by Poodle Plugins 5 (8 reviews)

WP Custom Author URL

Name: WP Custom Author URL
Rating: 5.0 (8 reviews)
Author: Poodle Plugins

Set a custom URL for your author name link, on a global or author-specific basis. Also redirects all author pages.

WP Custom Author URL ranks #3,210 among WordPress.org plugins with 5,000+ active installations, is #505 of 8,554 in the Customization category, a 5/5 rating from 8 reviews, and was last updated Apr 7, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9 (Current: 7.1)

v2.1.0 Current Version v2.1.0

Updated 5 months ago Last Update on 07 Apr, 2026

Refreshed 10 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#505 of 8,554 in Customization Top 5% by installs Downloads -6% this week

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Rank

#3,210

-1 this week

Active Installs

5K+

-4%

KW Avg Position

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Downloads

27.9K

+10 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

100%

Review 5 out of 5

5 (8 reviews)

Next Milestone 6K

Total Progress 30.5%

5K+ 6K+

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0

8 reviews

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 3 days ago

Apr 18, 2023

WP Custom Author URL [wp-custom-author-url] < 1.0.5

CVE-2023-1614 · Fixed in v1.0.5

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.1.0
Last Updated: Apr 07, 2026
Requires WP: 3.0.1+
Tested Up To: 6.9
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: Poodle Plugins

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 8
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

author author url banner custom url profile

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and bloggers who want author name links to point somewhere other than the default author page. It solves the problem of author links and archive pages directing visitors away from external profiles like Twitter or LinkedIn by allowing custom URLs and redirecting default author pages.