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Expand Up @@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ Contributors: littlebizzy
Donate link: https://www.patreon.com/littlebizzy
Tags: disable, remove, author, pages, archives
Requires at least: 4.4
Tested up to: 4.9
Stable tag: 1.0.5
Tested up to: 5.0
Stable tag: 1.1.0
Multisite support: No
License: GPLv3
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html
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Completely disables author archives which then become 404 errors, converts author links to homepage links, and works with or without fancy permalinks.

* [**Patreon (support us with $1/mo)**](https://www.patreon.com/littlebizzy)
* [**Join our FREE Facebook group for support**](https://www.facebook.com/groups/littlebizzy/)
* [**Worth a 5-star review? Thank you!**](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-author-pages-littlebizzy/reviews/?rate=5#new-post)
* [Plugin Homepage](https://www.littlebizzy.com/plugins/disable-author-pages)
* [Plugin GitHub](https://github.com/littlebizzy/disable-author-pages)
* [SlickStack](https://slickstack.io)
* [Starter](https://starter.littlebizzy.com)
* [wplite](https://wplite.org)

#### The Long Version ####
#### Current Features ####

The vast majority of WordPress (and esp. WooCommerce) websites have no need for author pages, otherwise known as author archives. This is because by default, the author pages in WordPress simply show an "archive" of all the blog posts that the author has written for that blog or site. In otherwords, its just duplicate content and has no value. This can not only get you penalized in Google search results (SEO issues) but also confuse users who click on the author link expecting some information about the author himself (or herself). If your theme has custom author templates with information about that author such as biography, social media profile links, etc they may be worth keeping but otherwise, it's usually better to disable them.

Overview of features:

* disables all `/author/...` and `/?author=123` permalinks/archives
* generates 404 errors in their place
* no 301 redirects, to avoid the plugin doing more than it's description
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In future versions, we will try to convert author links to be null (strip out hyperlink).

And better support for turning /?author=1 to be 404 errors (forcing it) while avoding redirecting to nice authornames too to prevent hackers from discovering admin usernames etc.

#### Compatibility ####

This plugin has been designed for use on LEMP (Nginx) web servers with PHP 7.0 and MySQL 5.7 to achieve best performance. All of our plugins are meant for single site WordPress installations only; for both performance and security reasons, we highly recommend against using WordPress Multisite for the vast majority of projects.
This plugin has been designed for use on [SlickStack](https://slickstack.io) web servers with PHP 7.2 and MySQL 5.7 to achieve best performance. All of our plugins are meant for single site WordPress installations only; for both performance and usability reasons, we highly recommend avoiding WordPress Multisite for the vast majority of projects.

Any of our WordPress plugins may also be loaded as "Must-Use" plugins by using our free [Autoloader](https://github.com/littlebizzy/autoloader) script in the `mu-plugins` directory.

#### Defined Constants ####

/* Plugin Meta */
define('DISABLE_NAG_NOTICES', true);

#### Plugin Features ####

* Prefix: DATPGS
* Parent Plugin: [**SEO Genius**](https://www.littlebizzy.com/plugins/seo-genius)
* Disable Nag Notices: [Yes](https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Action_Reference/admin_notices#Disable_Nag_Notices)
* Settings Page: No
* Premium Version Available: Yes ([SEO Genius](https://www.littlebizzy.com/plugins/seo-genius))
* Includes Media (Images, Icons, Etc): No
* PHP Namespaces: No
* Object-Oriented Code: No
* Includes Media (images, icons, etc): No
* Includes CSS: No
* Database Storage: Yes
* Transients: No
* Options: Yes
* WP Options Table: Yes
* Other Tables: No
* Creates New Tables: No
* Creates New WP Cron Jobs: No
* Database Queries: Backend Only (Options API)
* Must-Use Support: Yes (Use With [Autoloader](https://github.com/littlebizzy/autoloader))
* Must-Use Support: [Yes](https://github.com/littlebizzy/autoloader)
* Multisite Support: No
* Uninstalls Data: Yes

