About the Author Advanced vs Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,711, ahead of About the Author Advanced at #21,344. Over the last 7 days Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress climbed 2 places and About the Author Advanced climbed 93 places. Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress has the largest install base, roughly 200× the next: 10K+ active installs against 50+ for About the Author Advanced. Downloads this week: Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress 1,791 and About the Author Advanced 20. Ratings: About the Author Advanced 5★ from 1 and Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress 4.7★ from 158 reviews.
| Metric | About the Author Advanced | Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #21,344 ▲ 93 | #1,711 ▲ 2 |
| Active installs | 50+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 20 | 1,791 |
| Rating | 5★ (1) | 4.7★ (158) |
| Last updated | Sep 14, 2012 | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Current version | 0.2.3 | 5.3.2 |
| Best rank on record | #21,050 | #1,704 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jul 2012 | Aug 2015 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 3 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, About the Author Advanced or Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress?
By active installs, Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress: 10K+ sites run it against 50+ for About the Author Advanced, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 29, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, About the Author Advanced or Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress?
Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress, at #1,711 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with About the Author Advanced at #21,344. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are About the Author Advanced or Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.