Title: Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress
Author: Molongui
Published: Атырдьах ыйа 28, 2015
Last modified: Алтынньы 8, 2026
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# Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress
By [Molongui](https://profiles.wordpress.org/molongui/)
[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/molongui-authorship.zip)
* [Details](https://sah.wordpress.org/plugins/molongui-authorship/#description)
* [Reviews](https://sah.wordpress.org/plugins/molongui-authorship/#reviews)
* [Installation](https://sah.wordpress.org/plugins/molongui-authorship/#installation)
* [Development](https://sah.wordpress.org/plugins/molongui-authorship/#developers)
[Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/molongui-authorship/)
## Description
**Properly credit authors & contributors—quickly, easily, and hassle-free.**
_The
all-in-one authorship plugin for WordPress: show bios, add co-authors, credit guests,
and boost SEO._
Tired of jumping through hoops to properly attribute authors? **Molongui Authorship**
makes it **effortless** to showcase contributors—whether they’re registered users,
guests, or co-authors.
✅ **Author Box** – Beautiful, customizable bios with social links
✅ **Guest Authors**–
Credit guest writers **without creating user accounts** ✅ **Co-Authors** – Add **
multiple authors** to a single post with seamless byline integration
🚀 **Switching from another plugin?** Import data in 1 click from _Co-Authors Plus_,
_PublishPress Authors_, and _One User Avatar_.
✔️ Add author boxes with bios and social links
✔️ Credit guest authors without
user accounts ✔️ Add co-authors to any post or page ✔️ Build author layouts visually
with native Gutenberg blocks ✔️ Boost author credibility and SEO ✔️ Seamless 1-click
migration from other plugins
#### Key Features
🛠 **Author Box – Your Authors, Elevated**
Transform how authors are presented with
the most customizable, engagement-boosting author box for WordPress.
> ✨ **Pixel-Perfect Customization**
> * Multiple pre-designed templates
> * Different layouts (boxed, minimalist, tabbed, inline)
> * Live preview editor with real-time styling
> * Mobile-optimized responsive design
> * Custom CSS panel for unlimited tweaks
> ✨ **Author Profiles That Engage**
> * 90+ social icons (including emerging platforms)
> * “Related Posts” section to boost engagement
> * Guest and co-author compatibility
> ✨ **Context-Smart Display**
> * Automatic placement before/after content
> * Customizable headings (“About the Author”, “Meet the Expert”, etc.)
> * Schema markup for Google rich snippets and improved Google E-E-A-T
> * AMP/RTL support for broader compatibility
> ⚡ **Premium Advantages**
> * Additional premium layouts
> * Dynamic bios with rich text, media, HTML tags, and third party shortcodes support
> * 30+ extra niche social icons
> * Advanced conditional logic (user roles, tags, etc.)
> * Custom post type support
> * Shortcode to display the author box wherever
👥 **Guest Authors – Credit Contributors Without the Clutter**
Give proper attribution
without creating unnecessary user accounts—ideal for one-time contributors, interviewees,
or guest bloggers.
> ✨ **Native WordPress Integration**
> * Add guest authors as easily as regular users—no technical hassle
> * Dropdown selection in the post editor—just pick a name and go
> * Full profiles with bios, avatars, and social links (no Gravatar required)
> * Custom fields for job titles, affiliations, or custom links
> ✨ **Seamless Frontend Display**
> * Auto-display in post bylines with linked names
> * Author box compatibility—show guest bios alongside regular authors
> * SEO-optimized: Updates `author` meta tags for accurate attribution
> ⚡ **Premium Advantages**
> * Guest author archive pages (boost credibility with dedicated profiles)
> * 1-click user-to-guest conversion: Clean up unused accounts while preserving
> authorship
> * Bulk edit & clone: Save time reusing guest profiles
> * REST API support: Integrate guest data with third-party tools
> * Import/Export tool for easy migrations
👨👩👧👦 **Co-Authors – Flawless Multi-Author Attribution**
Credit every contributor
fairly—whether it’s joint articles, team projects, or collaborative content.
> ✨ **Effortless Collaboration**
> * Add unlimited co-authors via simple dropdown in the post editor
> * Works seamlessly with both regular users and guest authors
> * Drag-and-drop author ordering (control name display sequence)
> * No taxonomy conflicts—cleaner than legacy plugins
> ✨ **Automatic Frontend Display**
> * Smart bylines auto-update with all author names (e.g., “By John, Lisa & Max”)
> * Each name links to author pages (guest authors included)
> * Schema.org markup for proper multi-author SEO
> ⚡ **Premium Advantages**
> * Byline modifiers (add prefixes like “By” or suffixes like “et al.”)
