10 Best Osom Author Pro Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Osom Author Pro has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Osom Author Pro
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GS Books Showcase
Closest matchGS Books Showcase – Display Books in Grid, Slider & More | Library for WordPress
4.8 (42) 500+ active installsShowcase your books in Grid, Slider, Filter & Flip layouts. GS Books Showcase is the ultimate book library plugin for WordPress.
Shares the books tag on WordPress.org. About half the installs, last updated 13 days ago.
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Books Gallery – Book Showcase, Library & Affiliate Plugin
4.8 (92) 2,000+ active installsNamed by Google AI as the top choice — display books, earn Amazon affiliate income, and sell with WooCommerce. Free to start.
Shares the books tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated August 3, 2026.
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4.8 (46) 1,000+ active installsEasily handle authors' payments on a multi-author blog by computing posts' remuneration basing on admin defined rules.
Shares the authors tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated 22 days ago.
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4.9 (55) 3,000+ active installsHide usernames in Author Pages URLs to enhance Security
Shares the authors tag on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, no update since April 17, 2024.
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4.4 (27) 10,000+ active installsThis plugin allows you to create multiple, dynamic widget areas, and assign those widget areas to sidebar locations within the Genesis Framework on a …
Shares the genesis tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated June 2, 2026.
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4.4 (31) 2,000+ active installsThis plugin allows you to transfer your inputs SEO data from one theme/plugin to another.
Shares the genesis tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated June 2, 2026.
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5.0 (20) 900+ active installsMobile Responsive Logos, Hamburger Menus, Animated Top Bars, FAQ Accordions, User Signatures, Google Calendars and much more for Genesis sites
Shares the genesis tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, no update since June 18, 2017.
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5.0 (29) 7,000+ active installsAn advanced version of the Genesis - Featured Page widget. Allows you to add a custom image, custom content, page excerpt, and more.
Shares the genesis tag on WordPress.org. About 7 times the installs, no update since June 23, 2024.
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4.9 (33) 1,000+ active installsThis plugin works within the Genesis Framework, to display featured images in beautiful and dynamic ways.
Shares the genesis tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, no update since November 11, 2023.
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4.8 (25) 10,000+ active installsAdds shortcodes to easily create up to 42 different columned layouts.
Shares the genesis tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, no update since June 23, 2024.
Switching from Osom Author Pro: common questions
What is the best alternative to Osom Author Pro?
GS Books Showcase is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 500+ active installs with a 4.8 out of 5 rating.
Which Osom Author Pro alternative has the most users?
Genesis Simple Sidebars, with 10,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Osom Author Pro alternative is rated highest?
Smart User Slug Hider, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 55 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Osom Author Pro alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Osom Author Pro score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Osom Author Pro on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
GS Books Showcase is the closest match to Osom Author Pro by the data we track, and Genesis Simple Sidebars has the widest reach with 10,000+ active installs. GS Books Showcase shipped the most recent release, on August 25, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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