by WebFactory 4.2 (13 reviews)

Guest Author

Name: Guest Author
Rating: 4.2 (13 reviews)
Author: WebFactory

Add a guest author to any post without needing to register the guest author as a user on your site.

Guest Author ranks #3,008 among WordPress.org plugins with 5,000+ active installations, a 4.2/5 rating from 13 reviews, and was last updated Aug 16, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4

v2.62 Current Version v2.62

Updated 2 months ago Last Update on 16 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 21 hours ago Last Refreshed on

Top 5% by installs Downloads -20.1% this week

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#3,008

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Active Installs

5K+

-14.5%

KW Avg Position

3.8

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Downloads

81.9K

+10 today

Support Resolved

100%

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Rating

84%

Review 4.2 out of 5

4.2 (13 reviews)

Next Milestone 6K

Total Progress 78.4%

5K+ 6K+

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Reviews & Ratings

4.2

13 reviews

Overall 84%

9 (69%)

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Support Threads Overview

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100%

Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

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

Dec 4, 2023

Guest Author [guest-author] < 2.4

CVE-2023-49747 · Fixed in v2.4
Dec 1, 2023

Guest Author [guest-author] < 2.4

Fixed in v2.4
Guest Author [guest-author] < 2.4

Fixed in v2.4

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.62
Last Updated: Aug 16, 2026
Requires WP: 4.6+
Tested Up To: 7.1.4
PHP Version: 5.2.4 or higher
Author: WebFactory

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.2
Reviews: 13
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for website owners who want to credit contributors who write guest posts without creating a full user account for them. It solves the problem of attributing content to non-registered authors while still displaying them like regular site authors, including a custom avatar and link.

Behaves like regular authors
Upload custom avatar image
Link to custom author page
Supports guest posts

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Guest Author

Just use standard Plugin overview page in WordPress admin section and deactivate it or rename plugin folder /wp-content/plugins/guest-author over FTP access.

No, it won't. It's only loaded on the pages it protects.

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