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WP Custom Author URL — WordPress User Profile Plugin

by Poodle Plugins · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.1.0 Tested up to WP 6.9.7 PHP 5.6+

WP Custom Author URL has 5,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 29,067 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on April 7, 2026, tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

WP Custom Author URL at a glance

Active installs
5,000+
Total downloads
29,067
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is WP Custom Author URL well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.9.7, not yet with the current 7.1

WP Custom Author URL reviews and ratings

8 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

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5.0 out of 5

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  • Great plugin!

    It works perfectly -> Twenty Twenty-One -> 6.1. Thakns Mr Chris Allen.

    teck87

  • Very good plugin

    It therefore allows us to modify the author's link in order to create a redirect anywhere. You can define a different link for each author, or a link for all the authors. In addition, it also makes it possible to hide the identifier of the author when hovering with the mouse. Yoast SEO (which I really like) allows author archives to be disabled to avoid duplicate content, but unfortunately that links to the homepage which in my view is not very good for user experience. By clicking on the author's link, we expect to be redirected to a personalized page "about the author" for example. Well, that's exactly what WP Custom Author URL can do. Suggestion : if there was a checkbox to define the opening of the link in a new tab (in the case of an external link, Twitter for example), and a field to customize the "title" attribute of the link , that would be really excellent :) I hope this plugin will stay up to date for a very long time ;) Good work !

    benjamin47

  • A brilliant plugin

    A brilliant plugin. Now you can create custom author pages and have the author link under a post point directly to the corresponding page. This can be set individually for each user in the profile. Alternatively, all author links can be redirected to a single page. I love the plugin. It solves a big problem.

    chaoti

  • Good work

    The plugin answered my problem.

    ellanpix

  • Works perfectly

    Works wonderfully with the latest version of wordpress

    kirtikjr

  • True Author-ity Over My Author URL

    I have been searching for a solution to hiding my username when someone hovered over my author's link on posts. It boggled my mind that Wordpress would allow such a hole in their armor as this for hackers to abuse. Finally, I can have some authority over what information readers and nefarious people can see with a little nudge of their mouse. Thank you, Chris, for developing this plug-in. One less thing I have to code. :)

    Baron94

Where WP Custom Author URL ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that WP Custom Author URL appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best User Profile Plugins #31 by tag, not in search #56 –

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Details

Set a custom URL for your author name link, on a global or author-specific basis. Also redirects all author pages.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings WP Custom Author URL competes in

Tags

  • author
  • author url
  • banner
  • custom url
  • profile

More from Poodle Plugins

Version
2.1.0
Last updated
Apr 7, 2026
First published
May 3, 2019
Requires WordPress
3.0.1
Tested up to
6.9.7
Requires PHP
5.6
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

WP Custom Author URL FAQ

How many active installs does WP Custom Author URL have?

WordPress.org reports 5,000+ active installs for WP Custom Author URL as of September 7, 2026.

Is WP Custom Author URL still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on April 7, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

Is WP Custom Author URL free?

WP Custom Author URL is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does WP Custom Author URL rank among User Profile Plugins?

WP Custom Author URL is #56 in the WordPress.org User Profile Plugins ranking.