Best guest author plugins for WordPress
The most popular guest author plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Simple Author Box leads with 90K+ active installs, ahead of Molongui Authorship (10K+) and WP Post Author (10K+). All 15 plugins tagged “guest author” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 guest author plugins
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Simple Author BoxThe most installed guest author plugin, with 90K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 115 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Molongui Authorship10K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 158 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
WP Post Author10K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 22 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 4.
Guest Author5K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 13 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 5.
Smart Author Box Widget70+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 6.
GuestDock60+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 7.
Cite This Article10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 5 days ago.
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Custom Guest Authors10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 9.
Simple Article Byline10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 10.
MusahimounFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 15 plugins tagged “guest author”
Simple Author Box
#492by WebFactory2 months ago
Add a responsive author box or guest author box with social icons to any post. Great author box for any site!
- Installs
- 90K+
- Rating
- 4.3(115)
- Downloads
- 492/day
Molongui Authorship
Down in the last 7 days:1#1,719by Molongui1 month ago
All-in-One Authorship Solution: Seamless Author Box, Guest Authors, and Co-Authors to enhance your site's authority, credibility, engagement, and SEO.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.7(158)
- Downloads
- 213/day
WP Post Author
Down in the last 7 days:3#2,093by AF themes19 days ago
WP Post Author is the ultimate solution for an Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors, and Local Avatars. Easily manage Author Bios, Co-authors, …
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.2(22)
- Downloads
- 864/day
Guest Author
Down in the last 7 days:1#3,009by WebFactory2 months ago
Add a guest author to any post without needing to register the guest author as a user on your site.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.2(13)
- Downloads
- 35/day
Smart Author Box Widget
Up in the last 7 days:390#18,780by vinethemes1 year ago
Smart Author Box Widget displays author bio box with an image, description, and social links—perfect for multi-author blogs and personal sites.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
GuestDock
Up in the last 7 days:1,391#19,431by RAKIBUZZAMAN1 month ago
Securely manage guest posts on WordPress with time-limited access, sandbox isolation, editorial workflows, and content security.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Cite This Article
Up in the last 7 days:1,206#30,057by CiteKit5 days ago
Author boxes for multiple and guest authors, plus article citations and citation metadata that make your published work easier to cite.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/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
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
Musahimoun
Up in the last 7 days:16,986#53,079by Shadi G شادي جـ7 months ago
This plugin allows you to choose an author, create a guest author or choose multiple authors and contributors..
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Guest Author Affiliate
Up in the last 7 days:11,190#58,650by olegabr18 days ago
Allows your site's content authors to become your affiliates.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day
Meta Author Box
#62,853by Shaugat Ashraf Khan1 year ago
Add a responsive custom author box. Great author box for any site!
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
BigIdeas
Down in the last 7 days:2,293#68,724by whatsthebigidea7 years ago
Allows a user to post an idea to an Ideas page at /Ideas/. A BuddyPress group with bbPress forum are automatically created when this post is published …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Guest Author Meta Block
Down in the last 7 days:8,309#70,240by Miguel Zapata1 year ago
Short Description: Enables custom guest author attribution and integrates guest author names into WordPress search.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
GhostLabs Undercard
Down in the last 7 days:12,031#74,097by GhostLabs2 days ago
Four designed author card blocks you place anywhere. Credit guest authors and co-authors, with roles, and no user account needed.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day