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Co-Authors Plus
v4.1.2
Assign multiple bylines to posts, pages, and custom post types with a search-as-you-type input box.
by Automattic · Website
authorsco-authorsmulti authormultiple authorsusers
- Rank
- #1,193 24h -1 · 7d 5
- Est. installs
- 27,841 High confidence
- Total downloads
- 1.6M all time
- Rating
- 3.5 ★ 77 reviews
- Official installs
- 20,000+ public bucket
- Support threads
- 2 last 2 months
- Support resolved
- 50% of threads
- Tested up to
- WP 7.0.7 compatibility
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Maintenance & compatibility
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Last release
- Version
- 4.1.2
- Requires WP
- 6.4
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- On WP.org since
- 2009
About Co-Authors Plus
Co-Authors Plus is a WordPress plugin by Automattic, first published on WordPress.org in 2009. It has 20,000+ active installations and 1,612,610 downloads in total, and ranks #1,193 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Over the past week it climbed 5 places. Users rate it 3.5 out of 5 across 77 reviews. Version 4.1.2 was released 2 days ago, so the plugin is actively maintained. It is tested up to WordPress 7.0.7 and requires WordPress 6.4 and PHP 7.4 or later. In the last two months, 1 of 2 support threads were marked resolved (50%). It is listed under authors, co-authors, multi author, multiple authors and users. Plugins with a similar focus include Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors, Molongui Authorship and Starbox.
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