author-info

Allows an admin (or capable user) to edit the author slug of a user, and change the author base.

Add a responsive author box or guest author box with social icons to any post. Great author box for any site!

Ultimate Last Modified Plugin for WordPress with Gutenberg support. Use shortcodes to show last modified info on WP 4.7+ sites.

PublishPress Authors is the best plugin for adding authors, co-authors, multiple authors and guest authors to WordPress posts.

Assign multiple bylines to posts, pages, and custom post types with a search-as-you-type input box.

Disable Author Archives completely removes author archives and makes the web server return status code 404 ('Not Found') instead.

Display author boxes, social links, co-authors, guest authors, post rating system, and user registration forms.

Easily display the current WP, PHP, Web Server, and MySQL versions in the WP-Admin Footer, Admin bar, or as a widget in screen options.

All-in-One Authorship Solution: Seamless Author Box, Guest Authors, and Co-Authors to enhance your site's authority, credibility, engagement, and SEO.

Don't need the post date and author meta data on your pages? Install WP Author, Date and Meta Remover and its gone. It's that easy!

Easily display your author/user profile info inside WordPress widget.

Starbox is the Author Box for Humans. Professional Themes to choose from, HTML5, Social Media Profiles, Google Authorship

This plugin will remove the version info appended to enqueued style and script urls along with Meta Generator in the head section and in RSS feeds.

Display to Post Author Information Box on bottom of the contents.

Disable the author pages

Set a custom URL for your author name link, on a global or author-specific basis. Also redirects all author pages.

Use a shortcode to display a list or grid of post authors (or any other user role) and links to their post archives page.

Add a guest author to any post without needing to register the guest author as a user on your site.

Display lists of user avatars using widgets or shortcodes. With Gutenberg support.

simple lightweight plugin limit authors to post just in one category.