Default Post Author

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The Default Post Author plugin is a powerful tool designed to simplify the process of setting a default post author on your WordPress site. With this plugin, you can easily define a default author for all new posts, ensuring consistency and saving you valuable time.

✨ Key Features

• Easy Setup – Quick and straightforward configuration
• Modern Admin Interface – Beautiful, intuitive settings page with smooth animations
• Toggle Controls – Enable/disable features with modern toggle switches
• Bulk Update – Update all existing posts to the default author with one click
• Revision Sync – Keep revision authors in sync with parent posts
• AJAX-Powered – Real-time saving without page reloads
• Progress Tracking – Visual progress bar for bulk operations
• Responsive Design – Works perfectly on all devices
• Lightweight – Optimized code for maximum performance

🎨 Modern Admin Interface

Version 2.2 introduces a completely redesigned admin interface featuring:

• Clean, card-based layout
• Smooth animations and transitions
• Modern toggle switches instead of checkboxes
• Interactive buttons with loading states
• Toast notifications for instant feedback
• Progress indicators for bulk operations
• Fully responsive design

🚀 How It Works

1. Install and activate the plugin
2. Navigate to Settings > Default Post Author
3. Select your preferred default author from the dropdown
4. Enable/disable features using the toggle switches
5. Save your settings – that’s it!

By selecting a default author, you ensure that every new post created on your site will automatically be attributed to that specific author. This feature is particularly useful for multi-author blogs or websites where different users contribute content regularly.

🔧 Feature Toggles

• Enable Default Author – Turn the default author feature on/off without deactivating the plugin
• Sync Revision Authors – Keep revision authors matching the parent post author

📦 Bulk Update Existing Posts

Need to change the author of all existing posts? The plugin includes a powerful bulk update feature that:

• Processes posts in batches to prevent timeouts
• Shows real-time progress
• Provides detailed completion messages
• Works with any number of posts

🔒 Security

• Proper WordPress nonces for all operations
• Capability checks for admin functions
• Sanitized inputs and escaped outputs
• Follows WordPress coding standards

🌐 Compatibility

• WordPress 6.1 and higher
• PHP 8.0 and higher
• Compatible with multisite installations
• Works with popular themes and plugins

Contributing & Bug Report

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on Github.