#### WP Admin Notices ####
#### Special Thanks ####

[Alex Georgiou](https://www.alexgeorgiou.gr), [Automattic](https://automattic.com), [Brad Touesnard](https://bradt.ca), [Daniel Auener](http://www.danielauener.com), [Delicious Brains](https://deliciousbrains.com), [Greg Rickaby](https://gregrickaby.com), [Matt Mullenweg](https://ma.tt), [Mika Epstein](https://halfelf.org), [Mike Garrett](https://mikengarrett.com), [Samuel Wood](http://ottopress.com), [Scott Reilly](http://coffee2code.com), [Jan Dembowski](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jdembowski), [Jeff Starr](https://perishablepress.com), [Jeff Chandler](https://jeffc.me), [Jeff Matson](https://jeffmatson.net), [Jeremy Wagner](https://jeremywagner.me), [John James Jacoby](https://jjj.blog), [Leland Fiegel](https://leland.me), [Luke Cavanagh](https://github.com/lukecav), [Mike Jolley](https://mikejolley.com), [Pau Iglesias](https://pauiglesias.com), [Paul Irish](https://www.paulirish.com), [Rahul Bansal](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rahul286), [Roots](https://roots.io), [rtCamp](https://rtcamp.com), [Ryan Hellyer](https://geek.hellyer.kiwi), [WP Chat](https://wpchat.com), [WP Tavern](https://wptavern.com)

This plugin generates multiple [Admin Notices](https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Action_Reference/admin_notices) in the WP Admin dashboard. The first is a notice that fires during plugin activation which recommends several related free plugins that we believe will enhance this plugin's features; this notice will re-appear approximately once every 6 months as our code and recommendations evolve. The second is a notice that fires a few days after plugin activation which asks for a 5-star rating of this plugin on its WordPress.org profile page. This notice will re-appear approximately once every 9 months. These notices can be dismissed by clicking the **(x)** symbol in the upper right of the notice box. These notices may annoy or confuse certain users, but are appreciated by the majority of our userbase, who understand that these notices support our free contributions to the WordPress community while providing valuable (free) recommendations for optimizing their website.
#### Disclaimer ####

If you feel that these notices are too annoying, than we encourage you to consider one or more of our upcoming premium plugins that combine several free plugin features into a single control panel, or even consider developing your own plugins for WordPress, if supporting free plugin authors is too frustrating for you. A final alternative would be to place the defined constant mentioned below inside of your `wp-config.php` file to manually hide this plugin's nag notices:
We released this plugin in response to our managed hosting clients asking for better access to their server, and our primary goal will remain supporting that purpose. Although we are 100% open to fielding requests from the WordPress community, we kindly ask that you keep these conditions in mind, and refrain from slandering, threatening, or harassing our team members in order to get a feature added, or to otherwise get "free" support. The only place you should be contacting us is in our free [**Facebook group**](https://www.facebook.com/groups/littlebizzy/) which has been setup for this purpose, or via GitHub if you are an experienced developer. Thank you!

define('DISABLE_NAG_NOTICES', true);
#### Our Philosophy ####

Note: This defined constant will only affect the notices mentioned above, and will not affect any other notices generated by this plugin or other plugins, such as one-time notices that communicate with admin-level users.

#### Code Inspiration ####

This plugin was partially inspired either in "code or concept" by the open-source software and discussions mentioned below:

* [Disable Author Pages](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-author-pages/)


#### Recommended Plugins ####

We invite you to check out a few other related free plugins that our team has also produced that you may find especially useful:

* [404 To Homepage](https://wordpress.org/plugins/404-to-homepage-littlebizzy/)
* [CloudFlare](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cf-littlebizzy/)
* [Delete Expired Transients](https://wordpress.org/plugins/delete-expired-transients-littlebizzy/)
* [Disable Author Pages](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-author-pages-littlebizzy/)
* [Disable Cart Fragments](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-cart-fragments-littlebizzy/)
* [Disable Embeds](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-embeds-littlebizzy/)
* [Disable Emojis](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-emojis-littlebizzy/)
* [Disable Empty Trash](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-empty-trash-littlebizzy/)
* [Disable Image Compression](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-image-compression-littlebizzy/)
* [Disable jQuery Migrate](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-jq-migrate-littlebizzy/)
* [Disable Search](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-search-littlebizzy/)
* [Disable WooCommerce Status](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-wc-status-littlebizzy/)
* [Disable WooCommerce Styles](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-wc-styles-littlebizzy/)
* [Disable XML-RPC](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-xml-rpc-littlebizzy/)
* [Download Media](https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-media-littlebizzy/)
* [Download Plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-plugin-littlebizzy/)
* [Download Theme](https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-theme-littlebizzy/)
* [Duplicate Post](https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicate-post-littlebizzy/)
* [Export Database](https://wordpress.org/plugins/export-database-littlebizzy/)
* [Force HTTPS](https://wordpress.org/plugins/force-https-littlebizzy/)
* [Force Strong Hashing](https://wordpress.org/plugins/force-strong-hashing-littlebizzy/)
* [Google Analytics](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ga-littlebizzy/)
* [Index Autoload](https://wordpress.org/plugins/index-autoload-littlebizzy/)
* [Maintenance Mode](https://wordpress.org/plugins/maintenance-mode-littlebizzy/)
* [Profile Change Alerts](https://wordpress.org/plugins/profile-change-alerts-littlebizzy/)
* [Remove Category Base](https://wordpress.org/plugins/remove-category-base-littlebizzy/)
* [Remove Query Strings](https://wordpress.org/plugins/remove-query-strings-littlebizzy/)
* [Server Status](https://wordpress.org/plugins/server-status-littlebizzy/)
* [StatCounter](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sc-littlebizzy/)
* [View Defined Constants](https://wordpress.org/plugins/view-defined-constants-littlebizzy/)
* [Virtual Robots.txt](https://wordpress.org/plugins/virtual-robotstxt-littlebizzy/)

