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Change Author Base

by Rathly on WordPress.org

Take control of your WordPress author URLs by customizing the default 'author' base to match your brand.

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Change Author Base settings in the Permalinks page

Change Author Base settings in the Permalinks page

Change Author Base puts you in control of your WordPress author page URLs. The default WordPress author URLs (example.com/author/username) might not match your brand or website structure. Our plugin lets you change author URLs to something that fits your needs, like ‘team’, ‘about-us’, or any other custom base you want.

Key Features

  • Edit author slugs through your WordPress dashboard
  • See URL changes in real-time as you type
  • Keep your permalinks clean and organized
  • Work seamlessly with WordPress multisite
  • Make changes without touching code
  • Build SEO-friendly author URLs
  • Clean up special characters automatically
  • Install and set up in one click

Perfect For

  • Law firms showing attorney profiles
  • Medical practices listing providers
  • Marketing agencies featuring team members
  • News sites with multiple writers
  • Business websites with staff pages
  • Blogs with multiple contributors

Technical Advantages

  • Builds Google E-E-A-T through professional author pages
  • Keeps your site speed high
  • Makes URLs clean and readable
  • Handles URL changes without errors
  • Takes care of special characters
  • Clean uninstallation

Additional Information

The plugin is actively maintained and tested with the latest versions of WordPress and PHP.

Active installations100+
Weekly downloads
10-23.08%
Version1.0.1
Last updated1/4/2025
WordPress version6.0
Tested up to6.7.2
PHP version7.4
Tags
author pagescustom URLspermalinksseourl rewrite