Best author override plugins for WordPress

The most popular author override plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Custom Guest Authors leads with 10+ active installs. All 1 plugins tagged “author override” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

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Top 1 author override plugins

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Custom Guest Authors
The most installed author override plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

All 1 plugins tagged “author override”

Custom Guest Authors
Down in the last 7 days:660#31,382
by Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi8 months ago
Replace the default WordPress post author with custom guest author names via a custom field. Supports multiple comma-separated authors.
Installs
10+
Rating
–
Downloads
0/day