Because WPHacks.com is a multi-author blog, it seems like at least once every week I get an email from our readers asking for more information about how to set up a multi-author blog. How do you set one up? How do you find people to write for you?
Over the past year I’ve written about a variety of tools, hacks, and plugins which anyone can use to build their WordPress installation into a WordPress blog, but they are scattered around a little bit. If you’re looking for a consolidated post which provides a lot of this information in one place, I’m going to recommend a recent post over at Hongkiat which provides 35 tips and tricks to manage your multi-author blog.
A few notable plugins which I have not covered here yet:
- Co-Authors Plugin – Gives you the ability to assign multiple authors to a post.
- List Author Widget – Displays a list of authors in your WordPress Sidebar Widgets linking to the authors.php page.
- Draft Notification – Emails the admin whenever a new draft is saved or post is pending approval.
- Author Advertising – Allows revenue sharing among blog administrators. Works with a number of advertising programs, including AdSense, Yahoo Publisher Network, etc.
Click here to read the other multi-author tools provided by Hongkiat!


















I am in the process of making Agentwordpress a multi author blog. Very informative post.
Thanks
Awesomely awesome, Kyle. Thanxs for the referral. I was totally looking for this info, as i recently added a writer to a blog of mine. I have a quick question though, are the plugins listed compatible with latest version of WP?
P.S. I am really digging the ones you profiled above, will have a look at each one, plus the list from Hongkiat.
Thx!
A very good and resourceful list of handy plugins…
Thanks Kale this will help me to set up my new blog as multi author.