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.
Co-Authors PlusThe most installed multi author plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 3.5 from 77 reviews, updated 1 day ago.
- 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.Byline
200+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 4.Posts To-Do List
50+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 7 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 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.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.
Co-Authors Widget40+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
- 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.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.
Double Check20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 22 plugins tagged “multi author”

Co-Authors Plus
Up in the last 7 days:3#1,189by Automattic1 day ago
Assign multiple bylines to posts, pages, and custom post types with a search-as-you-type input box.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 3.5(77)
- Downloads
- 2.3K/day
Authors Widget
Up in the last 7 days:18#6,154by flocsy9 years ago
Authors Widget shows the list or cloud of the authors in the sidemenu.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Byline
Up in the last 7 days:10#11,959by 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
- 6/day
Posts To-Do List
Up in the last 7 days:107#20,190by Stefano2 months ago
Share post ideas with writers, suggest them writing topics and keep track of the posts ideas with a to-do list.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 4.7(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Author Kit
Up in the last 7 days:56#20,472by 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
Auto-Schedule Posts
Up in the last 7 days:288#21,308by David Miller13 years ago
Auto-Schedule Posts allows users to separate their writing schedule from their publishing schedule - write when you want and have posts publish at the …
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 4.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Co-Authors Widget
Up in the last 7 days:86#22,514by Gianluigi Filippelli5 years ago
The plugin add a widget and a shortcode in order to show authors of an article. It is compatible with Co-Authors Plus.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Multiple Titles
Down in the last 7 days:64#23,533by Diije13 years ago
This plugin enables you to have 2 titles for 1 post : one on the post page, the other to be used everywhere else.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Amazon Ads
#24,928by jgwhite3310 years ago
WP Amazon Ads - allows you to easily insert Amazon product listings into your WP posts, and earn commission from sales.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Double Check
Down in the last 7 days:198#25,484by Fox Tucker1 month ago
A simple pre-publish check for WordPress. Catch common omissions before your content goes live.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ETBS Edit Conflict Guard
Up in the last 7 days:23#26,369by ETBS (DAI)1 month ago
Actually blocks the save, not just the notice: a per-post exclusive lock that stops a second editor from overwriting someone else's work.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Post Co-Authors
Down in the last 7 days:218#31,323by itcoderr9 years ago
Post Co-Authors plugin allows you to select more then one authors in any post or custom post type.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Extend Co-Authors Plus for FacetWP
#38,575by polyres4 years ago
Add an Co-Authors facet to FacetWP
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

My Posts
#40,317by thedannywahl10 years ago
Add 'My Posts' to the admin menu. Perfect for multi-author blogs.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
GooglePlus Multi-Authorship
#46,520by Nimrod Flores12 years ago
GPMA provides a straightforward solution to properly add Google+ Authorship markup to the head of each post and page on a multi-authored site.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Author Based Twitter Widget
Down in the last 7 days:11,297#48,043by Razesdark16 years ago
A Author based twitter widget, made to help multi author blogs have individual twitter widgets for their authors.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Collaboration
Down in the last 7 days:2,631#48,184by Maxaud12 years ago
A collaboration tool to integrate TogetherJS in to WordPress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Content Flow Manager
Up in the last 7 days:16,572#51,282by Abiodun Adeniji9 months ago
A professional editorial content approval workflow for WordPress. Perfect for multi-author sites.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Who Published
Down in the last 7 days:5,306#60,131by Letícia Moreira2 months ago
Shows who actually clicked Publish beside the credited post author—without opening a separate activity log.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

AIFORYA Multi Author
Up in the last 7 days:1,648#62,541by aiforya2 months ago
Editorial workflow for multi-author sites: roles, post assignment, statuses, co-authors and byline. Fully local, no API key.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Multi Author Donation
#73,184by Ziyad Bachalany1 month ago
🌟 Enable authors on your multi-author site to receive direct donations via PayPal or Stripe from their bio, with easy admin controls and shortcodes.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day