Descripción
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The Default Post Author plugin is a powerful tool designed to simplify the process of setting a default post author on your WordPress site. With this plugin, you can easily define a default author for all new posts, ensuring consistency and saving you valuable time.
✨ Key Features
- Easy Setup – Quick and straightforward configuration
- Modern Admin Interface – Beautiful, intuitive settings page with smooth animations
- Toggle Controls – Enable/disable features with modern toggle switches
- Bulk Update – Update all existing posts to the default author with one click
- Revision Sync – Keep revision authors in sync with parent posts
- AJAX-Powered – Real-time saving without page reloads
- Progress Tracking – Visual progress bar for bulk operations
- Responsive Design – Works perfectly on all devices
- Lightweight – Optimized code for maximum performance
🎨 Modern Admin Interface
Version 2.2 introduces a completely redesigned admin interface featuring:
- Clean, card-based layout
- Smooth animations and transitions
- Modern toggle switches instead of checkboxes
- Interactive buttons with loading states
- Toast notifications for instant feedback
- Progress indicators for bulk operations
- Fully responsive design
🚀 How It Works
- Install and activate the plugin
- Navigate to Settings > Default Post Author
- Select your preferred default author from the dropdown
- Enable/disable features using the toggle switches
- Save your settings – that’s it!
By selecting a default author, you ensure that every new post created on your site will automatically be attributed to that specific author. This feature is particularly useful for multi-author blogs or websites where different users contribute content regularly.
🔧 Feature Toggles
- Enable Default Author – Turn the default author feature on/off without deactivating the plugin
- Sync Revision Authors – Keep revision authors matching the parent post author
📦 Bulk Update Existing Posts
Need to change the author of all existing posts? The plugin includes a powerful bulk update feature that:
- Processes posts in batches to prevent timeouts
- Shows real-time progress
- Provides detailed completion messages
- Works with any number of posts
🔒 Security
- Proper WordPress nonces for all operations
- Capability checks for admin functions
- Sanitized inputs and escaped outputs
- Follows WordPress coding standards
🌐 Compatibility
- WordPress 6.1 and higher
- PHP 8.0 and higher
- Compatible with multisite installations
- Works with popular themes and plugins
Contributing & Bug Report
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on Github.
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Instalación
From within WordPress
- Visit Plugins > Add New
- Search for ‘Default Post Author’
- Click Install Now and then Activate
- Go to Settings > Default Post Author
- Select your default author and configure the toggle options
- Click Save Settings – that’s all!
Manual Installation
- Download the plugin zip file
- Upload the
default-post-authorfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the Default Post Author plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress
- Navigate to Settings > Default Post Author to configure
After Activation
The plugin will automatically redirect you to the settings page after activation, making it easy to get started right away.
Preguntas frecuentes
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Where is the settings page?
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Navigate to Settings > Default Post Author in your WordPress admin dashboard.
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Is it compatible with multisite?
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Yes! The plugin is fully compatible with both single sites and WordPress multisite installations.
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Yes! Version 2.2 includes a toggle switch to enable/disable the default author feature without deactivating the plugin.
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How does the bulk update feature work?
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The bulk update feature processes posts in batches of 100 to prevent server timeouts. It shows a progress bar and notifies you when complete. Only posts with different authors are updated.
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Will this affect my existing posts?
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No, by default the plugin only affects new posts. To update existing posts, you must explicitly use the Update All Posts feature on the settings page.
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What happens to post revisions?
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If the Sync Revision Authors toggle is enabled, revision authors will automatically match their parent post’s author.
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How frequently is the plugin updated?
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The plugin is actively maintained and updated regularly to ensure compatibility with the latest versions of WordPress and to address any potential issues.
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Is there customer support available?
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Yes! If you encounter any difficulties or have questions, please visit the support forum or contact us through our website.
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Can I contribute to the plugin?
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Absolutely! We welcome contributions on our GitHub repository.
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Registro de cambios
2.2 – (Decemeber 04, 2025)
- New: Completely redesigned modern admin interface
- New: Toggle switches replace checkboxes for better UX
- New: AJAX-powered settings saving (no page reload)
- New: Toast notifications for instant feedback
- New: Progress bar for bulk update operations
- New: Enable/disable default author feature toggle
- New: Sync revision authors toggle option
- New: Animated UI elements and smooth transitions
- New: Card-based settings layout
- New: Responsive design improvements
- Improved: Separated code structure (PHP, CSS, JS)
- Improved: Better code organization with admin class
- Improved: Enhanced security measures
- Improved: Optimized asset loading
- Improved: Better error handling
2.1 – (August 12, 2025)
- Bug Fix
2.0 – (August 12, 2025)
- Security Update
- Performance Update
- New: Ability to Update All Existing Posts to Default Author
1.1.5 – (January 28, 2025)
- Security Update
- Performance Update
- TasteWP Live Demo Added
1.1.4 – (November 17, 2024)
- Security Update
- Performance Update
- WordPress 6.7 compatibility
1.1.3 – (July 17, 2024)
- Security Update
- Performance Update
- WordPress 6.6 compatibility
1.1.2 – (April 15, 2024)
- Security Update
1.1.1 – (April 15, 2024)
- Bug Fix
- Performance Update
- Security Update
1.1 – (March 23, 2024)
- Performance Update
1.0.2 – (February 17, 2024)
- Performance Update
1.0.1 – (February 17, 2024)
- Simple Bug Fix
1.0
- Initial release


