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Best coauthors plugins for WordPress

The most popular coauthors plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Byline leads with 200+ active installs, ahead of Co-Authors Widget (40+) and Extend Co-Authors Plus for FacetWP (10+). All 4 plugins tagged “coauthors” 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 4 coauthors plugins

  1. 1.
    Byline

    The most installed coauthors plugin, with 200+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.

  2. 2.
    Co-Authors Widget

    40+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.

  3. 3.
    Extend Co-Authors Plus for FacetWP

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.

  4. 4.
    SP Authors

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.8.

All 4 plugins tagged “coauthors”