> * REST API support for headless WordPress setups
> * Shortcodes to display co-author lists anywhere
🧱 **Native Gutenberg Blocks – Put Authorship Exactly Where It Belongs**
Build
authorship directly into your content and site templates using native WordPress
blocks—no shortcodes and no duplicated author data. Available on **WordPress 6.3
and later**.
> ✨ **Two Dynamic Blocks, Built for Real Editorial Workflows**
> * **Author Box** – Drop your fully configured Molongui Author Box anywhere in
> a post or template
> * **Post Byline** – Display the current post’s Molongui authors, including guest
> authors and co-authors
> * Context-aware rendering keeps each block in sync with the post being displayed
> * Works naturally in the Post Editor, Site Editor, and Query Loop templates
> * Uses your existing Molongui settings, so there is nothing extra to maintain
> ⚡ **Premium Byline Controls**
> With Molongui Authorship Pro, the Post Byline block unlocks custom prefix and
> suffix text plus optional published date, updated date, categories, tags, and
> comment count.
🚀 **1-Click Migration Tool – Switch Without Losing Data**
Switching from _Co-Authors
Plus_, _PublishPress Authors_, or _One User Avatar_? **Import your existing author
data with 1 click**! No manual work needed.
🔍 **Additional Premium Features**
Only available in [Molongui Authorship Pro](https://www.molongui.com/wordpress-plugin-post-authors).
> * Author list. 4 different layouts, user role filter and [more](https://www.molongui.com/wordpress-plugin-post-authors/author-list/)
> * List of posts by author. 5 different layouts, pagination and [more](https://www.molongui.com/help/molongui_author_posts/)
> * Allow visitors to search content by author name. Learn [more](https://www.molongui.com/wordpress-plugin-post-authors/search-by-author-name/)
> * Disable author pages for registered WordPress users
> * Add a post byline anywhere via shortcode. Useful if your theme does not show
> a byline for your posts
> * Retrieve author information via shortcode. Very useful to use with page builders.
> Learn more [here](https://www.molongui.com/help/molongui-authorship-available-shortcodes/)
💡 **Ready to enhance your authorship experience?**
Compare [Free vs Pro](https://www.molongui.com/#free-vs-pro)
| [Try Pro](https://demos.molongui.com/test-drive-molongui-authorship-pro/) | [Get Support](https://www.molongui.com/help/support/)
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support team, exclusively for administrators in the backend. You can disable this
service via the plugin settings page. For more information about the live chat [service provider](https://www.tidio.com/)
review their [privacy policy](https://www.tidio.com/privacy-policy/) and [terms](https://www.tidio.com/terms/).
## Screenshots
[⌊Author Box - Just a sample of the infinite looks you can design⌉⌊Author Box -
Just a sample of the infinite looks you can design⌉[
Author Box — Just a sample of the infinite looks you can design
[⌊Author Box - Yet another sample of a beautiful design for your author box⌉⌊Author
Box - Yet another sample of a beautiful design for your author box⌉[
Author Box — Yet another sample of a beautiful design for your author box
[⌊Author Box - You may want to hide author links and author meta⌉⌊Author Box - You
may want to hide author links and author meta⌉[
Author Box — You may want to hide author links and author meta
[⌊Author Box - You can play around with the box borders to design something different
than what you see on other websites⌉⌊Author Box - You can play around with the box
borders to design something different than what you see on other websites⌉[
Author Box — You can play around with the box borders to design something different
than what you see on other websites
[⌊Author Box - Optionally, add a header to the author box⌉⌊Author Box - Optionally,
add a header to the author box⌉[
Author Box — Optionally, add a header to the author box
[⌊Author Box - Tabbed layout. All styling is customizable⌉⌊Author Box - Tabbed layout.
All styling is customizable⌉[
Author Box — Tabbed layout. All styling is customizable
[⌊Author Box - Tabbed layout. Tabs placed on the left and social icons on the right⌉⌊
Author Box - Tabbed layout. Tabs placed on the left and social icons on the right⌉[
Author Box — Tabbed layout. Tabs placed on the left and social icons on the right
[⌊Author Box - Stacked layout showing related author posts at the same time⌉⌊Author
Box - Stacked layout showing related author posts at the same time⌉[
Author Box — Stacked layout showing related author posts at the same time
[⌊Author Box - Yet another example of how customizable is the author box. Isn't
it awesome?⌉⌊Author Box - Yet another example of how customizable is the author
box. Isn't it awesome?⌉[
Author Box — Yet another example of how customizable is the author box. Isn’t it
awesome?
