Authors List
by WPKube · WordPress.org page
Authors List has 5,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 59,454 downloads all time. It was downloaded 518 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on November 24, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.8.11.
Authors List at a glance
Is Authors List well maintained?
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.
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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
Download and install history
765 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.
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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
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- Version
- 2.0.6.2
- Last updated
- Nov 24, 2025
- First published
- Apr 3, 2019
- Requires WordPress
- 4.7.0
- Tested up to
- 6.8.11
- 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 October 22, 2026.
Is Authors List still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on November 24, 2025 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.8.11.
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.