This plugin allows you to change the Author slug, without having to actually enter the database. Assuming you are an admin or a user with the “edit_users” capability, you will see an extra field on your user edit/profile edit page. This allows for greater security, as your user name isn’t revealed through your URL structure. It also allows you to make your URLs look a bit cleaner. (i.e. – http://example.com/author/username/ could become http://example.com/author/user-name/)
Download
Latest version: Download Edit Author Slug v0.2.1 [zip]
This plugin has been downloaded 465 times.
Installation
- Upload
edit-author-slug folder to your WordPress plugins directory (typically ‘wp-content/plugins’)
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Go to your Profile page, or the profile page of another user and edit their Author slug.
- Click the update button, and you’re done
FAQ
Q. Nothing shows up when I go to my profile page?
A. Make sure you are an admin, or someone with the edit_users capability.
Q. What if I’m not an admin?
A. You will not be able to change your author slug. Changing the author slug too frequently, or to something non-descriptive is bad SEO, so we’ll leave this ability to a chosen few. If this doesn’t work for you, consider Justin Tadlock’s [Members] (http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/members/ “Justin Tadlock’s Members plugin”) plugin.
Changelog
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
Edit Author Slug
This plugin allows you to change the Author slug, without having to actually enter the database. Assuming you are an admin or a user with the “edit_users” capability, you will see an extra field on your user edit/profile edit page. This allows for greater security, as your user name isn’t revealed through your URL structure. It also allows you to make your URLs look a bit cleaner. (i.e. – http://example.com/author/username/ could become http://example.com/author/user-name/)
Download
Latest version: Download Edit Author Slug v0.2.1 [zip]
This plugin has been downloaded 465 times.
Installation
edit-author-slugfolder to your WordPress plugins directory (typically ‘wp-content/plugins’)FAQ
Q. Nothing shows up when I go to my profile page?
A. Make sure you are an admin, or someone with the
edit_userscapability.Q. What if I’m not an admin?
A. You will not be able to change your author slug. Changing the author slug too frequently, or to something non-descriptive is bad SEO, so we’ll leave this ability to a chosen few. If this doesn’t work for you, consider Justin Tadlock’s [Members] (http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/members/ “Justin Tadlock’s Members plugin”) plugin.
Changelog
0.2.1
0.2
0.1.4
0.1.3
0.1.2
0.1.1
0.1