# Popular Authors

__Requires:__ WordPress 6.6 and Top 10 v3.0.0

__Tested up to:__ 6.9

__License:__ [GPL-2.0+](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)

__Plugin page:__ [Popular Authors home page](https://webberzone.com/downloads/popular-authors/) | [WordPress.org listing](https://wordpress.org/plugins/popular-authors/)

Discover and appreciate your blog’s most popular authors, a simple and powerful addon for Top 10 - Popular Posts for WordPress.

## Description

[Popular Authors WordPress plugin](https://webberzone.com/downloads/popular-authors/) is the ultimate addon for [Top 10](https://webberzone.com/plugins/top-10/), the best plugin to showcase your most popular posts on WordPress. With Popular Authors, you can also highlight the top authors on your blog by page views and give them the recognition they deserve.

Popular Authors lets you display the most popular authors using different methods. You can use the Gutenberg block, the shortcode, the widget or the template tag to insert the popular authors list anywhere on your site. You can also customize the appearance and settings of each method to suit your needs.

Popular Authors also gives you the flexibility to choose the time range for calculating the page views. You can show the popular authors of all time, or limit it to a specific period, such as last day, last week, last month, etc. This way, you can keep your popular authors list fresh and dynamic.

Popular Authors is a must-have addon for Top 10 if you want to boost your blog's engagement and credibility. By showcasing your most popular authors, you can attract more readers, increase social shares, and build a loyal community around your blog.

### Features

* Blocks: Add the Gutenberg blocks by searching for `popular authors` or `author` and customize its settings and style.
* Multi-widget capable: You can have multiple widgets of Popular Authors on your sidebar or footer, each with its own title, number of authors, time range, and more.
* Custom Time Range: List popular authors within a specific time range (eg. last 1 day, last 7 days, last 30 days, etc.) or show the all-time favorites.
* Shortcodes: Use the `[wzpa_popular_authors]` shortcode to display your most popular authors anywhere in your posts or pages and `[wzpa_display_top_posts_by_author]` to display popular posts by author.
* Template tags: Use `wzpa_list_popular_authors()` to display the popular authors programmatically in your theme files or plugins and `wzpa_display_top_posts_by_author()` to display popular posts by author.
* Inbuilt Styles: You can select between two inbuilt styles or create your own using CSS.

## Screenshots

![Widget](https://raw.github.com/WebberZone/popular-authors/master/wporg-assets/screenshot-1.png)
*Popular Authors Widget*

More screenshots are available on the [WordPress plugin page](https://wordpress.org/plugins/popular-authors/screenshots/)

## Installation

### WordPress install (the easy way)

1. Navigate to Plugins within your WordPress Admin Area
2. Click "Add new" and in the search box enter "Popular Authors"
3. Find the plugin in the list (usually the first result) and click "Install Now"

### Manual install

1. Download the plugin
2. Extract the contents of popular-authors.zip to wp-content/plugins/ folder. You should get a folder called popular-authors
3. Activate the Plugin in WP-Admin

### Usage

Popular Authors can be used in four ways:

1. Block: Add a Gutenberg block by searching for `popular authors` or `author`
2. Widget: Simply drag and drop "Popular Authors" widget into your theme’s sidebar and configure it
3. Shortcode `[wzpa_popular_authors]`, so you can embed it inside a post or a page
4. Template tag: Use `wzpa_list_popular_authors()` to display the popular authors anywhere on your theme

## Frequently Asked Questions

Check out the [FAQ on the plugin page](https://wordpress.org/plugins/popular-authors/#faq).

If your question isn't listed there, please create a new post at the [WordPress.org support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/popular-authors). It is the fastest way to get support as I monitor the forums regularly.

## About this repository

This GitHub repository always holds the latest development version of the plugin. If you're looking for an official WordPress release, you can find this on the [WordPress.org repository](http://wordpress.org/plugins/popular-authors). In addition to stable releases, latest beta versions are made available under [releases](https://github.com/WebberZone/top-10/popular-authors).