Darven – Who Published
Preserves and displays the original user who published a post, even after edits or updates.
Maintenance 38/100254d since update
Active installs
0
Downloads
276
Reviews
0
Age
0.7y
Tagsmetapublishereditorialpost authorauthorship
Plugin info
Total downloads: 276
Active installs: 0
Total reviews: 0
Average rating: 0
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 2 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 4/21/2025 (254 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 4/21/2025 (0 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 5.6
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: 8.0
Maintenance & Compatibility
Maintenance score
Stale • Last updated 254 days ago
38/100
Is Darven – Who Published abandoned?
Likely maintained (last update 254 days ago).
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 5.6
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: 8.0
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Description
Darven – Who Published ensures editorial integrity by saving and displaying the original author who published a WordPress post or page. Even if a post is edited later by other users, the plugin preserves the original publisher information and displays it in the admin interface.
Features include:
- A new column “Who Published” in post and page listings.
- A visual badge system to highlight confirmed and guessed authors.
- A metabox in the post editor showing the original author.
- Admin filtering by original publisher.
- REST API compatibility.
- Translations included: pt_BR, pt_PT, es_ES.
Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to
/wp-content/plugins/darven-who-published. - Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” screen in WordPress.
- The “Who Published” column and metabox will appear automatically.
Frequently Asked Questions
A fallback system tries to guess using the last editor or revision author.
Not yet, but a filter hook will be available in a future version.
Review feed
No reviews available
Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial stable release.
- Includes metabox, column, author filter and fallback logic.
- Supports translation and REST API.