[⌊Author Box - Slim design. Make your author box look like a post byline!⌉⌊Author
Box - Slim design. Make your author box look like a post byline!⌉[
Author Box — Slim design. Make your author box look like a post byline!
[⌊Author Box - Display author's name acronym for those authors who doesn't have
a profile image⌉⌊Author Box - Display author's name acronym for those authors who
doesn't have a profile image⌉[
Author Box — Display author’s name acronym for those authors who doesn’t have a
profile image
[⌊Author Box - Just another example of another design you can do⌉⌊Author Box - Just
another example of another design you can do⌉[
Author Box — Just another example of another design you can do
[⌊Author Box - Go creative and design awesome author boxes with custom CSS⌉⌊Author
Box - Go creative and design awesome author boxes with custom CSS⌉[
Author Box — Go creative and design awesome author boxes with custom CSS
[⌊Author Box - Responsive view of the author box⌉⌊Author Box - Responsive view of
the author box⌉[
Author Box — Responsive view of the author box
[⌊Co-Authors - One post, multiple authors. See how post byline displays all authors
name and how they link to their author pages⌉⌊Co-Authors - One post, multiple authors.
See how post byline displays all authors name and how they link to their author
pages⌉[
Co-Authors — One post, multiple authors. See how post byline displays all authors
name and how they link to their author pages
[⌊Co-Authors - The author box displays all post authors bio. You decide whether
to display all of them in a single author box or in separate boxes⌉⌊Co-Authors -
The author box displays all post authors bio. You decide whether to display all
of them in a single author box or in separate boxes⌉[
Co-Authors — The author box displays all post authors bio. You decide whether to
display all of them in a single author box or in separate boxes
[⌊Co-Authors - Author pages display co-authored posts too⌉⌊Co-Authors - Author pages
display co-authored posts too⌉[
Co-Authors — Author pages display co-authored posts too
[⌊Guest Author - Add as many guest authors as you need without creating an account
for them.⌉⌊Guest Author - Add as many guest authors as you need without creating
an account for them.⌉[
Guest Author — Add as many guest authors as you need without creating an account
for them.
[⌊Guest Author - Adding an author for your posts is as easy as picking their name
from a dropdown list in your edit post screen⌉⌊Guest Author - Adding an author for
your posts is as easy as picking their name from a dropdown list in your edit post
screen⌉[
Guest Author — Adding an author for your posts is as easy as picking their name
from a dropdown list in your edit post screen
[⌊Default WordPress author picker is replaced with an easy-to-use dropdown select.
Pick as many authors as people worked in the post and order how they must be displayed
just by drag and drop⌉⌊Default WordPress author picker is replaced with an easy-
to-use dropdown select. Pick as many authors as people worked in the post and order
how they must be displayed just by drag and drop⌉[
Default WordPress author picker is replaced with an easy-to-use dropdown select.
Pick as many authors as people worked in the post and order how they must be displayed
just by drag and drop
[⌊[PRO feature] Display a beautiful author list. Different layouts, author filtering
and pagination available⌉⌊[PRO feature] Display a beautiful author list. Different
layouts, author filtering and pagination available⌉[
[PRO feature] Display a beautiful author list. Different layouts, author filtering
and pagination available
[⌊[PRO feature] Replace your boring bylines with a custom design that wow your readers⌉⌊[
PRO feature] Replace your boring bylines with a custom design that wow your readers⌉[
[PRO feature] Replace your boring bylines with a custom design that wow your readers
[⌊[PRO feature] Give visitors more relevant search results and a better user experience
allowing them to search content by author display name⌉⌊[PRO feature] Give visitors
more relevant search results and a better user experience allowing them to search
content by author display name⌉[
[PRO feature] Give visitors more relevant search results and a better user experience
allowing them to search content by author display name
[⌊[PRO feature] 1-click user to guest author and guest author to user converter⌉⌊[
PRO feature] 1-click user to guest author and guest author to user converter⌉[
[PRO feature] 1-click user to guest author and guest author to user converter
## Blocks
This plugin provides 2 blocks.
* Post Byline Displays the Molongui byline for the current post.
* Author Box Displays the Molongui author box for the current post.
