Best authoring plugins for WordPress
The most popular authoring plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. StudyPress leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of AI Authors Studio (AAS) (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “authoring” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 authoring plugins
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StudyPressThe most installed authoring plugin, with 10+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 15 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
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AI Authors Studio (AAS)Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 2 plugins tagged “authoring”
StudyPress
Up in the last 7 days:474#29,472by Mohammed Tadlaoui10 years ago
The easy way to create pretty multimedia lessons, quizzes and sliders.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.8(15)
- Downloads
- 0/day
AI Authors Studio (AAS)
Down in the last 7 days:14,698#69,478by martyettington5 months ago
Book-writing workspace for outlining, writing, organizing, importing, and exporting manuscripts, with optional OpenAI AI help.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day