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Best author name plugins for WordPress

The most popular author name plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Smart Custom Display Name leads with 200+ active installs. All 1 plugins tagged “author name” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 1 author name plugins

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    Smart Custom Display Name

    The most installed author name plugin, with 200+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.

All 1 plugins tagged “author name”