Simply Change Author URL
Changes wordpress user slug for security, it prevents access to the usernames of registered users on your site.
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·40 active installs·Updated 3 years agoAs of April 2026, Simply Change Author URL is a WordPress author plugin with 40 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0.1+ and PHP 5.6.20+. Available on WordPress.org since 2020. Last updated 3 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Edit Author Slug.
5/51 reviews
40active installs
1.8K+total downloads
6 yearssince 2020
Overview
The plugin Changes wordpress user slug for security reasons, it prevents access to the usernames of registered users on your site.
By using “Simply Change Author URL” The WordPress default users(authors) Slug and URL addresses will be changed automatically.
By Default Author URL is: example.com/author/[username]/
after install this plugin URLs will be changed to: example.com/user/[user_id]/
This will protects the usernames from being easily accessible by cyber attackers.
This plugin also:
1. Removes wordpress api user endpoints. (they contain information about users)
1. Changes canonical links generated by yoast.
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.0.1+ requiredTested up to 6.0.11 |
| PHP | 5.6.20+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.1.2
simply_change_author_url_author_basefilter works fine now.- username no longer prints in body classes.
Contributors
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