Best byline plugins for WordPress
The most popular byline plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. ThemeRuby Multi Authors leads with 2K+ active installs, ahead of Media Credit (900+) and Custom Author Byline (500+). All 12 plugins tagged “byline” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 byline plugins
- 1.
ThemeRuby Multi AuthorsThe most installed byline plugin, with 2K+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
- 2.
Media Credit900+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 19 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.15.
- 3.
Custom Author Byline500+ active installs. Rated 3.0 from 10 reviews, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4.
- 4.
Molongui Post Contributors400+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 5.
Byline200+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 6.
EEAT WP100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
- 7.
Author Kit50+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 8.
Image and Media Byline Credits20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 9.
Custom Guest Authors10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 10.
Hybrid Byline10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2.
All 12 plugins tagged “byline”
ThemeRuby Multi Authors
Up in the last 7 days:10#4,245by ThemeRuby5 months ago
A lightweight plugin that allows you to assign multiple writers to posts, fast and easy to use.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 34/day
Media Credit
Down in the last 7 days:54#7,151by pepe3 years ago
Adds a "Credit" field when uploading media to posts and displays it under the images on your blog to properly credit the artist.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 4.4(19)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Custom Author Byline
Up in the last 7 days:3#9,094by croakingtoad15 years ago
Allows you to add an author name and link to the byline, other than the actual logged in user, without that custom author having to have a WordPress a …
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 3.0(10)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Molongui Post Contributors
Down in the last 7 days:15#9,242by Molongui11 months ago
Easily add reviewers, fact-checkers, illustrators, and any other attribution to your WordPress posts and display them towards the post author.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Byline
Up in the last 7 days:19#11,918by mattdu13 years ago
Solves the co/multi-author problem without modifying the theme. Uses a custom taxonomy, "Byline," that replaces the Display Author.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
EEAT WP
Down in the last 7 days:649#16,469by eeatwp2 years ago
Boost SEO by demonstrating trustworthiness. The best plugin for Google's EEAT Quality Rater Guideline.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Author Kit
Down in the last 7 days:10#20,353by Author Kit Team1 year ago
The most user-friendly plugin for managing author profiles. Adds a truly simple author box, support multiple authors, guest authors, and much more.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Image and Media Byline Credits
Up in the last 7 days:41#25,912by devbackroom1 year ago
A simple way to add a byline credit to your images, media and other content.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Custom Guest Authors
Down in the last 7 days:660#31,382by 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
Hybrid Byline
#31,392by Patrick Daly17 years ago
Adds an interface to the Hybrid Settings page to change the byline settings.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple Article Byline
#32,286by Ese Amadasun9 months ago
A lightweight plugin that allows editors to add a custom article author name displayed below the post title.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Focsd Hide Author Names
Down in the last 7 days:3,835#67,222by focsd10 months ago
Hide displayed author names and optionally disable author archives.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day