Molongui Authorship

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
✔️ 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
• 30+ extra niche social icons
• Advanced conditional logic (user roles, tags, etc.)
• Custom post type support
• Shortcode to display the author box wherever

👥 Guest Authors – Credit Contributors Without the Clutter
Give proper attribution without creating unnecessary user accounts—ideal for one-time contributors, interviewees, or guest bloggers.

✨ Native WordPress Integration

• Add guest authors as easily as regular users—no technical hassle
• Dropdown selection in the post editor—just pick a name and go
• Full profiles with bios, avatars, and social links (no Gravatar required)
• Custom fields for job titles, affiliations, or custom links

✨ Seamless Frontend Display

• Auto-display in post bylines with linked names
• Author box compatibility—show guest bios alongside regular authors
• SEO-optimized: Updates author meta tags for accurate attribution

⚡ Premium Advantages

• Guest author archive pages (boost credibility with dedicated profiles)
• 1-click user-to-guest conversion: Clean up unused accounts while preserving authorship
• Bulk edit & clone: Save time reusing guest profiles
• REST API support: Integrate guest data with third-party tools
• Import/Export tool for easy migrations

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Co-Authors – Flawless Multi-Author Attribution
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

🚀 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

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