by Automattic
3.5 (77 reviews)
Co-Authors Plus
Assign multiple bylines to posts, pages, and custom post types with a search-as-you-type input box.
Tested up to WP 6.8 (Current: 6.9.4)
v3.7.0
Current Version v3.7.0
Updated 5 months ago
Last Update on 20 Oct, 2025
Refreshed 6 hours ago
Last Refreshed on
Rank
#1,218
+1 this week
Active Installs
20K+
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KW Avg Position
29
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Downloads
1.4M
+78 today
Support Resolved
0%
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No change
Rating
70%
Review 3.5 out of 5
3.5
(77 reviews)
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| co-authors | 29 | — | Tag | 8 hours ago |
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- Version
- 3.7.0
- Last Updated
- Oct 20, 2025
- Requires WP
- 5.9+
- Tested Up To
- 6.8
- PHP Version
- 7.4 or higher
- Author
- Automattic
Support & Rating
- Rating
- ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 3.5
- Reviews
- 77
- Support Threads
- 0
- Resolved
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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' )