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Authors List

by WPKube · WordPress.org page

v2.0.6.2 Tested up to WP 6.8.8 PHP 5.4+

Authors List has 5,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 58,700 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on November 24, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.

Authors List at a glance

Active installs
5,000+
Total downloads
58,700
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Authors List well maintained?

Support threads resolved
0 of 1
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.8.8, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
0%
0 of 22 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • style (1,2,3)
  • columns (2,3,4)
  • columns_direction ( horizontal, vertical )
  • avatar_size (any number, example 500)
  • amount (any number, no limit by default)
  • show_title (yes,no)
  • show_count (yes,no)
  • show_bio (yes,no)
  • show_link (yes,no)
  • orderby ( post_count, post_date, ID, login, nicename, email, url, registered, display_name, first_name, last_name )
  • order ( ASC, DESC )
  • skip_empty ( yes, no )

Authors List reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

22 reviews

5★
21
4★
1
3★
0
2★
0
1★
0

  • Excellent

    Very good and customizable solution!

    walacky

  • Great plugin, thanks

    Great plugin. Thanks

    Marko6548

  • Perfect

    I've spent a lot of time looking for a way to create a list of post authors with their bios. Just found this plugin, added the simple shortcode with no extra attributes and got exactly what I was looking for. It took two minutes. Thank you thank you thank you!

    nancy.hildebrandt

  • Perfect

    Thank you for this plugin, it works perfectly, and very easy to use.

    alienative

  • perfect!

    Beatiful plugin and plugin's owner is very best bro!

    jonturks

  • Best and easy plugin . highly recommended.

    Best plugin so far . and support team is really helping efficiently.

    SyedAhmad

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Details

Use a shortcode to display a list or grid of post authors (or any other user role) and links to their post archives page.

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

Tags

  • author
  • authors grid
  • authors list
  • grid
  • list

More from WPKube

Version
2.0.6.2
Last updated
Nov 24, 2025
First published
Apr 3, 2019
Requires WordPress
4.7.0
Tested up to
6.8.8
Requires PHP
5.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Authors List FAQ

What does Authors List do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Authors List offers style (1,2,3), columns (2,3,4), columns_direction ( horizontal, vertical ), avatar_size (any number, example 500) and amount (any number, no limit by default).

How many active installs does Authors List have?

WordPress.org reports 5,000+ active installs for Authors List as of September 7, 2026.

Is Authors List still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on November 24, 2025 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.

Does Authors List have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 1 recent support threads for Authors List are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Authors List free?

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