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Change Author Link Structure

Name: Change Author Link Structure
Rating: 5.0 (4 reviews)
Author: wpyb

To prevent that usernames are publically visible, the username in the author's permalink is replaced with the author's ID.

Change Author Link Structure ranks #8,019 among WordPress.org plugins with 700+ active installations, is #221 of 1,578 in the Authentication category, a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews, and was last updated Aug 15, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)

v1.0.1 Current Version v1.0.1

Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 15 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 9 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#221 of 1,578 in Authentication Top 25% by installs

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Rank

#8,019

-2 this week

Active Installs

700+

-8.7%

KW Avg Position

34.6

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Downloads

8.9K

+2 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

100%

Review 5 out of 5

5 (4 reviews)

Next Milestone 800

Total Progress 55%

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315

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8,000,000

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0

4 reviews

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4 (100%)

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.0.1
Last Updated: Aug 15, 2026
Requires WP: 4.0+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: N/A
Author: wpyb

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 4
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

author permalink url userid username

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to keep author usernames from being publicly exposed in permalinks. It replaces the username in author permalinks with the author's ID and allows customizing the author base.