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WP Author Slug

by Konstantin Obenland · 3,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: maintained, last release 21 Aug 2026, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.

87/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WP Author Slug
Ownership100
Maintenance85
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is WP Author Slug still maintained?
Yes. Last release 21 Aug 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 21 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns WP Author Slug, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer obenland since Aug 2012. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was WP Author Slug removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is WP Author Slug safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest WP Author Slug update safe to install?
No ownership change before 6. No one-star spike after it. 11 May 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
obenland5 Aug 2012 to 21 Aug 2026, 18 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2011.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for WP Author Slug
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 21 Aug 2026. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.8.

Rating distribution
5 star17
4 star1
3 star1
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

3,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP Author Slug
4 May 202637
11 May 20261,379
18 May 2026244
25 May 2026284
1 Jun 2026210
8 Jun 202688
15 Jun 202664
22 Jun 202649
29 Jun 202669
6 Jul 202675
13 Jul 202677
20 Jul 202698
27 Jul 202688
3 Aug 2026139
10 Aug 202682
17 Aug 2026135
24 Aug 202671
31 Aug 202657
7 Sep 202676
14 Sep 2026100
21 Sep 202688
28 Sep 2026110
5 Oct 202689
12 Oct 202676
19 Oct 2026144
26 Oct 2026117
2 Nov 202621

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 41% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version6
AuthorKonstantin Obenland
Added21 Feb 2011
Last updated21 Aug 2026
Active installs3,000+
Requires WordPress3.0
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHPnot stated
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection
Tagsurl, slug, author, security, author archive

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Questions

Is WP Author Slug still maintained?

Yes. Last release 21 Aug 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns WP Author Slug, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer obenland since Aug 2012.

Was WP Author Slug removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is WP Author Slug safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest WP Author Slug update safe to install?

No ownership change before 6. No one-star spike after it.

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