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by croakingtoad 3 (10 reviews)

Custom Author Byline

Allows you to add an author name and link to the byline, other than the actual logged in user, without that custom author having to have a WordPress a …

Custom Author Byline ranks #9,096 among WordPress.org plugins with 500+ active installations, a 3/5 rating from 10 reviews, and was last updated Jun 8, 2011. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 3.1 (Current: 7.1.4)
vtrunk Current Version vtrunk
Updated 15 years ago Last Update on 08 Jun, 2011
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
Top 25% by installs Downloads -14% this week No update in over a year
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Rank
#9,096
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Active Installs
500+
-4.2%
KW Avg Position
89
0.5 worse
Downloads
24.4K
+4 today
Support Resolved
0%
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Rating
60%
Review 3 out of 5
3 (10 reviews)

Next Milestone 600

Total Progress 31%
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Rank Changes

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9,045 9,060 9,074 9,088 9,103 23-10-2026 24-10-2026 25-10-2026 26-10-2026 27-10-2026 28-10-2026 29-10-2026 30-10-2026 31-10-2026 01-11-2026 02-11-2026 03-11-2026 04-11-2026 05-11-2026 06-11-2026 07-11-2026
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Active Installs Growth

Active Installs 0,000,000+
Growth +0.0%
Peak 0,000,000

Downloads Growth

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Reviews & Ratings

3.0
10 reviews
Overall 60%
5
5 (50%)
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0 (0%)
3
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2
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1
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Security History

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Plugin Details

Version
trunk
Last Updated
Jun 08, 2011
Requires WP
2.9.2+
Tested Up To
3.1
PHP Version
N/A
Author
croakingtoad

Support & Rating

Rating
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ 3
Reviews
10
Support Threads
0
Resolved
0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners with multiple contributors who don't want to create separate user accounts for every writer. It solves the problem of attributing article credit to a different author name and link without granting that person WordPress login access.

  • Custom author byline panel
  • Add author name and link
  • No WordPress account required
  • Custom post type support

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Custom Author Byline

Custom Author Byline has 500+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Custom Author Byline holds a 3 out of 5 star rating based on 10 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Custom Author Byline is developed by croakingtoad and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Custom Author Byline requires WordPress 2.9.2 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 3.1.
Custom Author Byline has been downloaded 24,406+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Custom Author Byline is trunk. It was last updated on June 8, 2011.
Yes. Custom Author Byline is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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