## Installation
#### Automatic Plugin Installation
To install this plugin using the built-in plugin installer:
1. Go to: Plugins > Add New
2. Type in **Molongui Authorship** in the Search box
3. Click on the **Install Now** button
4. The resulting installation screen will list the installation as successful or note
any problems during the install
5. If successful, click **Activate Plugin** to activate it, or **Return to Plugin
Installer** for further actions
#### Manual Plugin Installation
To install the plugin manually:
1. Download the plugin to your computer
2. Extract the plugin folder to your desktop
3. With your FTP program, upload the extracted plugin folder to the **wp-content/plugins/**
folder in your WordPress directory
4. Go to **Plugins** screen and find the newly uploaded plugin in the list
5. Click on **Activate** link to activate it
If you need further assistance, please, read the [Installing Plugins](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/manage-plugins/#installing-plugins-1)
article on the WordPress documentation or write us an email so we can assist you.
#### Requirements
In order to run, Molongui Authorship requires:
* PHP version 5.6.20 or greater. Considering [WordPress recommends](https://wordpress.org/about/requirements/)
it to be 7.4 or greater, this should not be a problem.
* WordPress 5.2 or later.
## FAQ
### Will Molongui Authorship work with my theme?
Yes. Molongui Authorship is compatible with any theme. You may face some issues
though, like the author box not having a style you configured or the author pages
not listing co-authored posts. In such cases, you can [open a support ticket](https://www.molongui.com/help/support/)
with us and we will look into it to find a compatibility fix.
### Can I use Molongui Authorship with Elementor, Divi and other page builders?
Yes.
### Where is the author box displayed?
By default, the author box is added at the bottom of all your posts. However, Molongui
Authorship provides you plenty of display options to change that. You can change
the location to make it display at the top of the post content, hide it on some
posts or disable the automatic display so you can decide on which handpicked posts
it must be shown. The [Pro](https://www.molongui.com/wordpress-plugin-post-authors)
version of the plugin allows you to hide the author box based on the post category.
### Can I display the author box on a page?
Yes. Unlike other author box plugins, Molongui Authorship allows you to show the
author box on both posts and pages. To be able to display the author box on pages,
go to **Authors > Settings > Author Box** and find the **Display** panel. There
you can configure Molongui Authorship to automatically display the author box on
pages.
### Can I use Molongui Authorship on custom post types?
Yes. You need the [Pro version](https://www.molongui.com/wordpress-plugin-post-authors)
of the plugin to enjoy the features on custom post types.
### I have two author boxes. How can I hide one?
The second author box might be a theme feature and you will need to turn it off
from your theme’s options screen, or hide it with custom CSS. Please refer to [this support article](https://www.molongui.com/help/the-author-box-shows-up-twice/)
to know how to proceed. If that doesn’t help, you can [open a support ticket](https://www.molongui.com/help/support/)
with us so we can assist.
### Where are all the available social networks? I can’t see them all…
To avoid clutter the edit screen, some social networks are not displayed by default.
To configure which networks to display, go to **Authors > Settings > More** and
find the **Social Networks** panel. There you can pick the ones you need.
### Why some social media profiles are premium options?
Those social media networks which are intended for business and professional networking
are only available in the [Pro version](https://www.molongui.com/wordpress-plugin-post-authors)
of the plugin.
### Where can I find documentation and user guides?
For help setting up and configuring this plugin, please refer to our [documentation](https://www.molongui.com/help/authorship/).
### How do I get support?
We’re following the threads on this plugin public [Support Forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/molongui-authorship/)
and based on them we always try to build up new and better implementations for the
plugin.
To help us answer questions as quickly as possible please ensure you provide:
* A link to your site so we can view issues, especially important for issues around
appearance of your website
* Screenshots
* Environment Report: This can give us a lot of very useful information. Navigate
to **Authors > Help! and scroll down to the bottom of the page. There you will
see a panel labeled as \*\*System Status Report** System Status**, jsut press
the **Send Report** button.
Paying Pro Customers
If you have purchased a Pro plugin at [molongui.com](https://www.molongui.com/),
you can get help faster opening a support ticket using [this link](https://www.molongui.com/help/support/).
As a Pro Customer, you get Premium Support which comes with priority over requests
on this plugin public [Support Forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/molongui-authorship/).
### How can I say thanks?
You can say thank you by leaving us a review [here](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/molongui-authorship/reviews/#new-post).
Or you can give back by recommending this amazing plugin to your friends!
