keithws

Stop redirects from URLs containing the <code>author</code> query parameter and user ID to permalinks with usernames to make it a little harder to iterate through the system and collect valid usernames.

No Author Redirect

Stop redirects from URLs containing the author query parameter and user ID to permalinks with usernames to make it a little harder to iterate through  …

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.

No Author Redirect vs Disable Author Archives