Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 53% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ SCNisHere

   2mo ago

   There’s not much to say. It solved my need, just as advertised.

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2. ★★★★★ Timothy

   2mo ago

   Easy way to add authors support!

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3. ★★★★★ nunomura

   4mo ago

   It’s very good when a plugin works well.

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4. ★★★★★ kcsarioglu

   7mo ago

   great

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5. ★★★★★ tamduy191

   7mo ago

   The plugin works well, I’m very satisfied.

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6. ★★★★★ karasunouta

   8mo ago

   Works well and it makes the posts much cooler!

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7. ★★★★★ cbarnes1980

   8mo ago

   works great

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8. ★★★★★ cybil57

   9mo ago

   Excellent! I can easily create new authors for my blog.

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5 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 5.3 Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors <= 4.10.1 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-03-17 CVE-2026-25309 Missing Authorization Affects <= 4.10.1 Patched in 4.11.0
2. Medium · 4.3 PublishPress Authors <= 4.10.1 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-02-06 CVE-2026-25330 Missing Authorization Affects <= 4.10.1 Patched in 4.11.0
3. High · 8.8 PublishPress Authors <= 4.7.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion ↗
   2025-05-07 CVE-2025-47496 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') Affects <= 4.7.5 Patched in 4.7.6
4. Medium · 4.9 PublishPress Authors <= 4.7.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection ↗
   2025-03-03 CVE-2025-26886 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 4.7.3 Patched in 4.7.4
5. High · 8.8 Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors <= 4.7.1 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary User Email Update and Account Takeover ↗
   2024-10-16 CVE-2024-9215 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects <= 4.7.1 Patched in 4.7.2

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 13 languages, 6 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2024-09-10 10K+ → 20K+ up after 565 days in tier
2. 2023-02-23 9K+ → 10K+ up after 68 days in tier
3. 2022-12-17 8K+ → 9K+ up after 66 days in tier
4. 2022-10-12 7K+ → 8K+ up

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).

• Authorsy – Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors & Post Rating 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B
• Co-Authors Plus 20K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags B
• Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Starbox – the Author Box for Humans 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C
• ThemeRuby Multi Authors – Assign Multiple Writers to Posts 2K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• B Byline 200+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D

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Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors: 20K+ active installs, 4.9★ (114 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/publishpress-authors