authorship 4.3.10

  9. Molongui Authorship 4.3.9

  10. Molongui Authorship 4.3.8

  11. Molongui Authorship 4.3.7

  12. Molongui Authorship 4.3.6

  13. Molongui Authorship 4.3.5

  14. Molongui Authorship 4.3.4

  15. Molongui Authorship 4.3.3

  16. Molongui Authorship 4.3.2

  17. Molongui Authorship 4.3.1

  18. Molongui Authorship 4.3.0

  19. Molongui Authorship 4.2.17

  20. Molongui Authorship 4.2.16

  21. Molongui Authorship 4.2.14

202027 releases

  1. Molongui Authorship 4.2.13

  2. Molongui Authorship 4.2.11

  3. Molongui Authorship 4.2.10

  4. Molongui Authorship 4.2.9

  5. Molongui Authorship 4.2.8

  6. Molongui Authorship 4.2.6

  7. Molongui Authorship 4.2.5

  8. Molongui Authorship 4.2.2

  9. Molongui Authorship 4.2.1

  10. Molongui Authorship 4.2.0

  11. Molongui Authorship 4.0.11

  12. Molongui Authorship 4.0.10

  13. Molongui Authorship 4.0.9

  14. Molongui Authorship 4.0.8

  15. Molongui Authorship 4.0.7

  16. Molongui Authorship 4.0.6

  17. Molongui Authorship 4.0.5

  18. Molongui Authorship 4.0.4

  19. Molongui Authorship 4.0.2

  20. Molongui Authorship 4.0.1

  21. Molongui Authorship 4.0.0

  22. Molongui Authorship 3.2.28

  23. Molongui Authorship 3.2.27

  24. Molongui Authorship 3.2.26

  25. Molongui Authorship 3.2.25

  26. Molongui Authorship 3.2.24

  27. Molongui Authorship 3.2.23

201931 releases

  1. Molongui Authorship 3.2.22

  2. Molongui Authorship 3.2.21

  3. Molongui Authorship 3.2.19

  4. Molongui Authorship 3.2.18

  5. Molongui Authorship 3.2.17

  6. Molongui Authorship 3.2.16

  7. Molongui Authorship 3.2.15

  8. Molongui Authorship 3.2.14

  9. Molongui Authorship 3.2.13

  10. Molongui Authorship 3.2.12

  11. Molongui Authorship 3.2.11

  12. Molongui Authorship 3.2.10

  13. Molongui Authorship 3.2.9

  14. Molongui Authorship 3.2.8

  15. Molongui Authorship 3.2.7

  16. Molongui Authorship 3.2.6

  17. Molongui Authorship 3.2.5

  18. Molongui Authorship 3.2.4

  19. Molongui Authorship 3.2.3

  20. Molongui Authorship 3.2.1

  21. Molongui Authorship 3.2.0

  22. Molongui Authorship 3.1.12

  23. Molongui Authorship 3.1.11

  24. Molongui Authorship 3.1.10

  25. Molongui Authorship 3.1.9

  26. Molongui Authorship 3.1.8

  27. Molongui Authorship 3.1.7

  28. Molongui Authorship 3.1.6

  29. Molongui Authorship 3.1.5

  30. Molongui Authorship 3.1.4

  31. Molongui Authorship 3.1.3

201823 releases

  1. Molongui Authorship 3.1.2

  2. Molongui Authorship 3.1.1

  3. Molongui Authorship 3.1.0

  4. Molongui Authorship 3.0.0

  5. Molongui Authorship 2.2.4

  6. Molongui Authorship 2.2.3

  7. Molongui Authorship 2.2.0

  8. Molongui Authorship 2.1.1

  9. Molongui Authorship 2.1.0

  10. Molongui Authorship 2.0.15

  11. Molongui Authorship 2.0.14

  12. Molongui Authorship 2.0.13

  13. Molongui Authorship 2.0.11

  14. Molongui Authorship 2.0.10

  15. Molongui Authorship 2.0.9

  16. Molongui Authorship 2.0.8

  17. Molongui Authorship 2.0.7

  18. Molongui Authorship 2.0.6

  19. Molongui Authorship 2.0.5

  20. Molongui Authorship 2.0.4

  21. Molongui Authorship 2.0.3

  22. Molongui Authorship 2.0.1

  23. Molongui Authorship 2.0.0

20176 releases

  1. Molongui Authorship 1.3.8

  2. Molongui Authorship 1.3.7

  3. Molongui Authorship 1.3.6

  4. Molongui Authorship 1.3.5

  5. Molongui Authorship 1.3.4

  6. Molongui Authorship 1.3.3

201612 releases

  1. Molongui Authorship 1.3.2

  2. Molongui Authorship 1.3.1

  3. Molongui Authorship 1.3.0

  4. Molongui Authorship 1.2.20

  5. Molongui Authorship 1.2.19

  6. Molongui Authorship 1.2.18

  7. Molongui Authorship 1.2.17

  8. Molongui Authorship 1.2.16

  9. Molongui Authorship 1.2.15

  10. Molongui Authorship 1.2.14

  11. Molongui Authorship 1.2.13

  12. Molongui Authorship 1.2.12

201519 releases

  1. Molongui Authorship 1.2.11

  2. Molongui Authorship 1.2.10

  3. Molongui Authorship 1.2.9

  4. Molongui Authorship 1.2.8

  5. Molongui Authorship 1.2.7

  6. Molongui Authorship 1.2.6

  7. Molongui Authorship 1.2.5

  8. Molongui Authorship 1.2.4

  9. Molongui Authorship 1.1.1

  10. Molongui Authorship 1.2.3

  11. Molongui Authorship 1.2.2

  12. Molongui Authorship 1.2.1

  13. Molongui Authorship 1.2.0

  14. Molongui Authorship 1.1.4

  15. Molongui Authorship 1.1.3

  16. Molongui Authorship 1.1.2

  17. Molongui Authorship 1.1.0

  18. Molongui Authorship 1.0.1

  19. Molongui Authorship 1.0.0

Questions about Molongui Authorship’s releases

What is the latest version of Molongui Authorship?

5.3.2, released on Oct 8, 2026 (1 month ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4 and needs PHP 5.6.20 or later.

How often is Molongui Authorship updated?

15 releases in the last year, about one every 22 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from August 2015.

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