Plugin info

Total downloads: 3,632
Active installs: 10
Total reviews: 3
Average rating: 4.3
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 4
Last updated: 11/24/2022 (1180 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 1/12/2016 (10 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 4.7
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.1.9
Minimum PHP version: f

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Possibly abandoned • Last updated 1180 days ago • 3 reviews

22/100

Is Message to Author abandoned?

Possibly abandoned (last update 1180 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 4.7
Tested up to: 6.1.9
Requires PHP: f

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Description

Message to Author is a WordPress plugin that allows users to message author of the post/CPT/page directly.

This can be helpful to set up catalogs to ask for inquiry, and specially when handling multiple blog/magazine with multiple author. User can send messages to author regarding any obligations of content.

Features:

  • All message’s log into admin panel, Author will only see messages for them.
  • Option to send message only for registered users or visitor or both
  • Can be used as an internal messaging system

The Plugin offers 2 layouts: Message box, Pop up and 3 Styles for your websites

You can help contribute your code here: https://github.com/pathusutariya/message-to-author

USER INSTRUCTION

  1. You can put a Message-box anywhere in content with shortcode [message2author] Or in php file with .
  2. You can pass few preset to have various layouts like [message2author title="{Title of form}" button_label="{label text of button}" layout="{messagebox|popup}" style="{theme|style1|style2}"]
  3. Or you can simply elect the option Show after post? and it will inject after every Post’s content
  4. Author can also show on their Dashboard. Use this shortcode: [allmessage2author] Or in php file with

Installation

From your WordPress dashboard:

  • Visit \Plugins > Add New\
  • Search for \Message to Author\
  • Activate Message to author from your Plugins page.

From WordPress.org

  • Download Message to Author.
  • Upload the \message-to-author\ directory to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory, using your favorite method (ftp, sftp, scp, etc…)
  • Activate message-to-author from your Plugins page.

Frequently Asked Questions

No FAQ available

Review feed

Pathu Sutariya
9/3/2016

Really Helpful for my b2b site

I am useing it for fabricscart.com and useing it with woocommerce plugin. This is really Helpful for contact user to product manufacturer

Screenshots

  1. Message Box with preset

    Message Box with preset

  2. Admin settings

    Admin settings

  3. Popup with theme default styling

    Popup with theme default styling

  4. Messages in admin panel

    Messages in admin panel

Changelog

1.0.0
the plugin is created with very basic functionality-

1.0.1
Error Solving and make it error free

2.0.0
Remove front-end message display by shortcode

2.1.0
Adding Google Captcha form

2.2.0
Change into description

3.0.1
Change into Standard plugin flow

4.0.0
– Complete new version of plugin.
– Bootstraping future updates.

4.0.2
– Resolved. White screen while sending message
– Testing with WordPress 5.6