Records the IP address of the original post author when a post first gets created.
As of April 2026, Post Author IP is a WordPress ip plugin with 90 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 3.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.9+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Last updated 4 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Server IP & Memory Usage Display.
This plugin records the IP address of the original post author when a post first gets created.
The admin listing of posts is amended with a new “Author IP” column that shows the IP address of the author who first saved the post.
The plugin is unable to provide IP address information for posts that were created prior to the use of this plugin.
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The plugin is further customizable via four filters. Typically, code making use of filters should ideally be put into a mu-plugin or site-specific plugin (which is beyond the scope of this readme to explain).
c2c_show_post_author_ip_column (filter)
The ‘c2c_show_post_author_ip_column’ filter allows you to determine if the post author IP column shou…
| WordPress | 4.9+ requiredTested up to 5.7.15 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Highlights:
This recommended release adds GDPR compliance for data export and erasure, modernizes block editor implementation, restructures unit test files, and notes compatibility through WP 5.7.
Details:
register_privacy_erasers() and remove_ip_address_from_posts_by_email() for handling data erasure requestsregister_data_exporter() and export_user_data_by_email() for handling data export requestsadd_privacy_policy_content() for outputting suggested privacy policy snippet…and 11 more changes
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