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Watch Radar no. 99 · Quiet

Edit Author Slug

By Brandon Allen

What it does: Changes the author slug and author base in author URLs.

Why it’s listed: No update for 17 months, with one listed contributor. No public advisories are on record. If you remove it, check your author page addresses, because the author base can return to the default.

View on WordPress.org ↗ Checked Reviewed by Abhishek Deshpande

Active installs
100k+
Last updated
2025-05-27
Tested up to
6.8.12
Rating
4.8 / 5 (84)
Version
1.9.2
Maintainers
1

Is Edit Author Slug still maintained?

It has gone between one and two years without an update. That is an early sign, not a reason to move yet.

Quiet: No update for over a year.

Placements are our opinion, based on public evidence. Risk here means a plugin may not get a fix if a problem appears. It doesn’t mean we found a flaw, unless we show an advisory. Going quiet alone never puts a plugin in Replace now.

Updates No release since 2025-05-27. That was 1 yr 5 mo before our check. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Compatibility Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12. WordPress 7.1.4 was current on 2026-10-31. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Security No public advisories found. A quiet record is not proof of safety. wpvulnerability.net · checked 2026-10-31
Reviews The latest 10 reviews average 4.5 stars, against 4.8 overall. 1 of them gave 1 or 2 stars. Newest activity: 2026-02-11. We see no negative trend. WordPress.org reviews · checked 2026-10-31
Maintainers 1 listed contributor. No recent support threads. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Usage 11,684 downloads in the last 30 days, including updates. 81.08% of sites run version 1.9. WordPress.org stats · checked 2026-10-31

What to do next

  1. No action needed yet.
  2. Test it after each WordPress release.

Alternatives to Edit Author Slug to consider

Smart User Slug Hider ↗

Hide usernames in author URLs.

2k+ installs · 4.9 stars · Updated 2026-10-24 · Tested 7.1.4

Custom Permalinks ↗

Set custom URLs.

100k+ installs · 4.1 stars · Updated 2026-10-13 · Tested 7.1.4

Admin and Site Enhancements ↗

A toolkit with author URL settings.

200k+ installs · 5.0 stars · Updated 2026-10-26 · Tested 7.1.4

Each listed plugin was updated in the last six months, is tested with WordPress 7.0 or newer, and had no open advisory in WPVulnerability when we checked. We have not tried them ourselves. No one pays to appear here.

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