PublishPress Authors

The best author profile plugin for WordPress

Give every contributor a profile worth reading. PublishPress Authors adds multiple authors, guest contributors, biographies, and social links to your WordPress content.

Create dedicated author pages, organize writers and reviewers into categories, and help readers discover your team with custom author lists.

PublishPress Authors
Assign three authors to a single WordPress postPublishPress AuthorsAuthors3 authorsWho contributed to this post?Alex Morgan×Jordan Lee×Maya Patel×Search for an author…⌄

Add multiple authors to any post

Credit everyone who contributed. Select several authors in the post editor and display them together on your content.

Show your author profiles

Introduce the people behind your content with a biography, avatar, and links. Display author profiles below posts, in widgets, or with shortcodes.

Author profile displayed below an articlePublishPress AuthorsA better way to tell your storyAlex MorganWriter & editorStories about people, places,and the ideas that connect us.WebsiteLinkedIn
Create a guest author profile without a WordPress accountPublishPress AuthorsNew guest authorJordan LeeGuest authorDisplay nameJordan LeeNo WordPress login neededCredit contributors without creating user accounts.

Welcome guest authors

Create profiles for guest contributors without giving them a WordPress account. Display their work alongside your regular authors.

Give each author a page

Bring an author’s profile and published work together. Customize which post details appear, including excerpts, tags, and read-more links.

An individual author page with biography and recent postsPublishPress AuthorsMaya PatelCulture, travel, and everyday discoveries.Latest storiesSmall moments, big storiesCulture · 4 min readA city worth exploringTravel · 5 min read
Custom author fields for job title and social linksPublishPress AuthorsAuthor fieldsPROFIELDTYPEJob titleTextWebsiteLinkLinkedInLinkContact emailEmail+ Add a field

Add the fields you need

Authors Pro lets you create custom fields for job titles, websites, social profiles, and more. Choose from text, links, email, and rich-text fields.

Design your author boxes

Build a profile layout that fits your site. Authors Pro brings your author details and custom fields together in layouts you can customize.

Choose and customize author box layoutsPublishPress AuthorsYour author box, your stylePROInlineStackedCustomAlex MorganWriter & editorColorsSpacing
Display writers and reviewers in separate author categoriesPublishPress AuthorsGive every contributor creditWRITTEN BYAlex MorganAuthorREVIEWED BYMaya PatelReviewer

Credit different contributions

Organize contributors into categories such as authors, coauthors, editors, and reviewers. Make each person’s role clear to your readers.

Help readers find your team

Create a directory of your contributors with Author Lists. Choose the authors, customize the layout, and add a search box.

Searchable author directory with individual profile cardsPublishPress AuthorsMeet our contributorsSearch authors…Alex MorganEditorJordan LeeWriterMaya PatelReviewerSam RiveraEditorChris ParkWriterRobin BellReviewer

Get PublishPress Authors Pro

Create custom fields and layouts, expand your author lists, and get priority support from the PublishPress team.

Authors Pro
Author profiles for WordPress users
Author profiles for Guest users
Show authors under your content
Show authors in a shortcode
Show authors in a widget
Choose avatars for each author
Support for custom post types
Basic fields (Name, Email, Bio)
Author pages
Author Categories
Custom fields for author profiles
Add fields for social networks
Extra features for Author Lists
Create Author Boxes with authors organized into categories
Support for the Polylang plugin
Display authors in categories
Remove PublishPress ads and branding
Priority, personal support