## Reviews
### [Five-Star Support and an Excellent Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/five-star-support-and-an-excellent-plugin/)
[tucakovic](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tucakovic/) Атырдьах ыйа 7, 2026 1 reply
I use Molongui Authorship Pro for our multilingual literary magazine Poet (Sweden)
built on the Zeen theme and WPML. The plugin itself is excellent, but what impressed
me even more was the support. John Locke and the Molongui team went far beyond what
I expected. They patiently investigated several compatibility issues with my theme,
customized the author page template, fixed the author box, removed unwanted elements,
and ensured everything worked exactly as I wanted. During the process I also developed
a live search feature for our Contributors page that integrates with Molongui. The
support team was genuinely interested in the implementation, reviewed my code, and
even suggested it could inspire future improvements to the plugin. That level of
openness and collaboration is rare. Every reply was fast, friendly, professional,
and solution-oriented. At one point they were even working late into the evening
to make sure everything functioned perfectly. I can wholeheartedly recommend Molongui
Authorship to anyone looking for a powerful author management plugin backed by truly
outstanding customer support. Thank you, John, and the entire Molongui team!
### [Codebase very flawed](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/codebase-very-flawed/)
[Jeff Chi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/krokodok/) Кулун тутар 13, 2026
We took over a legacy site that uses this plugin. In theory the idea is good, but
we often had problems with the code base, missing or outdated documentation and
some straight-up bugs and oversights in the code. When updating the dependencies
for the site, this plugin is often the only one that leads to problems. I would
recommend looking for an alternative.
### [Top-notch support](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/top-notch-support-70/)
[dmc2026](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dmc2026/) Тохсунньу 18, 2026 1 reply
My idea for a knowledge platform was that contributors should be recognized as co-
authors and appear directly in articles. While searching for a suitable author box
solution, I came across the Molongui Authorship Pro plugin. When I tested it, there
was initially a compatibility issue with BetterDocs. However, the Molongui support
team responded immediately in a very friendly and highly competent manner and resolved
the issue in no time. I’m very happy to have found this plugin—it fits my goals
perfectly, integrates well with BetterDocs, and fully meets my expectations.
### [Support team is amazing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/support-team-is-amazing-2/)
[kaitlinamalthea](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kaitlinamalthea/) Кулун тутар
4, 2025 1 reply
The plugin has real human supporters who are knowledgable and kind and helpful.
With all the AI stuff in the world right now, this makes such an incredible difference.
Thanks so much to the support team!!
### [By Far the Best Co-Author Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/by-far-the-best-co-author-plugin/)
[evisionarts](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alixmaryo/) Олунньу 26, 2025 1 reply
I am a wordpress developer and I use Molongui across multiple sites. It is easy
to set up and use and if there are any issues (which is rare) the support is amazingly
fast. I reccomend Molongui to all my clients. It's simply the best.
### [Top tier support response time](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/top-tier-support-response-time/)
[cmenglish](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cmenglish/) Тохсунньу 27, 2025 1 reply
I submitted a support ticket Friday afternoon and had a reply within the hour and
a fix Monday morning with follow-ups to verify everything was working properly again.
Molongui are among the top tier of WP plugin support.
[ Read all 158 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/molongui-authorship/reviews/)
## Contributors & Developers
“Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress” is
open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
* [ Molongui ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/molongui/)
[Translate “Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/molongui-authorship)
### Interested in development?
[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/molongui-authorship/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/molongui-authorship/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/molongui-authorship/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/molongui-authorship/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).
## Changelog
**Important**: If you use a caching plugin, please clear your cache after updating
any plugins.
#### 5.3.2 (2026-10-08)
* **Fixed**: Automatic Main Author assignment when adding, replacing, or removing
post authors.
#### 5.3.1 (2026-10-08)
* **Enhanced**: Security and WordPress coding standards compliance.
* **Fixed**: Issue where posts could fail to publish or unexpectedly revert to
Draft when using Gutenberg or Classic Editor.
* **Fixed**: Missing Gravatar images after updating from previous versions..
* **Fixed**: Performance issue that could cause browser freezes on pages with frequent
DOM updates.
* **Fixed**: Several admin UI escaping and validation issues.
#### 5.3.0 (2026-10-07)
* **Added**: Author Box Gutenberg block for WordPress 6.3 and later.
* **Added**: Post Byline Gutenberg block for WordPress 6.3 and later.
* **Added**: Option to upload a custom default avatar for authors without an avatar.
* **Added**: Ability to disable Gravatar.
* **Added**: Option to reassign a deleted user’s authorship to an existing Guest
Author.
* **Added**: Option to remove a deleted user’s authorship while keeping their content.
* **Added**: Option to reassign a deleted guest author’s authorship to a user.
* **Added**: Option to reassign a deleted guest author’s authorship to another
Guest Author.
* **Added**: Option to remove a deleted guest author’s authorship while keeping
their content.
