Title: Popular Authors Author: Ajay Published: Me 27, 2020 Last modified: Mas 8, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/popular-authors/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=2923998) ![](https://ps.w.org/popular-authors/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2953493) # Popular Authors By [Ajay](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ajay/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/popular-authors.1.4.0.zip) * [Details](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/popular-authors/#description) * [Reviews](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/popular-authors/#reviews) * [Installation](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/popular-authors/#installation) * [Development](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/popular-authors/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/popular-authors/) ## Description [Popular Authors WordPress plugin](https://webberzone.com/downloads/popular-authors/) is the ultimate addon for [Top 10](https://webberzone.com/plugins/top-10/), the best plugin to showcase your most popular posts on WordPress. With Popular Authors, you can also highlight the top authors on your blog by page views and give them the recognition they deserve. Popular Authors lets you display the most popular authors using different methods. You can use the Gutenberg block, the shortcode, the widget or the template tag to insert the popular authors list anywhere on your site. You can also customize the appearance and settings of each method to suit your needs. Popular Authors also gives you the flexibility to choose the time range for calculating the page views. You can show the popular authors of all time, or limit it to a specific period, such as last day, last week, last month, etc. This way, you can keep your popular authors list fresh and dynamic. Popular Authors is a must-have addon for Top 10 if you want to boost your blog’s engagement and credibility. By showcasing your most popular authors, you can attract more readers, increase social shares, and build a loyal community around your blog. #### Features * Blocks: Add the Gutenberg blocks by searching for `popular authors` or `author` and customize its settings and style. * Multi-widget capable: You can have multiple widgets of Popular Authors on your sidebar or footer, each with its own title, number of authors, time range, and more. * Custom Time Range: List popular authors within a specific time range (eg. last 1 day, last 7 days, last 30 days, etc.) or show the all-time favorites. * Shortcodes: Use the `[wzpa_popular_authors]` shortcode to display your most popular authors anywhere in your posts or pages and `[wzpa_display_top_posts_by_author]` to display popular posts by author. * Template tags: Use `wzpa_list_popular_authors()` to display the popular authors programmatically in your theme files or plugins and `wzpa_display_top_posts_by_author()` to display popular posts by author. * Inbuilt Styles: You can select between two inbuilt styles or create your own using CSS. #### Contribute Popular Authors is also available on [Github](https://github.com/webberzone/popular-authors). If you’ve got some cool feature that you’d like to implement into the plugin or a bug you’ve been able to fix, consider forking the project and sending me a pull request. Please don’t use that for support requests. ## Screenshots * [[ * Popular Authors Widget settings * [[ * Popular Authors tab under Top 10 Settings ## Blocks This plugin provides 2 blocks. * Popular Authors Show the list of popular authors * Popular Posts by Author Show the list of popular posts by author ## Installation #### WordPress install (the easy way) 1. Navigate to Plugins within your WordPress Admin Area 2. Click “Add new” and in the search box enter “Popular Authors” 3. Find the plugin in the list (usually the first result) and click “Install Now” #### Manual install 1. Download the plugin 2. Extract the contents of popular-authors.zip to wp-content/plugins/ folder. You should get a folder called popular-authors. 3. Activate the Plugin in WP-Admin. #### Usage Popular Authors can be used in four ways: 1. Block: Add a Gutenberg block by searching for `popular authors` or `author` 2. Widget: Simply drag and drop “Popular Authors” widget into your theme’s sidebar and configure it 3. Shortcode `[wzpa_popular_authors]`, so you can embed it inside a post or a page 4. Template tag: Use `wzpa_list_popular_authors()` to display the popular authors anywhere on your theme ## FAQ Check out the [FAQ on the plugin page](https://wordpress.org/plugins/popular-authors/#faq) and the [FAQ on the WebberZone knowledgebase](https://webberzone.com/support/product/popular-authors/). It is the fastest way to get support as I monitor the forums regularly. I also provide [_paid_ premium support via email](https://webberzone.com/support/). ### How can I customise the output? The main CSS class is: * **wzpa_authors** or **wzpa_authors_daily**: Class of the main wrapper `div` ### Shortcodes Use `[wzpa_popular_authors]` to display the popular authors. Check [this knowledge base article for shortcode parameters](https://webberzone.com/support/knowledgebase/popular-authors-shortcode/). ### Template tags Use `wzpa_list_popular_authors()` to display the popular authors anywhere on your theme. Check [this knowledge base article for template tag parameters](https://webberzone.com/support/knowledgebase/popular-authors-template-tags/). ### Gutenberg blocks Add a Gutenberg block by searching for `popular authors` or `author`. Check [this knowledge base