Edit Author Slug

This plugin allows an Admin to change the Author slug, without having to actually enter the database. You can also change the Author Base. Two new fields will be added to your Dashboard. The “Edit Author Slug” field can be found under Users > Your Profile or Users > Authors & Users (Users > Users in WP 3.0). The “Author Base” field can be found under Settings > Permalinks. This plugin not only allows for greater security, as it helps mask usernames, but it also allows you to craft the perfect URL structure for you Author pages. For your convenience, an Author Slug column is added to make it easier to determine if one needs to change the Author Slug.

WordPress default structure
http://example.com/author/username/

Edit Author Slug allows for
http://example.com/ninja/master-ninja/

Translations Available

Download

Latest version: Download Edit Author Slug v0.5 [zip]

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Installation

  1. Upload edit-author-slug folder to your WordPress plugins directory (typically ‘wp-content/plugins’)
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. Go to Users > Your Profile, or Users > Authors & Users > (username), and edit the Author slug.
  4. Click “Update Profile”
  5. Go to Settings > Permalinks, and edit the Author Base
  6. Click “Save Changes”

FAQ

Q. Why can’t I edit my Author Slug?
A. Make sure you are an admin, or have been assigned the edit_users capability.

Changelog

0.5

  • added ‘Author Slug’ column to Users > Authors & Users (Users > Users in 3.0) page (props Yonat Sharon for the jumpstart)
  • ended support for the WP 2.8 branch. Most likely still works, but I will not support it.
  • various bug fixes

0.4

  • added ability to change the Author Base
  • updated documentation
  • added some extra security via WP esc_* functions
  • added Belorussian translation, props Marcis G.

0.3.1

  • added Hebrew Translation, props Yonat Sharon

0.3

  • now localization friendly

0.2.1

  • fixed a bug that prevented updating a user if the author slug did not change

0.2

  • added a check to avoid duplicate slugs
  • properly sanitize slug before comparison and database insertion
  • updated plugin URI

0.1.4

  • update tags to reflect WordPress 2.9.1 compatability
  • update link to plugin homepage

0.1.3

  • update tags to reflect WordPress 2.9 compatability

0.1.2

  • fix version number issues

0.1.1

  • Remove extra debug functions left behind
  • Add screenshot

0.1

  • Initial release