* **Added**: Redesigned Author Profile UI for WordPress Users and Guest Authors,
including dedicated Public Name and Contact Info sections.
* **Added**: Support for custom author name prefixes and suffixes.
* **Added**: Credentials field.
* **Added**: Professional Headline field.
* **Added**: Department field.
* **Added**: Author Location field.
* **Added**: Configurable Author Box meta fields for Professional Headline, Job
Title, Company, Department, Location, Email, Phone, and Website.
* **Added**: Per-author Default, Show, and Hide overrides for Author Box meta fields.
* **Enhanced**: Split the Authors column into separate Author and Co-authors columns
for clearer post attribution.
* **Enhanced**: Centralized avatar resolution so frontend and admin screens consistently
honor the configured avatar sources and fallbacks.
* **Enhanced**: Public author names can now include prefixes, suffixes, and credentials.
* **Enhanced**: Profile Picture controls now use clearer Upload, Change, Edit,
and Remove actions.
* **Enhanced**: Added Ctrl+S and Cmd+S keyboard shortcuts for saving Author Profile
changes.
* **Changed**: Moved the Phone field to the Contact Info section.
* **Changed**: Replaced the legacy avatar uploader with the common Media Picker
component.
* **Changed**: Email and Phone Author Box visibility now use the same Default,
Show, and Hide system as other meta fields.
* **Changed**: Updated framework files to v3.4.4.
* **Fixed**: PHP fatal error caused by calling an undefined method on the edit-
user screen.
* **Fixed**: Stored DOM-based XSS vulnerability in byline link processing by validating
decoded URL protocols before updating links.
* **Fixed**: Phone value not being saved for WordPress Users.
* **Fixed**: Local Avatar controls not behaving correctly when the Local Avatar
feature was disabled.
* **Fixed**: Social profile fallbacks no longer use stale or orphaned third-party
data when the source contact method is no longer registered.
* **Fixed**: Social profile placeholders making empty fields appear populated.
* **Fixed**: Media Picker asset paths resolving to the wrong location.
* **Fixed**: Guest Author avatars and email addresses not being displayed correctly
in admin author tables.
* **Fixed**: Incorrect Author Box visibility status in the posts list.
* **Deprecated**: `authorship/edit/user/fields` in favor of `authorship/edit_user/
fields`.
* **Removed**: Legacy `edit-avatar.js` usage from the user profile screen.
* **Removed**: `authorship/edit/user/tools/tmpl` filter.
* **Dev**: Added `authorship/edit_user/fields` action hook.
* **Dev**: Added `authorship/edit_user/sidebar` action hook.
* **Dev**: Added `authorship/edit_user/conversion/tmpl` filter hook.
* **Dev**: Added a centralized Author Meta Fields registry for field definitions,
visibility, values, aliases, and prefetch requirements.
* **Dev**: Added `molongui_authorship/author_meta_fields` filter to extend or customize
registered author meta fields.
* **Dev**: Added `molongui_authorship/author_meta_field_visibility` filter to control
field visibility by context.
* **Dev**: Added `molongui_authorship/author_meta_field_value` filter to customize
resolved field values.
* **Dev**: Author Box bio filters now receive the current Author Box options as
an additional argument.
#### 5.2.12 (2026-09-11)
* **Fixed**: PHP fatal error on the user edit screen caused by a missing social
meta compatibility method.
#### 5.2.11 (2026-08-30)
* **Added**: Fallback support for compatible third-party social profile fields.
* **Fixed**: PHP warnings when filtering author links on multi-author bylines.
* **Fixed**: PHP warnings related to unavailable admin screen data.
* **Fixed**: Missing styles for the author selector.
#### 5.2.10 (2026-08-27)
* **Fixed**: Replaced ` ` usage with the Unicode non-breaking space character(`
U+00A0`) for better compatibility.
* **Fixed**: Archive Author checkbox no longer becomes unclickable when Disable
author box is set to Hide.
* **Fixed**: PHP warning for undefined variable `$post_types`.
* **Fixed**: Minor admin styling issues.
* **Changed**: Updated framework files to v3.4.3.
* **Changed**: Added compatibility with WordPress 7.1.
* **Removed**: Peepeth social profile following the network’s discontinuation.
#### 5.2.9 (2026-02-16)
* **Added**: New ready-to-use template for the author box.
* **Fixed**: Author box related posts now work correctly when Co-Authors and Guest
Authors are disabled.
#### 5.2.8 (2026-01-27)
* **Fixed**: Related posts in the author box now include all relevant posts.
* **Changed**: Updated framework files to v3.4.2.
