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Best post author plugins for WordPress

The most popular post author plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Guest Author leads with 5K+ active installs, ahead of Default Post Author (1K+) and Custom roles for author (30+). All 7 plugins tagged “post author” 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 7 post author plugins

  1. 1.
    Guest Author

    The most installed post author plugin, with 5K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 13 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  2. 2.
    Default Post Author

    1K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 3 weeks ago.

  3. 3.
    Custom roles for author

    30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.

  4. 4.
    Cool Author Box

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago.

  5. 5.
    Author Box

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.

  6. 6.
    CW Author Info

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.3.

  7. 7.
    Who Published

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.

All 7 plugins tagged “post author”