by Brandon Allen
4.8 (84 reviews)
Edit Author Slug
Allows an admin (or capable user) to edit the author slug of a user, and change the author base.
Tested up to WP 6.8.5 (Current: 7.0)
v1.9.2
Current Version v1.9.2
Updated 1 year ago
Last Update on 27 May, 2025
Refreshed 3 weeks ago
Last Refreshed on
Rank
#370
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Active Installs
100K+
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KW Avg Position
47.5
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Downloads
1.5M
+83 today
Support Resolved
0%
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Rating
96%
Review 4.8 out of 5
4.8
(84 reviews)
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Tracked Keywords
Showing 4 of 4| Keyword | Position | Change | Type | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nicename | 10 | — | Tag | 3 weeks ago |
| user nicename | 10 | — | Tag | 3 weeks ago |
| author base | 83 | — | Tag | 3 weeks ago |
| author slug | 87 | — | Tag | 3 weeks ago |
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- Version
- 1.9.2
- Last Updated
- May 27, 2025
- Requires WP
- 5.8+
- Tested Up To
- 6.8.5
- PHP Version
- 7.4 or higher
- Author
- Brandon Allen
Support & Rating
- Rating
- ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
- Reviews
- 84
- Support Threads
- 0
- Resolved
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Edit Author Slug
On standard WordPress installs, it's the final part of an author permalink. e.g. - https://example.com/author/author-slug/ In relation to WordPress internals, the author slug is the same as the user_nicename field found in a WP_User object, or the users table in the database.
It depends. Changing a user's author slug is permanent, as this changes the user's user_nicename field in the database. If you've changed the author base, deactivating or deleting the plugin will revert your author base back to author.
Make sure you are an admin, or have been assigned the edit_users capability.
While I've made every attempt to prevent this, I may have missed a spot or two. First things first, go to Settings > Permalinks and click "Save Changes." You don't need to actually need to make any changes for this to work. Hopefully, this should kick your new Author Slug into gear. If this doesn't work, make sure you don't have any slug conflicts from other posts/pages/plugins/permalink setting/etc. If you're still experiencing the issue, feel free to post a support request in the forums.