#### 5.2.7 (2026-01-20)
* **Fixed**: Related posts in the author box now respect the configured ordering
settings.
* **Fixed**: Related posts in the author box no longer include drafts or future
posts.
* **Fixed**: Post count updates now work correctly in edge cases.
* **Fixed**: Post count filtering now ignores empty or invalid author IDs to prevent
unexpected behavior.
* **Fixed**: Compatibility issue with BetterDocs where enabling Guest Author or
Co-Authors could cause single doc posts to render as an archive list.
#### 5.2.6 (2026-01-14)
* **Fixed**: Author description now correctly appears in author boxes.
#### 5.2.5 (2026-01-14)
* **Fixed**: Byline linking only to the first listed author on some themes.
* **Fixed**: Archived guest authors are now properly excluded from author search
results.
#### 5.2.4 (2025-12-17)
* **Fixed**: Fatal error occurring during post count update.
* **Fixed**: Post-count cache collision between users and guest authors with the
same ID.
* **Fixed**: Avoided PHP notices when the primary post author data is missing or
invalid.
* **Fixed**: Incomplete user meta cache hydration causing missing data in edge
cases.
* **Fixed**: Admin authors list search returning empty results when filtering existing
authors.
* **Fixed**: Fatal error on author pages when the Yoast SEO plugin is enabled.
#### 5.2.3 (2025-12-10)
* **Fixed**: Several bugs related to wrong author data retrieval.
#### 5.2.2 (2025-12-09)
* **Fixed**: Several PHP warnings.
#### 5.2.1 (2025-12-09)
* **Fixed**: Fatal error caused by an invalid callback name in a filter hook.
#### 5.2.0 (2025-12-09)
* **Added**: Option to stop all running background tasks related to the plugin.
* **Enhanced**: Refactored `Author` and `Authors` classes to reduce the number
of queries and significantly improve performance.
* **Enhanced**: Added compatibility with the Pro theme.
* **Fixed**: Fatal error when displaying a single author box on multi-authored
posts.
* **Fixed**: Missing default author selector when editing post types without authorship
features enabled.
* **Fixed**: Undefined array key warning for `author_box_related_count` in PHP
8+.
* **Fixed**: Undefined variable warning for `$profile` in PHP 8+.
* **Fixed**: Guest author translation compatibility with Polylang.
* **Fixed**: Display issues in the author box editor preview.
* **Changed**: Updated framework files to v3.4.1.
* **Changed**: Added compatibility with WordPress 6.9.
* **Removed**: Usage of custom object cache for improved compatibility and maintainability.
* **Removed**: Deprecated functions and files that were marked as hard deprecated.
* **Removed**: Deprecated hooks that were marked as hard deprecated.
#### 5.1.0 (2025-04-28)
* **Added**: Setup wizard to guide users through initial configuration.
* **Added**: UI migration tool for transferring authors and authorship data from
the Co-Authors Plus plugin.
* **Added**: UI migration tool for transferring authors and authorship data from
the PublishPress Authors plugin.
* **Added**: UI migration tool for importing user avatars from the One User Avatar
plugin.
* **Added**: WP-CLI command to migrate authors and authorship data from the Co-
Authors Plus plugin.
* **Added**: WP-CLI command to migrate authors and authorship data from the PublishPress
Authors plugin.
* **Added**: WP-CLI command to migrate user avatars from the One User Avatar plugin.
* **Added**: Filters to exclude registered users and guest authors from post author
search results.
* **Fixed**: Post count updater now updates post counts correctly.
* **Changed**: Replaced `Add New` wording with `Add {Item}` in line with WordPress
standards.
* **Changed**: Replaced `View All` wording with `View {Items}` in line with WordPress
standards.
* **Changed**: Updated framework files to v3.4.0.
* **Changed**: Added compatibility with WordPress 6.8.
* **Changed**: Updated plugin description in `readme.txt`.
#### 5.0.15 (2025-03-11)
* Fixed: Co-authored posts are now listed when using Elementor’s Posts widget with
the author filter.
* Fixed: Fatal error caused by missing quotes when the Jetpack plugin was active.
#### 5.0.14 (2025-02-11)
* Added: Filter to customize attributes for the author avatar `![]()
` element.
#### 5.0.13 (2025-02-11)
* Added: Threads as author social profile option.
* Added: Bluesky as author social profile option.
* Added: Strava as author social profile option.
* Added: Facebook Messenger as author social profile option.
* Added: Flipboard Messenger as author social profile option.
* Added: QQ as author social profile option.
* Added: IMDb as author social profile option.
