Additional Authors
Optionally extends the byline your theme already renders – see the FAQ.
Solid choice
Additional Authors is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 3 days ago, and scores 66/100 on our health check.
- Actively developed — last update 3 days ago
- Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & supportDaily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Additional Authors stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| author | >100 |
| meta fields | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Additional Authors
From the official readme · v1.4.1Description
Lets you add more than one author to your posts.
Optionally extends the byline your theme already renders – see the FAQ.
Installation
- Install the plugin from Plugins > Add New, or upload
additional-authors.zipunder Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Frequently asked questions
The additional authors do not show up in my theme
By default the plugin only stores them; the output is up to the theme, through do_action( ‘additional_authors_the_authors’ ). Since 1.4.0 it can also extend the byline a standard theme already renders: add_filter( 'additional_authors_auto_byline', '__return_true' ); That covers the core/post-author and core/post-author-name blocks used by block themes such as Twenty Twenty-Four and Twenty Twenty-Five, and the the_author() and the_author_posts_link() template tags used by classic themes. It is off by default, because a plugin update should not change what your site outputs. Two things worth…
Can I change how the names are joined?
additional_authors_byline_separator sets the separator (default ,), and additional_authors_byline_suffix lets you build the whole appended string, for example to get “Anna, Mark und David”: add_filter( 'additional_authors_byline_suffix', function ( $suffix, $ids ) { $names = array_map( fn( $id ) => get_the_author_meta( 'display_name', $id ), $ids ); $last = array_pop( $names ); return ( $names ? ', ' . implode( ', ', $names ) : '' ) . ' und ' . $last; }, 10, 2 );
Changelog
Since 1.2.3: Author lists will change if you use "has_published_posts" in WP_User_Query as additional authors are included. Since 1.2.2: There was an update on query manipulation. Please make sure your results are still as expected.
1.4.1
Bug Fixes
* keep the author archive blocks from failing outside author archives (4e41823)
1.4.0
Features
* optionally extend the byline a standard theme renders (cffb64c)
Bug Fixes
* point the All authors column at the right users (8567bd1)
* repair the post-count endpoint and the users list column (aa3416a)
* stop contributors from creating accounts and reassigning posts (2e19c60)
1.3.9
- Fix: Include build in pipeline
1.3.8
- Add gutenberg blocks to support archive pages
1.3.7
- Rework File Structure
1.3.6
- Added additional Filter
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Additional Authors: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 5, 2026
Is Additional Authors free?
Yes. Additional Authors is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Additional Authors safe to use in 2026?
Additional Authors is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 3 days ago, and scores 66/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Additional Authors?
Additional Authors is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 4,130 times since it launched in May 2017. It was downloaded 155 times in the last 30 days.
Does Additional Authors work with WordPress 7.1?
Yes. The developer has tested Additional Authors up to WordPress 7.1.2, the latest release. It requires WordPress 5.0 or newer.
What PHP version does Additional Authors need?
Additional Authors requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Additional Authors last updated?
The latest version, 1.4.1, was released on October 2, 2026 (3 days ago).
Who makes Additional Authors?
Additional Authors is developed and maintained by Palasthotel GmbH.
What are the best alternatives to Additional Authors?
The most popular alternatives to Additional Authors are Edit Author Slug (100K+ installs), WP Meta and Date Remover (90K+ installs) and Hide/Remove Metadata (20K+ installs).
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