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Best multi author plugins for WordPress

The most popular multi author plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Co-Authors Plus leads with 20K+ active installs, ahead of Authors Widget (1K+) and Byline (200+). All 22 plugins tagged “multi author” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

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Top 10 multi author plugins

  1. 1.
    Co-Authors Plus

    The most installed multi author plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 3.5 from 77 reviews, updated 1 day ago.

  2. 2.
    Authors Widget

    1K+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.

  3. 3.
    Byline

    200+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.

  4. 4.
    Posts To-Do List

    50+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 7 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  5. 5.
    Author Kit

    50+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  6. 6.
    Auto-Schedule Posts

    50+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.

  7. 7.
    Co-Authors Widget

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

  8. 8.
    WP Multiple Titles

    30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.

  9. 9.
    WP Amazon Ads

    30+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.

  10. 10.
    Double Check

    20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.

All 22 plugins tagged “multi author”