By default, everyone who writes on your WordPress site has to have a user account. With the PublishPress Authors plugin, it is possible to create “Guest Authors” who do not have an active user account.
This Guest Authors feature is useful if you do not want to give a WordPress account to people, even if you publish your content. A Guest Author profile will also create a linked user account. This account will be in the “Guest Author” role and will not be able to login to the WordPress dashboard or update their profile. This option is done for compatibility with other themes and plugins.
After installing PublishPress Authors, to go the “Authors” link in your WordPress menu. This screenshot below shows both Guest Authors features. In this screenshot below, I'm adding a guest author with a user account.
PublishPress Authors treats Guest Authors identically to Authors who are mapped to users. You will be able to select and display Guest Authors in exactly the same way as for mapped users.
- Now when you go to create a post, you can choose the Guest Author, as in the screenshot below.
- Save your content and visit the front of your site. You'll be able to see the Guest Author profile, sitting next to the profile for actual users on your site.
