Best author posts plugins for WordPress
The most popular author posts plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Display Posts As List, Grid, Thumbs leads with 800+ active installs, ahead of Author Recommended Posts (100+) and Authors Posts Widget (90+). All 4 plugins tagged “author posts” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 author posts plugins
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Display Posts As List, Grid, ThumbsThe most installed author posts plugin, with 800+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
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Author Recommended Posts100+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 9 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
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Authors Posts Widget90+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 week ago.
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Latest Posts by Author with content30+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
All 4 plugins tagged “author posts”
Display Posts As List, Grid, Thumbs
Down in the last 7 days:10#7,339by wp-buy1 year ago
This plugin lets you list posts by category, author, tags, and more, using a shortcode on posts, pages, or widgets with plenty of customization option …
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Author Recommended Posts
Up in the last 7 days:62#15,863by telepathy11 years ago
Pick specific posts to promote and recommend to your audience.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(9)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Authors Posts Widget
Up in the last 7 days:358#17,397by Fahad Mahmood10 days ago
Show posts grouped by author in a clean, collapsible, accessible list. Works as a block, a widget and a shortcode.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Latest Posts by Author with content
Down in the last 7 days:93#25,174by OpenSource Technologies Inc.1 month ago
List an author's latest posts with a short preview of each post, using a shortcode.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 3.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day