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SlugPilot - Author Permalink Control

Name: SlugPilot - Author Permalink Control
Author: Varun Kukreja

Allows an admin (or capable user) to edit the author slug of a user, and change the author base.

SlugPilot ranks #49,096 among WordPress.org plugins with 1+ active installations, is #3,668 of 5,310 in the Utilities & Tools category, a 1/5 rating from 0 reviews, and was last updated Jun 29, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1.4)

v1.9.2 Current Version v1.9.2

Updated 4 months ago Last Update on 29 Jun, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.9.2
Last Updated: Jun 29, 2026
Requires WP: 5.8+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Varun Kukreja

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about SlugPilot - Author Permalink Control

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 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.