by Unioney 5 (2 reviews)

Author by Category

Name: Author by Category
Rating: 5.0 (2 reviews)
Author: Unioney

Automatically assign post authors based on categories, while keeping full manual control.

Author by Category ranks #29,913 among WordPress.org plugins with 10+ active installations, is #654 of 1,454 in the Taxonomy category, a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews, and was last updated Jan 6, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9 (Current: 7.1.4)

v1.1.0 Current Version v1.1.0

Updated 10 months ago Last Update on 06 Jan, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

#654 of 1,454 in Taxonomy Top 50% by installs

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KW Avg Position

151

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Downloads

317

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Review 5 out of 5

5 (2 reviews)

Next Milestone 20

Total Progress 80%

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.1.0
Last Updated: Jan 06, 2026
Requires WP: 6.0+
Tested Up To: 6.9
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Unioney

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 2
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

author categories editorial news roles

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Author by Category

Yes. Editors can always choose a different author, and the plugin will remember their choice.

The author won’t change. The plugin does nothing in that case.

Yes. You can select multiple categories for each rule.

The plugin applies the correct author after all categories and content are set.

No. Currently, it only supports regular blog posts. Support may be added in future releases if there is user demand.

Yes. The interface is optimized to work efficiently, even with thousands of users.

Administrators have access by default. You can also allow other roles or specific users through the Access Control panel.

You can easily contact us by visiting abc@unioney.com and sending us all the details, screenshots, or videos you have on hand so we can try to fix any issue.

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