Best default author plugins for WordPress
The most popular default author plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Default Author leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of Author List (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “default author” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 default author plugins
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WP Default AuthorThe most installed default author plugin, with 100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.
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Author List10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
All 2 plugins tagged “default author”
WP Default Author
Up in the last 7 days:4#13,379by Birgir Erlendsson (birgire)13 years ago
Changes the default author either gobally or for individual users.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Author List
Up in the last 7 days:631#30,014by M A Vinoth Kumar11 years ago
Display the list of authors with gravatar image and show the total number of post count on hover
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day