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Unioney
5 (2 reviews)
Author by Category
Automatically assign post authors based on categories, while keeping full manual control.
Author by Category ranks #30,571 among WordPress.org plugins with 10+ active installations, is #644 of 1,419 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: 7.1.2)
v1.1.0
Current Version v1.1.0
Updated 8 months ago
Last Update on 06 Jan, 2026
Refreshed 8 hours ago
Last Refreshed on
#644 of 1,419 in Taxonomy
Top 50% by installs
Rank
#30,571
+292 this week
Active Installs
10+
-33.3%
KW Avg Position
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Downloads
317
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Review 5 out of 5
5
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Next Milestone 20
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- 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
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- Reviews
- 2
- Support Threads
- 0
- Resolved
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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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