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The Default Post Author plugin is a powerful tool designed to simplify the process of setting a default post author on your WordPress site. With this plugin, you can easily define a default author for all new posts (and other post types), ensuring consistency and saving you valuable time.

✨ Key Features

Easy Setup – Quick and straightforward configuration
Modern Admin Interface – Beautiful, intuitive settings page with smooth animations
Toggle Controls – Enable/disable features with modern toggle switches
Multi Post-Type Support – Apply the default author to Posts, Pages and any public Custom Post Type that supports authors
Capability-Aware Assignment – Prevents permission errors when Authors create posts (new in 2.3.0)
Bulk Update – Update existing posts to the default author with real AJAX batching and accurate progress
Dry-Run Mode – Preview how many posts would be changed before running a bulk update
Post Status Filter – Limit bulk updates to Published, Draft, Pending, etc.
Revision Sync – Keep revision authors in sync with parent posts
WP-CLI Support – Manage settings and run bulk updates from the command line
AJAX-Powered – Real-time saving without page reloads
Progress Tracking – Visual progress bar for bulk operations
Responsive Design – Works perfectly on all devices
Lightweight – Optimized code for maximum performance
Developer Friendly – Useful filters and actions for customization

🎨 Modern Admin Interface

Clean, card-based layout
Smooth animations and transitions
Modern toggle switches
Interactive buttons with loading states
Toast notifications for instant feedback
Accurate progress indicators for bulk operations
Fully responsive design

🚀 How It Works

Install and activate the plugin
Navigate to Settings > Default Post Author
Select your preferred default author from the dropdown
Choose which post types should receive the default author
Enable/disable features using the toggle switches
Save your settings – that’s it!

By selecting a default author, you ensure that every new post (of the selected types) created on your site will automatically be attributed to that specific author. This feature is particularly useful for multi-author blogs or websites where different users contribute content regularly.

🔧 Feature Toggles

Enable Default Author – Turn the default author feature on/off without deactivating the plugin
Only force for users who can edit others’ posts – Recommended. Prevents the permission error that Authors encounter when the plugin tries to re-assign their new posts. Admins and Editors still receive the forced default author.
Sync Revision Authors – Keep revision authors matching the parent post author

📦 Bulk Update Existing Posts

Need to change the author of existing posts? The plugin includes a powerful bulk update feature that:

Processes posts in real AJAX batches to prevent timeouts
Shows accurate real-time progress
Supports dry-run mode so you can preview changes
Lets you filter by post status
Provides detailed completion messages
Works with any number of posts

🖥️ WP-CLI Commands

wp dpap set-author –author=5
wp dpap set-author –author=5 –post-types=post,page
wp dpap bulk-update
wp dpap bulk-update –dry-run
wp dpap bulk-update –author=5 –post-types=post,page –status=publish
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🔒 Security

Proper WordPress nonces for all operations
Capability checks for admin functions
Sanitized inputs and escaped outputs
Follows WordPress coding standards

🌐 Compatibility

WordPress 6.1 and higher
PHP 8.0 and higher
Compatible with multisite installations
Works with popular themes and plugins

Contributing & Bug Report

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub.