Post Co-Authors

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1. ★★★★★ sleeplessinDC

   9.3y ago

   I was really hoping this would work. I wrote a post to test what happens if I indicate a different author or add multiple authors. Sadly this test failed. First problem: The post shows only the logged in username as the author. There is a window in the write post page to check other authors that may be included but it organizes them by role: Administrator, Author, Editor. No matter how many I selected, only one author is shown in the saved post and that is the logged in user. Second problem: The Username of the writer is used instead of the name they set up in their profile to be displayed. Usernames should not be displayed. For example, if I write a post while I am logged as Admin, my Admin username is revealed. In user’s profiles, they have their user name, first name, last name and a selection list of how they want their name displayed when they write a post. Those are the author names that should be listed to check off when writing the post. Suggestion: If we can write a post and indicate a different author or authors other than ourselves, it would be nice if we could indicate the order. For example, in scholarly research papers, the primary author (or the one who gets the primary credit such as the professor) is listed first and then those who assisted are listed following the primary author. This system can also be used for authors of a post or page.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2024-05-02 20+ → 10+ down after 522 days in tier
2. 2022-11-27 30+ → 20+ down after 15 days in tier
3. 2022-11-12 20+ → 30+ up after 26 days in tier
4. 2022-10-17 30+ → 20+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• A Authors Widget 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
• Co-Authors Plus 20K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags B
• VK Post Author Display 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
• WP Author, Date and Meta Remover 10K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags D
• Smart User Slug Hider 3K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags C
• Post Duplicator 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A

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Post Co-Authors: 10+ active installs, 1.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/post-co-authors