Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Molongui. With a rating of 4.7★ from 158 reviews.
Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress is a WordPress app, with a 4.7 average rating from 158 reviews, as of Oct 27, 2026.
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Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress is a WordPress app. It holds a 4.7★ average from 158 reviews on WordPress.
Pros
+4.7★ average across 158 reviews
Cons
−No declared third-party integrations on the listing — verify compatibility with your existing tools before installing
How Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress works
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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
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.
Author list. 4 different layouts, user role filter and more
List of posts by author. 5 different layouts, pagination and more
Allow visitors to search content by author name. Learn more
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
💡 Ready to enhance your authorship experience?
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Standardized capabilities
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What is Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress?
Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress is a WordPress app by Molongui. It holds a 4.7-star average from 158 reviews on WordPress.
About Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress on the WordPress Plugin Directory
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