keithws

<p>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.</p>


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  …

WebFactory

<p>Add a guest author to any post without needing to register the guest author as a user on your site.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>✍️ Behaves as if guest authors were regular authors.</li>
<li>👤 Upload your own avatar image instead of using Gravatar.</li>
<li>🌍 Link to a custom page for the guest author.</li>
<li>🔥 Perfect for guest posts.</li>
</ul>
<p>Looking for nicer author boxes with more options? Check out our <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-author-box/" rel="ugc">free Simple Author Box</a> plugin.</p>


Guest Author

In my case I needed something that would create the admin part an I can then use it on my custom theme. Definitely saved me some time to create my own custom meta boxes for the posts. Needed only to customize the single post template page to show the guest meta information.

Works perfect


The plugin works as advertised and is quite simple and handy. I have one request though. These days nofollowing the URL might be suitable for some admins. So it is missing.


Feature request: nofollow the guest author URL

Add a guest author to any post without needing to register the guest author as a user on your site.

No Author Redirect vs Guest Author