by Automattic 3.5 (77 reviews)

Co-Authors Plus

Name: Co-Authors Plus
Rating: 3.5 (77 reviews)
Author: Automattic

Assign multiple bylines to posts, pages, and custom post types with a search-as-you-type input box.

Co-Authors Plus ranks #1,200 among WordPress.org plugins with 20,000+ active installations, a 3.5/5 rating from 77 reviews, and was last updated Jun 26, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)

v4.1.1 Current Version v4.1.1

Updated 2 months ago Last Update on 26 Jun, 2026

Refreshed 12 hours ago Last Refreshed on

Top 5% by installs Downloads -15.3% this week

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#1,200

+1 this week

Active Installs

20K+

-25.4%

KW Avg Position

0.4 better

Downloads

1.4M

+628 today

Support Resolved

33%

— No change

Rating

70%

Review 3.5 out of 5

3.5 (77 reviews)

Next Milestone 30K

Total Progress 70.2%

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Reviews & Ratings

3.5

77 reviews

Overall 70%

36 (47%)

8 (10%)

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18 (23%)

Support Threads Overview

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Total Threads

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Unresolved

33%

Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

3 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Jun 7, 2022

Co-Authors Plus [co-authors-plus] < 3.5.2

Fixed in v3.5.2
Jun 2, 2022

Co-Authors Plus [co-authors-plus] < 3.5.2

Fixed in v3.5.2
Co-Authors Plus [co-authors-plus] >= 3.5 - <= 3.5.1

Affected >= 3.5 <= 3.5.1

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Plugin Details

Version: 4.1.1
Last Updated: Jun 26, 2026
Requires WP: 6.4+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Automattic

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 3.5
Reviews: 77
Support Threads: 3
Resolved: 33%

Keywords

authors co-authors multi author multiple authors users

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and publishers who need to credit multiple writers on a single piece of content. It solves the problem of the default WordPress single-author model by allowing multiple bylines, including guest authors without user accounts, to be assigned to posts, pages, and custom post types.

Assign multiple bylines to posts
Search-as-you-type author input
Co-author archive pages and feeds
Guest author profiles without user accounts
Co-authors can edit associated posts
Frontend template tags
Block editor blocks
Multisite support

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Co-Authors Plus

If you've just installed Co-Authors Plus, you might notice that the bylines are being added in the backend but aren't appearing on the front end. You'll need to add the template tags to your theme before the bylines will appear.

Yes! You can use Co-Authors Plus on WordPress multisite. Co-Authors Plus can be activated on a site-by-site basis or network-activated. If you create guest authors, however, those guest authors will exist on a site-by-site basis.

A WordPress user will need the edit_others_posts capability to assign co-authors to posts. This is typically granted to the Editor role but can be altered with the coauthors_plus_edit_authors filter. A WordPress user will need the list_users capability to create new guest author profiles. This is typically granted to the Administrator role but can be altered with the coauthors_guest_author_manage_cap filter.

Yes! You can create a list of all co-authors with a template tag coauthors_wp_list_authors() template tag. This template tag accepts many of the same arguments as wp_list_authors(). Look in template-tags.php for more details.

Yes! You can disable guest authors entirely through a filter. Having the following line load on init will do the trick: add_filter( 'coauthors_guest_authors_enabled', '__return_false' )