Sometimes, we need to publish a WordPress post with more than one author (co-author) due to collective contribution in the post. This usually happens in news and magazine websites as multiple authors, researchers, reporters and journalists may contribute to a single story.
WordPress website’s originally comes with a single author functionality. That means we can only assign one author to a post at a time. But don’t worry there is a simple solution to it.
In this article, we will guide you on how to add multiple authors to a WordPress post. While there are several ways to do this, we will focus on using a plugin called Molongui Authorship, which is a straightforward method that is easy to implement.
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Why add Multiple authors in WordPress post?
There are several reasons why you might want to add multiple authors to a WordPress post:
Collaboration: If you are working on a post with multiple authors, adding all of the authors to the post can give proper credit to everyone who contributed to the content.
Expertise: If you are writing a post on a topic that requires multiple areas of expertise, adding multiple authors with relevant expertise can help improve the credibility and quality of the content.
Engagement: Adding multiple authors to a post can increase user engagement by allowing readers to explore more content from the same authors and learn more about them.
Overall, adding multiple authors to a WordPress post can have a number of benefits and can help improve the quality, credibility, and engagement of your content.
Now, lets get started by installing the plugin itself and learn how we can add multiple authors to a WordPress post. If you are new to WordPress and do not know how to install a plugin, we suggest you to read our detailed guide on installing WordPress plugins.
Install Molongui Authorship Plugin from WordPress
- First of all, from the left side of your website’s WordPress dashboard click Plugins=>>Add New
- Then search “Molongui Authorship” in the plugin search bar.
- Install the first plugin by Molongui.
Activate the Plugin
After, installing the plugin click on Activate and the plugin will be activated.
Now, this is it. You don’t have to do anything further with the plugin.
Add multiple authors to your post
Head over, to your posts section. You can create a new post or edit an existing post.
After the WordPress post editor opens, drag the setting option from the right side to the bottom and stop when you see the “Authors” section.
From the author’s section, you can assign multiple registered users from your WordPress website or you can add a new guest who is not registered.
What else can the Molongui Authorship plugin do?
Besides, allowing us to add multiple authors to the WordPress website, Molongui Authorship provides many useful features. Some of its features are.
Adding Authors Bio In WordPress
Molongui Authorship allows you to add a full biography of the author in WordPress. This is an interesting feature from an Search Engine Optimization (SEO) point of view. You get to rank your own portfolio or bio in Google or other search engines using this feature.
At WP Tracer, we highly recommend you to use Rank Math SEO for all the SEO optimizations on your WordPress website. You may want to read our review of Rank Math SEO and a detailed guide on setting up Rank Math SEO in WordPress website.
Adding Local Avatar In WordPress
Another amazing feature of Molongui Authorship is that it allows users (authors) to upload their custom images as avatars in WordPress. They can keep their own customized images or avatars to represent their profile.
Adding Social and Professional Profiles
Molongui Authorship WordPress plugin allows user to put their social profiles from more than 110 social media networks. These social media and professional profiles will appear when a users profile or author page is surfed.
What other plugins offer the Multiple Authors feature?
We also have another plugin pick for you in case you want some options. The second plugin we suggest you to use is Co-Authors Plus.
But instead of using this Co-Authors Plus plugin, we suggest you to use the Molongui Authorship plugin because using Co-Authors plugin needs editing the theme code files of your website.
The installation process for this plugin is the same. You just go to Plugin=>>Add new and then search Co-Authors Plus in the plugin search bar. Finally, you need to click install and activate the plugin by clicking “Activate”.
After you have activated the Co-Authors Plus plugin you need to go to the User section from the WordPress dashboard and there you’ll see a new option called “Guest Authors”.
Click on the Guest Authors options and create a new user that you want to add as a co-author in your WordPress post. You can enter full name, bio and add social links to the user. Finally, click the update button.
After this, the work with the plugin part has ended. You now need to go to your post where you want to show multiple authors and from the right post dashboard, you can choose the newly added guest authors and click update.
However, the hectic part with this plugin is that you need to add a short code to your theme file to show the multiple authors in your post. For that, you need to edit the WordPress theme file and edit the original the_author() template and add Co-Authors Plus shortcode.
You can use one of the following short codes as per your need.
coauthors() – Displays each author's first and last name without any links.
coauthors posts links() – Shows each author's first and last name, as well as links to their profile page.
coauthors firstnames() – Shows the authors' first names.
coauthors lastnames() – Returns the authors' last names.
FAQ’s
What is the Molongui Authorship Plugin?
The Molongui Authorship Plugin is a WordPress plugin that allows you to add author information and social media profiles to your WordPress posts and pages.
With this plugin, you can display the author’s name, bio, and social media links, as well as an author box or a list of related posts by the same author. This plugin also allows you to add multiple authors or co-author in WordPress posts.
How do I use the Molongui Authorship Plugin with WordPress?
To use the Molongui Authorship Plugin with WordPress, you will need to install the plugin on your WordPress site and then configure it to display the author information and social media links in the way you want. Here are the steps to follow:
Install the Molongui Authorship Plugin on your WordPress site.
Go to Settings > Molongui Authorship in your WordPress dashboard.
Configure the plugin settings to display the author information and social media links in the way you want.
Save your changes.
What are the benefits of using the Molongui Authorship Plugin with WordPress?
There are several benefits to using the Molongui Authorship Plugin with WordPress:
It allows to add multiple authors: Using Molongui Authorship WordPress plugin one can add multiple authors or co-authors to posts.
It allows you to showcase the authors of your content: By displaying the author’s name, bio, and social media links, you can help promote the authors of your content and build their reputation.
It can improve user engagement: By displaying a list of related posts by the same author, you can encourage users to explore more of your content and increase engagement on your site.
It can increase social media followers: By displaying the author’s social media links, you can make it easier for users to follow the authors on social media and increase their social media following.
Overall, the Molongui Authorship Plugin is a useful tool for adding author information and social media links to your WordPress site and increasing user engagement.
Wrapping Up
In this post, we discussed how to add multiple authors to a WordPress post by using different plugins. But we suggest you to use Molongui Authorship due to its ease of use and simplicity.
If you have any queries regarding the topic you can ask us in the comment section.