article for block parameters](https://webberzone.com/support/knowledgebase/popular-authors-blocks/). ### How can I report security bugs? You can report security bugs through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program. The Patchstack team help validate, triage and handle any security vulnerabilities. [Report a security vulnerability.](https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/popular-authors/vdp) ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/af6be6307a6f46dbf177235b6e14bd2e9ab126618241b736796bf5d34630418d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[No Alternative to this Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-alternative-to-this-plugin/)󠁿 [Morshed Alam](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sumon1068/) fevriye 12, 2022 1 reply This is great plugin. Since I am using top 10 plugin I’ve found this plugin amazing. I found no alternative to this plugin. Good work developer. Thank you. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/884cf75147291ed06a1ef3f83f7992d432b80067031134fb44e7fe5110cd6932? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[One of the only popular authors plugin and its epic!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/one-of-the-only-popular-authors-plugin-and-its-epic/)󠁿 [hbk747](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hbk747/) Me 27, 2020 I want to thank the developer of this plugin as there was not even 1 free plugin to display the most popular or most read authors on a blog. I have a multi-author blog site which has many authors and I wanted to display to my readers who the most read author is It works similar to a popular posts plugin but for authors! Now I can properly give credit to the best authors on my website and my readers can also see clearly who the most read authors are! Thank you! You saved me a lot of money( i would have had to buy a paid plugin with yearly payments otherwise) [ Read all 2 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/popular-authors/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Popular Authors” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Ajay ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ajay/) * [ WebberZone ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webberzone/) [Translate “Popular Authors” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/popular-authors) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/popular-authors/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/popular-authors/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/popular-authors/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/popular-authors/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.4.0 Release post: [https://webberzone.com/announcements/popular-authors-1-4-0](https://webberzone.com/announcements/popular-authors-1-4-0) * Features: - New option to display post count in the Popular Authors block. - Added a dashboard widget to display popular authors on the WordPress dashboard. #### 1.3.0 Release post: [https://webberzone.com/announcements/popular-authors-1-3-0](https://webberzone.com/announcements/popular-authors-1-3-0) * Features: - Introducing a new feature to display popular posts by author, available as a Gutenberg block, shortcode, and template tag. This allows you to fetch and showcase popular posts for a specific author. * Use the `wzpa_display_top_posts_by_author` template tag to display the popular posts associated with a selected author easily. * The shortcode parameters are documented [here](https://webberzone.com/support/knowledgebase/popular-authors-shortcode/). * The block is documented [here](https://webberzone.com/support/knowledgebase/popular-authors-blocks/). - Introducing a new `post_type` parameter lets you display popular authors for specific post types. This feature is accessible via the shortcode and block, and can also be configured in the Settings panel if you have Top 10 Pro installed. * Modifications: - Rewritten Popular Authors block for apiVersion 3 and better modular code. - Passing the `styles` parameter to the block will enqueue the style. * Bug fixes: - Cache setting clashed with Top 10. For previous changelog entries please visit [Github Releases page](https://github.com/WebberZone/popular-authors/releases) ## Meta * Version **1.4.0** * Last updated **1 month ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 6.6 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/popular-authors/) * Tags * [author](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/author/)[popular](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/popular/) [views](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/views/) * [Advanced View](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/popular-authors/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 2 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/popular-authors/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/popular-authors/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/popular-authors/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/popular-authors/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/popular-authors/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/popular-authors/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/popular-authors/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Ajay ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ajay/) * [ WebberZone ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webberzone/) ## Support Got something to say? 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