(Simply) Guest Author Name

Changelog

4.42

Fix: Security fix broke punctuation

4.41

Fix: Security fix broke unicode characters

4.40

Fix for reported patchstack security issue
Fix empty settings issue

4.36

Declare $comment_list

4.35

Unable to duplicate security issue reported by the hard working volunteers
at wordpress.org, but did find an issue with the guest author description.
This may unavoidably cause issues on some sites.
Added more escaping & sanitizing of fields.

4.34

Remove error loging

4.33

Add option and javascript to remove hyperlink from guest name

4.32

Fix avatar image for commente
Keep existing avatar url structure (should fix amp image width issue)

4.31

Update for AMP
Fix avatar image size
Move inline script to external script

4.30

Add code to disable guest author in comment section on posts
Add code to open guest author link in a new window

4.25

Add automerge

4.20

Update

4.12

Update notices, update readme description

4.11

Attempt to fix Yoast canonical in paged archive/blog when a guest author is the first author in the list.

Correct wording in settings =

4.10

Fix errors saving post in guttenberg editor

4.03

Fix 4.0 beta to handle empty values

4.02 =

Change in 4.00 is now beta +

4.01 =

Beta version to test change in 4.00

4.00 =

Filter guest authors out of author archive

3.99

Fix for abspath warning message

3.98

Fix for doing ajax – guest author name should display while doing ajax
= 3.97
Don’t display notifications for non admin users when they are logged in

3.96

Reverse 3.95

3.95

Don’t display notifications for non admin users

3.92

Add option to allow html in author description.

3.91

Add option to display author name instead of base author
= 3.9 Fix links in nags.
Remove author name replacement from admin (Under post list, original base author should be displayed not the guest author).
Display avatars on archive pages
Fix avatar for commenters (was picking up guest author avatar)

3.8 Add notice

3.7 Update tested date

3.6 Guest authors now populate the global author scope for better interoperability with expanded biographies.

3.5 Add option to enable Guest Author Name fields for quick edit.

3.4 Removed jetpack filter. For details on how to make author name the title, check “Frequently Asked Questions”

3.3 Fix undefined variable error on line 96 that would have caused the description not to be loaded.

3.2 Version upgrade

3.1 change priority to work with Pretty author box
= 3.0
* Fix code to work with Jetpack Subscriptions & Open Graph Tags. Known issue: The author link for posts sent to subscribers will link to the actual post author, not the guest author. This appears to be a possible limitation of Jetpack.
* 2.0
* Add code to manage author description/bio and gravatar for guest authors
* Add new fields for author bio and gravatar email address
* 1.1
* Fix for blank author link
* 1.0
* Initial Release

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Author
A. Jones
Version:
4.42
Last Updated
February 22, 2026
Active Installs
3000
Requires
WordPress 4.1
Tested Up To
WordPress 6.9.1

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