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Author Filters — WordPress Custom Post Type Plugin

by Clarion Technologies · WordPress.org page · Website

v3.5.6 Tested up to WP 5.6.19

Author Filters has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 17,315 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on December 21, 2020, tested up to WordPress 5.6.19.

Author Filters at a glance

Active installs
1,000+
Total downloads
17,315
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Author Filters well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 5.6.19, not yet with the current 7.1

Author Filters reviews and ratings

4 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

4 reviews

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  • simple and needed one

    why wordpress is not add this simple feature thank you much for your plugin

    txdvil

  • Does the Job!

    Using this in WordPress 4.8, works perfectly for Pages, Posts and Custom Post Types. Simply activate the Plugin, that's it.

    Tim

  • Not working on 4.7.4

    I use this plugin very much, please update it.

    ahmtozdmr

  • thanks

    thanks for building this.

    wpenthusiast7

Where Author Filters ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Author Filters appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Custom Post Type Plugins #56 by tag, not in search #100 –

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Details

Author filters plugin integrates an author filter drop down to sort listing on post, page, custom post type in admin.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Author Filters competes in

Tags

  • author
  • custom post types
  • pages
  • posts
  • sorting

More from Clarion Technologies

Version
3.5.6
Last updated
Dec 21, 2020
First published
May 31, 2016
Requires WordPress
4.9
Tested up to
5.6.19
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Author Filters FAQ

How many active installs does Author Filters have?

WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for Author Filters as of September 7, 2026.

Is Author Filters still maintained?

The last release was on December 21, 2020, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Author Filters free?

Author Filters is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does Author Filters rank among Custom Post Type Plugins?

Author Filters is #100 in the WordPress.org Custom Post Type Plugins ranking.