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Show authors without posts

Shows the authors page even if the author has no post.

By powtac·404·Free
3(2 reviews)
·30 active installs·Updated 13 years ago
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As of April 2026, Show authors without posts is a WordPress 404 plugin with 30 active installations and a 3/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 6.1K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2008. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Redirection.

3/52 reviews
30active installs
6.1K+total downloads
18 yearssince 2008

Overview

This plugin prevents the 404 error on author pages when the author has no posts.

It is published under the GPL 2 licence (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt).

The original idea was taken from the the “List Authors” plugin here: http://guff.szub.net/source/custom-list-authors.php

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Ratings & Reviews

32 reviews
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1 ★
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Compatibility

WordPress2.6+ requiredTested up to 3.5.2
PHPfalse+ required

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Contributors

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Plugin Info
Version
1.0.2
Last Updated
Mar 6, 2013
WP Requires
2.6+
Tested Up To
3.5.2
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
30
Downloads
6.1K+
Added
Dec 1, 2008
Business
Free

Tags

404postpostsauthorauthors

Developer

P
powtac
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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