WP Post Author – Author Box, Co-Authors & Guest Authors

Description

Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors, Post Ratings & Registration Forms for WordPress

WP Post Author is a powerful and flexible WordPress plugin that provides a complete solution for displaying author information, managing multiple authors and guest authors, collecting post ratings, and creating user registration & login formsโ€”without writing code.

It is ideal for blogs, news portals, magazines, and multi-author websites looking to improve credibility, engagement, and editorial workflows.

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๐Ÿš€ Key Highlights

โœ… Beautiful and customizable Author Box
โœ… Assign multiple authors (co-authors) to a post
โœ… Create and manage guest authors without user accounts
โœ… Built-in post rating system
โœ… Recommended posts to boost engagement
โœ… Visual login & registration form builder
โœ… Fully compatible with Gutenberg blocks, widgets, and shortcodes
โœ… Translation-ready and theme-friendly

๐Ÿ›  Key Features

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ผ Author Box

  • Display author information on single posts and author pages
  • Control section title, alignment, and profile image shape
  • Auto-append author box after post content
  • Fully customizable and translation-ready
  • Available as:
    • Gutenberg block
    • Widget
    • Shortcode

PRO Features
โšก Profile tabs
โšก Latest posts & top-rated posts
โšก Author rating
โšก Advanced color and layout controls

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Co-Authors (Multiple Authors)

  • Assign multiple registered users to a single post
  • Add, update, or remove authors directly from the post editor
  • Perfect for editorial teams and collaborative publishing

PRO Features
โšก Author ratings
โšก Profile tabs
โšก Latest & top-rated posts
โšก Single & all-author profile blocks

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ Guest Authors

  • Create and manage guest authors from the dashboard
  • No WordPress user account required
  • Add, edit, or delete guest author profiles easily

PRO Features
โšก Guest author ratings
โšก Profile tabs
โšก Latest & top-rated posts
โšก Single & all guest author profile blocks

โญ Post Rating System

  • Allow logged-in users to rate posts
  • Enable or disable ratings globally or per post
  • Helps increase reader interaction and content discovery

PRO Features
โšก Top-rated posts block
โšก Dashboard rating analytics
โšก Login & registration page integration

๐Ÿ’ก Recommended Posts (PRO)

โšก Automatically append recommended posts to content
โšก Display posts based on user preferences
โšก Advanced filtering and layout options
โšก Gutenberg block support

๐Ÿงฉ Registration Form Builder

  • Drag & drop user registration form builder
  • Custom login and registration forms
  • Google reCAPTCHA v2 & v3 support

PRO Features
โšก Social profile fields
โšก Custom login & registration page selection

๐Ÿงฑ Gutenberg Blocks

Available Blocks
– Author Box
– Author Registration
– Author Login

PRO Blocks
โšก Single & All Author Bio
โšก Single & All Guest Author Bio
โšก Top-Rated Posts
โšก Recommended Posts

๐Ÿงฉ Widgets

  • Author box widget for single posts and author pages
  • Custom author widgets
  • Social links and profile display options

๐Ÿ”— Shortcodes

[wp-post-author] Display author box
[awpa-registration-form] Display registration form
[awpa-user-login] Display login form

๐ŸŒ Social Links

Automatically displays available social profiles:

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • Twitter (X)
  • LinkedIn
  • Email
  • Website

๐ŸŽจ Theme Integration

WP Post Author works with all properly coded WordPress themes.

To display multiple authors in your theme:

<?php
if(class_exists('WP_Post_Author')){ 
    awpa_ma_multi_authors_list_post(); 
} 
?>

We are also working for the enhancement of the feature.

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๐ŸŽฏ Recommended Themes

WP Post Author works with all modern WordPress themes and has been tested with:

๐Ÿงฉ Other Plugins by AF themes

If you find WP Post Author useful, you may also like:

  • TemplateSpare: 1000+ starter templates and full site import/export solution.

  • EleSpare: News, magazine, and blog addons for Elementor.

  • BlockSpare: News, magazine, and blog addons for Gutenberg (Block Editor).

License

GPLv2 or later
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the terms of the [GNU General Public License][] as published by the Free
Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any
later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
WARRANTY. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

Screenshots

  • Post Author Bio Box with Social Icons
  • Multiple Authors Box – Co-Authors and Guest Authors
  • Post Rating Section
  • User Registration Form Builder
  • ReCaptcha V2/V3 Settings
  • Guest Author Registration Form
  • Author Box Block
  • Author Registration Block
  • Author Login Block
  • Author Box Widget
  • WP Post Author Setting Panel

Blocks

This plugin provides 1 block.

  • Awpa Add Form

Installation

  • Download to your plugin directory or simply install via WordPress admin interface.
  • Activate.
  • WP Post Author blocks, widgets, shortcodes will be available for WordPress.
  • Shortcode [wp-post-author] will be workable.
  • If configuration instructions needed, go to WP Post Author admin menu and follow the methods.

