Guest Author vs Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Guest Author

4.2(14)

5.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 4 months ago

View Guest Author

Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce

5(1)

300 active installs

Free

Updated 6 months ago

View Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce has a higher user rating (5/5 from 1 reviews) while Guest Author leads in active installations (5.0K+ vs 300). Both are free WordPress plugins. Guest Author has accumulated 72K+ total downloads while Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce has 8.2K+.

Detailed Comparison

Metric	Guest Author		Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce
Rating	4.2/5	►	5/5
Total Reviews	14	◄	1
Active Installs	5.0K+	◄	300
Total Downloads	72K+	◄	8.2K+
Support Resolution	N/A		N/A
Last Updated	4 months ago	◄	6 months ago
First Released	2018		2017
Age	8 years		9 years
WP Requires	4.6+		4.4+
PHP Requires	5.2.4+		false+
Business Model	Free		Free
Latest Version	2.61		2.1.7

Rating

4.2/5Guest Author

►

Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce5/5

Total Reviews

14Guest Author

◄

Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce1

Active Installs

5.0K+Guest Author

◄

Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce300

Total Downloads

72K+Guest Author

◄

Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce8.2K+

Support Resolution

N/AGuest Author

Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerceN/A

Last Updated

4 months agoGuest Author

◄

Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce6 months ago

First Released

2018Guest Author

Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce2017

Age

8 yearsGuest Author

Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce9 years

WP Requires

4.6+Guest Author

Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce4.4+

PHP Requires

5.2.4+Guest Author

Guest Order Tracking for WooCommercefalse+

Business Model

FreeGuest Author

Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerceFree

Latest Version

2.61Guest Author

Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce2.1.7

Rating Breakdown

Guest Author

4.2/5(14 reviews)

71%

14%

Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce

5/5(1 reviews)

100%

Download Trends

Recent Reviews

Guest Author Reviews

by Hanno

What they call support is rather weird

There was another comment that I’m simply repeating here because it describes my situation exactly – after three years, nothing has changed:“They don’t test their plugin with the best/highest selling

by Nima Shayanfar

Feature request: nofollow the guest author URL

The plugin works as advertised and is quite simple and handy. I have one request though. These days nofollowing the URL might be suitable for some admins. So it is missing.

by Jin-Liang, Lin

Personal URL not working

My site use the themes “Twenty Twenty-Two”. Custom URLs will not appear on the name.

Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce Reviews

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Guest Author or Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce more popular?

Guest Author has 5.0K+ active installations while Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce has 300. Guest Author is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.

Which has better ratings — Guest Author or Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce?

Guest Author has a 4.2/5 rating from 14 reviews, while Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce has a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews.

Are Guest Author and Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce free?

Guest Author is free and Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which plugin has better support — Guest Author or Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce?

Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.

Which plugin is updated more frequently?

Guest Author was last updated 4 months ago and Guest Order Tracking for WooCommerce was last updated 6 months ago.

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