* Fixed: Post byline now omits the co-authors count when configured not to display
co-authors.
* Fixed: Required Block Editor scripts are now loaded exclusively on the edit post
screen.
#### 5.0.12 (2025-02-06)
* Fixed: Incorrect author meta information displayed in the author box when profile
fields are missing.
#### 5.0.11 (2025-02-04)
* Fixed: Post byline now shows additional co-authors count.
#### 5.0.10 (2025-01-30)
* Fixed: Author box now displayed when using custom Divi Builder templates for
posts.
* Fixed: Co-authored posts are now listed on the author page when using Elementor’s
Loop Grid widget.
#### 5.0.9 (2025-01-27)
* Fixed: Error when updating post counters after changing a post’s author.
* Fixed: Backend author list now displays post counts correctly.
* Fixed: Co-authors can now edit posts they are assigned to when using the Block
Editor.
* Fixed: Author box no longer displays twice on certain themes.
* Fixed: Replaced deprecated filters with new equivalents to prevent warning messages.
* Deprecated: The `authorship/author/get_posts/args` filter. Scheduled for removal
in version 5.2.0.
* Removed: Long-deprecated functions, actions, and filters.
#### 5.0.8 (2025-01-21)
* Fixed: Author box no longer shows draft posts as related posts.
#### 5.0.7 (2025-01-18)
* Fixed: Author box styling now appears correctly when using block themes.
#### 5.0.6 (2025-01-17)
* Fixed: Author search box not displaying all matching results.
* Changed: Optimized retrieval of post counts.
#### 5.0.5 (2025-01-15)
* Fixed: Non-static method `is_display_name_available()` called statically.
* Fixed: Unsupported operand types in `increment_counter`.
* Fixed: Unsupported operand types in `decrement_counter`.
* Fixed: Cannot use object of type stdClass as array in `increment_counter`.
* Fixed: Cannot use object of type stdClass as array in `decrement_counter`.
#### 5.0.4 (2025-01-15)
* Fixed: Author box not displaying on custom post templates by the Divi Builder.
#### 5.0.3 (2025-01-14)
* Fixed: Author box being displayed regardless of plugin configuration.
* Fixed: Incorrect post count computed for authors.
#### 5.0.2 (2025-01-14)
* Fixed: Default settings are now initialized upon plugin activation.
#### 5.0.1 (2025-01-14)
* Fixed: PHP warning for undefined array key `author_box_avatar_fallback`
* Fixed: PHP warning for undefined array key `guest_author_enabled`
* Fixed: PHP warning for undefined array key `guest_pages`
#### 5.0.0 (2025-01-14)
* Added: Ability to customize the order of social profiles.
* Added: Ready-to-use templates for the author box.
* Added: Dummy author data for author box preview.
* Added: Row action to update posts counts for users and guest authors.
* Added: Bulk action to update posts counts for selected users and guest authors.
* Added: Option to hide the author name on the author box.
* Added: Option to run custom PHP on the Dashboard.
* Added: Ability to customize the position and icon of the ‘Authors’ menu.
* Enhanced: Compatibility with the Newspaper theme.
* Enhanced: Compatibility with the Reusable Content Blocks plugin.
* Fixed: Custom CSS styles not loading correctly.
* Fixed: Incorrect query argument value.
* Fixed: Author search box could not find authors containing dots or spaces in
their names.
* Fixed: Acronym author box avatars not displaying letters centered correctly.
* Changed: Redesigned plugin settings page.
* Changed: Replaced the author dropdown with a search-as-you-type input in the
Author Box Editor.
* Changed: Switched the JavaScript library used for search-as-you-type suggestions.
* Changed: Improved responsiveness by using native CSS properties, removing JavaScript-
based solutions.
* Changed: Updated framework files to version 3.3.0.
* Changed: Added compatibility with WordPress 6.7.
* Removed: The option to hide HTML elements on the frontend. Use ‘Custom CSS’ instead.
* Removed: The option to load plugin vendor assets from a remote CDN. To enable
remote loading, use the ‘authorship/assets/load_remote’ filter.
* Dev: Major code refactor.
* Dev: Removed ‘get_byline’ helper function.
* Dev: Removed ‘get_post_authors’ helper function.
See changelog for all versions [here](https://www.molongui.com/help/molongui-authorship-changelog/).
## Meta
* Version **5.3.2**
* Last updated **1 нэдиэлэ ago**
* Active installations **10, 000+**
* WordPress version ** 5.2 or higher **
* Tested up to **7.1.3**
* PHP version ** 5.6.20 or higher **
* Language
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