Reviews

november 9, 2025 1 reply
Can’t exactly use the plugin when it doesn’t work. Avatar doesn’t show up no matter what I do, and the only suggestion from documentation is to go to an admin menu that doesn’t exist. Uninstalling.
oktober 7, 2023 1 reply
I am very happy with it! It works great.
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Contributors & Developers

“WP Post Author – Author Box, Co-Authors & Guest Authors” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

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Changelog

3.8.3

  • Update: Security Improvement
  • Update: General Improvement

3.8.2

  • Update: Security Improvement
  • Update: General Improvement

3.8.1

  • Update: Security Improvement
  • Update: General Improvement

3.8.0

  • New: Login page selection option added
  • New: Register page selection option added
  • New: Post Ratetd users list added

3.7.5

  • Update: Security Improvement
  • Update: General Improvement

3.7.4

  • Update: Query Optiomzation
  • Update: Scripts Optiomzation

3.7.3

  • Update: Speed Optiomzation
  • Update: Query Optiomzation
  • Update: Scripts Optiomzation

3.7.2

  • Update: Security Improvement
  • Update: Rating API Improvement
  • Update: General Improvement

3.7.1

  • Update: Security Improvement
  • Update: Multi-author Improvement
  • Update: General Improvement

3.7.0

  • Update: Security Improvement
  • Update: Multi-author Improvement
  • Update: General Improvement

3.6.8

  • Update: Security Improvement
  • Update: General Improvement

3.6.7

  • Update: Security Improvement
  • Update: General Improvement

3.6.6

  • Update: Security Improvement
  • Update: General Improvement

3.6.5

  • Update: Rating Improvement
  • Update: General Improvement

3.6.4

  • Update: Rating Improvement
  • Update: General Improvement

3.6.3

  • Update: Rating Improvement
  • Update: General Improvement

3.6.2

  • Update: Review Star with title Improvement
  • Update: Rating Improvement
  • Update: General Improvement

3.6.1

  • Update: Star ratings on post title Improvement
  • Update: Blocks keywords Improvement
  • Update: Video tutorials provided on the dashboard
  • Update: General Improvement

3.6.0

  • Update: Co-Author Posts Improvement
  • Update: PHP 8.2 Compatibility Improvement
  • Update: FontAwesome 6 Loaded
  • Update: Twitter Icon Change

3.5.5

  • Update: Author Posts Improvement
  • Update: Rating General Improvement

3.5.4

  • New: Display rating posts title option added
  • Option Area: Navigate to WP Post Author Dashboard > Rating > Show Reviewed Rating with Post Title
  • Update: WP Post Author Module Improvement
  • Update: WP Post Author Dashboard Improvement
  • Update: WP Post Author Shortcode Improvement
  • Update: General Improvement

3.5.3

  • Update: WordPress 6.3 Compatibility
  • Update: General Improvement

3.5.2

  • Update: Multi Author archive title improvement
  • Update: General Improvement

3.5.1

  • Update: General Improvement

3.5.0

  • New: Post Rating System introduced
  • Update: Registration form display based on WordPress settings
  • Update: General Improvement
  • Update: Fixed some design glitches

3.4.0

  • Update: General Improvement
  • Update: Readme file

3.3.0

  • Update: API Improvement
  • Update: Readme file

3.2.0

  • Update: API Improvement
  • Update: Readme file

3.1.2

  • Update: Multi author meta box keys
  • Update: Readme file

3.1.0

  • Update: User permission maintied to add specific user based on roles
  • Update: User permission maintied to edit post for specific user roles

3.0.0

  • New: Multiple Post Authors support (Co-authors and Guest Authors)
  • New: Multiple Post Authors box support (Co-authors and Guest Authors)
  • New: Author registration form builder panel
  • New: Guest Authors entry panel
  • New: WordPress (Gutenberg) block for WP Author Box
  • New: WordPress (Gutenberg) block for WP Author Registration
  • New: WordPress (Gutenberg) block for WP Author Login
  • New: Settings for reCaptcha V2 or V3 configuration
  • New: Settings for SMTP configuration
  • New: [awpa-registration-form] shortcode for Registration form
  • New: [awpa-user-login] for login form
  • New: Co-authors byline function for the theme
  • Update: Fixed some design glitches

2.0.4

  • WordPress 5.8 Compatibility Check

2.0.3

  • Improvement: Image upload issue for Custom Author Box widgets
  • Update: Fixed email show/hide issue
  • Update: Fixed email url issue

2.0.2

  • Update: Image upload issue
  • Update: Fixed some design glitches

2.0.1

  • Update: Plugins details

2.0.0

  • Update: 2 New author widgets added
  • Update: 2 New social links added(Instagram, Youtube)
  • Update: Fixed offset issue
  • Update: Compatibility check with latest WP 5.5