Custom Guest Authors
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Replace the default WordPress post author with custom guest author names via a custom field. Supports multiple comma-separated authors.
The Custom Guest Authors plugin (developed and maintained by Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi) allows you to set custom guest author names or multiple guest authors for posts using a custom field key named guest-author. For multiple authors, separate the names with commas. Ideal for sites with multiple contributors where separate WordPress user accounts are unnecessary.
From version 1.6 onward, guest authors can be set directly from the post editor — no need to use the raw custom fields panel. A dedicated sidebar panel is available in both the classic editor and the block editor (Gutenberg).
This plugin was inspired by a tutorial from WPBeginner.