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Linkify Authors

Turn a string, list, or array of author IDs and/or slugs into a list of links to the post archive for each author. Provides a widget and template tag.

By Scott Reilly·Link·Free
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·10 active installs·Updated 11 months ago
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As of April 2026, Linkify Authors is a WordPress link plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 6.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Top alternative: Custom Post Type Permalinks.

0/5Rating
10active installs
6.2K+total downloads
17 yearssince 2009

Overview

The plugin provides a widget called “Linkify Authors” as well as a template tag, c2c_linkify_authors(), which allow you to easily specify authors to list and how to list them. Authors are specified by either ID or slug. Each link will point to the post archive for each user. See other parts of the documentation for example usage and capabilities.

Links: Plugin Homepage | Plugin Directory Page | GitHub | Author Homepage

Developer Documentation

Developer documentation can be found in DEVELOPER-DOCS.md. That documentation covers the template tag and hook provided by the plugin.

As an overview, this is the template tag provided by the plugin:

  • c2c_linkify_authors() : Display links to each of any number of authors specified via author IDs/slugs. You can customize text to show befor…
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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress3.3+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5
PHPfalse+ required

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Contributors

Scott ReillyScott Reilly
Plugin Info
Version
2.5
Last Updated
Apr 25, 2025
WP Requires
3.3+
Tested Up To
6.8.5
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
6.2K+
Added
Jun 12, 2009
Business
Free

Tags

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Developer

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Scott Reilly
63 plugins0.1M+ total installs
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