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Author Change Notifier

Author Change Notifier (ACN): If you run a business directory or a classifieds website and you want to give the advertizers the ability to claim other …

By abdullah82·Author·Free
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·10 active installs·Updated 14 years ago
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As of April 2026, Author Change Notifier is a WordPress author plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.7+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Edit Author Slug.

0/5Rating
10active installs
2.5K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011

Overview

Author Change Notifier (ACN): If you run a business directory or a classifieds website and you want to give the advertizers the ability to claim other posts in the website then this plugin is right for you. Once you change the author/owner/user who originally created the post, this plugin will send custom email notifications to the previous as well as the new author/owner/user who now has control over the post or listing. Notice that this is just a NOTIFICATION plugin, it is not an A-Z solution for claiming posts. You can create a custom form using other plugins to allow your users to send you claims. Then once you manually modify the author of the post, ACN will step in and notify the previous and new author of the change.

ACN features:
1. Custom email subject and text to be sent to the…

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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress2.7+ requiredTested up to 3.1.4
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.0

  • Author Change Notifier released.
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Contributors

abdullah82abdullah82
Plugin Info
Version
1.0.1
Last Updated
May 13, 2011
WP Requires
2.7+
Tested Up To
3.1.4
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
2.5K+
Added
May 3, 2011
Business
Free

Tags

authornotifybusinessdirectorynotification

Developer

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abdullah82
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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