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Default Post Author
v2.3.0
Easily set a default post author for new posts, pages and custom post types. Capability-aware, bulk update and WP-CLI support.
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- Rank
- #6,341 24h -19 · 7d 16
- Est. installs
- 1,511 High confidence
- Total downloads
- 7.9K all time
- Rating
- 5.0 ★ 2 reviews
- Official installs
- 1,000+ public bucket
- Support threads
- 0 last 2 months
- Support resolved
- — of threads
- Tested up to
- WP 7.1.3 compatibility
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Maintenance & compatibility
14 days ago
Last release
- Version
- 2.3.0
- Requires WP
- 6.1
- Requires PHP
- 8.0
- On WP.org since
- 2024
About Default Post Author
Default Post Author is a WordPress plugin by MonarchWP, first published on WordPress.org in 2024. It has 1,000+ active installations and 7,862 downloads in total, and ranks #6,341 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Over the past week it climbed 16 places. Users rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 2 reviews. Version 2.3.0 was released 14 days ago, so the plugin is actively maintained. It is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3 and requires WordPress 6.1 and PHP 8.0 or later. No support threads were opened in the last two months. It is listed under author management, default post author, post author, posts and wp post. Plugins with a similar focus include Post Category Filter (WP Admin), Article Word Count and Author Filters.
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