#### Premium Plugins ####

We invite you to check out a few premium plugins that our team has also produced that you may find especially useful:

* [Speed Demon](https://www.littlebizzy.com/plugins/speed-demon)
* [SEO Genius](https://www.littlebizzy.com/plugins/seo-genius)
* [Great Migration](https://www.littlebizzy.com/plugins/great-migration)
* [Security Guard](https://www.littlebizzy.com/plugins/security-guard)
* [Genghis Khan](https://www.littlebizzy.com/plugins/genghis-khan)
> "Decisions, not options." -- WordPress.org

#### Special Thanks ####
> "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." -- Albert Einstein, et al

We thank the following groups for their generous contributions to the WordPress community which have particularly benefited us in developing our own free plugins and paid services:

* [Automattic](https://automattic.com)
* [Brad Touesnard](https://bradt.ca)
* [Daniel Auener](http://www.danielauener.com)
* [Delicious Brains](https://deliciousbrains.com)
* [Greg Rickaby](https://gregrickaby.com)
* [Matt Mullenweg](https://ma.tt)
* [Mika Epstein](https://halfelf.org)
* [Samuel Wood](http://ottopress.com)
* [Scott Reilly](http://coffee2code.com)
* [Jan Dembowski](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jdembowski)
* [Jeff Starr](https://perishablepress.com)
* [Jeff Chandler](https://jeffc.me)
* [Jeff Matson](https://jeffmatson.net)
* [John James Jacoby](https://jjj.blog)
* [Leland Fiegel](https://leland.me)
* [Rahul Bansal](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rahul286)
* [Roots](https://roots.io)
* [rtCamp](https://rtcamp.com)
* [WP Chat](https://wpchat.com)
* [WP Tavern](https://wptavern.com)
> "Write programs that do one thing and do it well... write programs to work together." -- Doug McIlroy

#### Disclaimer ####
> "The innovation that this industry talks about so much is bullshit. Anybody can innovate... 99% of it is 'Get the work done.' The real work is in the details." -- Linus Torvalds

We released this plugin in response to our managed hosting clients asking for better access to their server, and our primary goal will remain supporting that purpose. Although we are 100% open to fielding requests from the WordPress community, we kindly ask that you keep the above mentioned goals in mind, thanks!
#### Search Keywords ####

disable, disable author archives, disable author pages, remove, remove author archives, remove author pages

== Installation ==

1. Upload to `/wp-content/plugins/disable-author-pages-littlebizzy/`
2. Activate via WP Admin > Plugins
3. Test plugin is working by loading any author page URI
3. Test plugin is working:

After plugin activation, purge all caches. Then, load the URI of any given author that exists on your site, and it should result in a 404 Not Found error being generated. If you are using our 404 To Homepage plugin, it should also 301 redirect to the homepage immediately.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

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= I have a suggestion, how can I let you know? =

Please avoid leaving negative reviews in order to get a feature implemented. Instead, we kindly ask that you post your feedback on the wordpress.org support forums by tagging this plugin in your post. If needed, you may also contact our homepage.
Please avoid leaving negative reviews in order to get a feature implemented. Instead, join our Facebook group.

== Changelog ==

= 1.1.0 =
* tested with WP 5.0
* updated plugin meta

= 1.0.5 =
* updated plugin meta

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