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 # Jekyll::AutoAuthors
 
+[![Gem Version](https://img.shields.io/gem/v/jekyll-auto-authors)][ruby-gems]
+[![Gem Total Downloads](https://img.shields.io/gem/dt/jekyll-auto-authors)][ruby-gems]
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+[ruby-gems]: https://rubygems.org/gems/jekyll-auto-authors
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 This plugin integrates with the `jekyll-paginate-v2` gem to provide seamless multiple authors support for jekyll powered publications.
 
 Supporting multiple authors inside a jekyll plugin has been a challenge from long. Here are some references to the issue dating to a long time ago: