Compare WordPress Author (2026)
Side-by-side comparisons of the most popular WordPress author. As of April 2026, we have 41 curated comparisons with detailed analysis based on real WordPress.org data.
41 Author Comparisons
Edit Author Slug4.8100K+vs
90K+4.2WP Meta and Date Remover
Edit Author Slug4.8100K+vs
20K+3.6Hide/Remove Metadata
Edit Author Slug4.8100K+vs
10K+4.4Disable Author Archives
Edit Author Slug4.8100K+vs
10K+4.5VK Post Author Display
Edit Author Slug4.8100K+vs
10K+3.2WP Author, Date and Meta Remover
Edit Author Slug4.8100K+vs
10K+4.5Meks Smart Author Widget
Edit Author Slug4.8100K+vs
10K+4.5Starbox – the Author Box for Humans
Edit Author Slug4.8100K+vs
5.0K+4.2Guest Author
Edit Author Slug4.8100K+vs
5.0K+5WP Custom Author URL
WP Meta and Date Remover4.290K+vs
10K+4.4Disable Author Archives
WP Meta and Date Remover4.290K+vs
10K+4.5VK Post Author Display
WP Meta and Date Remover4.290K+vs
10K+4.5Meks Smart Author Widget
WP Meta and Date Remover4.290K+vs
10K+4.5Starbox – the Author Box for Humans
WP Meta and Date Remover4.290K+vs
5.0K+4.2Guest Author
WP Meta and Date Remover4.290K+vs
5.0K+5WP Custom Author URL
Hide/Remove Metadata3.620K+vs
10K+4.4Disable Author Archives
Hide/Remove Metadata3.620K+vs
10K+4.5VK Post Author Display
Hide/Remove Metadata3.620K+vs
10K+4.5Meks Smart Author Widget
Hide/Remove Metadata3.620K+vs
10K+4.5Starbox – the Author Box for Humans
Hide/Remove Metadata3.620K+vs
5.0K+4.2Guest Author
Hide/Remove Metadata3.620K+vs
5.0K+5WP Custom Author URL
Disable Author Archives4.410K+vs
10K+4.5VK Post Author Display
Disable Author Archives4.410K+vs
10K+3.2WP Author, Date and Meta Remover
Disable Author Archives4.410K+vs
10K+4.5Meks Smart Author Widget
Disable Author Archives4.410K+vs
10K+4.5Starbox – the Author Box for Humans
Disable Author Archives4.410K+vs
5.0K+4.2Guest Author
Disable Author Archives4.410K+vs
5.0K+5WP Custom Author URL
VK Post Author Display4.510K+vs
10K+3.2WP Author, Date and Meta Remover
Meks Smart Author Widget4.510K+vs
10K+4.5VK Post Author Display
Starbox – the Author Box for Humans4.510K+vs
10K+4.5VK Post Author Display
VK Post Author Display4.510K+vs
5.0K+4.2Guest Author
VK Post Author Display4.510K+vs
5.0K+5WP Custom Author URL
Meks Smart Author Widget4.510K+vs
10K+3.2WP Author, Date and Meta Remover
Starbox – the Author Box for Humans4.510K+vs
10K+3.2WP Author, Date and Meta Remover
WP Author, Date and Meta Remover3.210K+vs
5.0K+4.2Guest Author
WP Author, Date and Meta Remover3.210K+vs
5.0K+5WP Custom Author URL
Meks Smart Author Widget4.510K+vs
10K+4.5Starbox – the Author Box for Humans
Meks Smart Author Widget4.510K+vs
5.0K+4.2Guest Author
Starbox – the Author Box for Humans4.510K+vs
5.0K+4.2Guest Author
Starbox – the Author Box for Humans4.510K+vs
5.0K+5WP Custom Author URL
Guest Author4.25.0K+vs
5.0K+5WP Custom Author URL
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Are there free alternatives among WordPress author?
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