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Simply Change Author URL

Simply Change Author URL

By vahid
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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.

Details

Plugin code:
simply-change-author-url
Plugin version:
1.1.2
Author:
Outdated:
Yes
WP version:
4.0.1 or higher
PHP version:
5.6.20 or higher
Test up to WP version:
6.0.9
Total installations:
40
Last updated:
2022-07-25
Rating:
Times rated:
1
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