Edit Author Slug
Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.
Based on 3 of 5 areas
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 20 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
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Quick answers
- Is Edit Author Slug still maintained?
- No. Last release 27 May 2025, over 1 year ago. 27 May 2025 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Edit Author Slug, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer thebrandonallen since Apr 2013. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Edit Author Slug removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Edit Author Slug safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Edit Author Slug update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.9.2. No one-star spike after it. 27 May 2025 · Release history
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| thebrandonallen | 29 Apr 2013 to 27 May 2025, 91 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 2009.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 18 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 6.8 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 27 May 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Support
- Resolved, last 2 months
- n/a
- Threads, last 2 months
- 0
Trend appears after 8 weekly snapshots.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.8.
| Last 90 days | No reviews |
|---|---|
| Lifetime | 4.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 2.0 |
Average rating fell from 5.0 to 2.0 between Q3 2024 and Q1 2026.
| 5 star | 80 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 2 |
- Not working with RankMath · 2 stars · 11 Feb 2026
- Plugin allowed Malware into site · 1 star · 4 Mar 2022
Momentum
- Active installs
- 100,000+
- Downloads, last full week
- 3,121
| 4 May 2026 | 520 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 1,827 |
| 18 May 2026 | 1,862 |
| 25 May 2026 | 1,462 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 1,824 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 1,847 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 1,907 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 1,732 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 1,659 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 1,803 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 1,795 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 1,967 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 2,090 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 1,837 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 1,780 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 1,781 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 2,165 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 2,123 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 1,948 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 1,893 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 2,242 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 2,091 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 2,426 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 1,966 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 4,028 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 3,121 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 45% above the 26-week average.
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Facts
- Version
- 1.9.2
- Author
- Brandon Allen
- Added
- 27 Nov 2009
- Last updated
- 27 May 2025
- Active installs
- 100,000+
- Requires WordPress
- 5.8
- Tested up to
- 6.8.12
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Category
- Site Structure & Navigation > Tags & Classification
- Tags
- author, nicename, author base, author slug, user nicename
Questions about Edit Author Slug
Is Edit Author Slug still maintained?
No. Last release 27 May 2025, over 1 year ago.
Who owns Edit Author Slug, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer thebrandonallen since Apr 2013.
Was Edit Author Slug removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Edit Author Slug safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Edit Author Slug update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.9.2. No one-star spike after it.