freemp

A simple, lightweight WordPress plugin to completely disable author archives/pages (regardless of whether the corresponding author really exists) and make the web server return status code 404 (‘Not Found’) instead. Related links will also be either disabled or completely removed.
The plugin does not require any configuration. Once activated, it will start doing its job.

Disable Author Archives

Works!

Disable Author Archives completely removes author archives and makes the web server return status code 404 ('Not Found') instead.

mrwweb

Tusko Trush

jcdesign

Enables an editable description to display on post type archive pages. Show the description with WordPress’s <code>the_archive_description()</code> function that also displays taxonomy term descriptions. Will work automatically with many themes, including most default WordPress themes.
Translations: Archive descriptions are translatable via <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/polylang/" rel="ugc">Polylang</a>, <a href="https://wpml.org/?aid=255503&affiliate_key=8ZIRtAbJbX4x&dr=post-type-archive-descriptions-plugin" rel="nofollow ugc">WPML (affiliate link)</a>, and <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/qtranslate-x/" rel="ugc">qTranslate-X</a>.
The Events Calendar: The archive description is automatically added above the Events Bar when using the latest templates from <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/the-events-calendar/" rel="ugc">The Events Calendar</a>. Filter the location of the description or disable it entirely with the <code>ptad_tribe_template_before_include</code> filter.
<h4>Other Plugins by MRWweb</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/mrw-web-design-simple-tinymce/" rel="ugc">MRW Simplified Editor</a> – Get rid of bad and obscure TinyMCE buttons. Move the rest to a single top row.</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-status-menu-items/" rel="ugc">Post Status Menu Items</a> – Adds post status links–e.g. “Draft” (7)–to post type admin menus.</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/hawaiian-characters/" rel="ugc">Hawaiian Characters</a> – Adds the correct characters with diacriticals to the WordPress editor Character Map for Hawaiian</li>
</ul>

Post Type Archive Descriptions

Thanks Mark for this awesome plugin! It does exactly what it says.
Is it available on Github? I'd like to contribute.



Fantastic plugin, this should be part of the core!

Enables an editable description to display on post type archive pages. Show the description with WordPress's the_archive_description() function t …

Disable Author Archives vs Post Type Archive Descriptions