Title: Disable Author Archives Author: freemp Published: July 7, 2018 Last modified: December 3, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/disable-author-archives.svg) # Disable Author Archives By [freemp](https://profiles.wordpress.org/freemp/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/disable-author-archives.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-author-archives/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-author-archives/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-author-archives/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-author-archives/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-author-archives/) ## Description A simple, lightweight WordPress plugin to completely disable author archives/pages( regardless of whether the corresponding author really exists) and make the web server return status code 404 (‘Not Found’) instead. Related links will also be either disabled or completely removed. The plugin does not require any configuration. Once activated, it will start doing its job. ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/disable-author-archives` directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress ## FAQ ### Where can I find the plugin’s configuration settings? The plugin does not require any kind of configuration. Author archives are disabled as soon as the plugin is activated. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/96e674337855b303ae3203c9df20d40d817a30029aec5ab457ab916eeac748c8? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Excellent plugin!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-plugin-9034/)󠁿 [net](https://profiles.wordpress.org/krstarica/) February 22, 2024 A simple and effective plugin. Excellent communication with the developer. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a7d4b46affc96327515f86afb3cc731a80ae03d4ff463d8bff9733d7ea533f8d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-2151/)󠁿 [dichternebel](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dichternebel/) January 8, 2024 Does the job. Thanks for sharing! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5d9feb50f3d50d6cecc8b00d7631e31faea31b84b66c9298c099d2817c8c832c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Messed up my whole site](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/messed-up-my-whole-site-2/)󠁿 [nicklasbordum](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nicklasbordum/) May 2, 2021 1 reply It messed up my whole site… Don’t know how to get the old site back ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/67081bedc8ae2042cba37ffcffab7ad95cc2c187bc14bdce0e50228805febb2d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Elegant, sleek code](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/elegant-sleek-code/)󠁿 [schoefl](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zemekis148/) February 8, 2021 The author archive is unnecessary for a single blog. Switching on and off should be a Wordpress core feature. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0cfb03c522812e89cc0b08ad7cc261292c83b68ef14407612d81830306ddf75a? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-1757/)󠁿 [flwpfan](https://profiles.wordpress.org/flwpfan/) July 18, 2020 Just like the title says! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b5980f7ca1a3204aa509fa8de040e5d47cbc3446e4880309485e819ff0ef702d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-24302/)󠁿 [alkerprivate](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alkerprivate/) January 8, 2020 It works as stated. Thanks to the developer! [ Read all 7 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-author-archives/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Disable Author Archives” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ freemp ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/freemp/) “Disable Author Archives” has been translated into 5 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/disable-author-archives/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Disable Author Archives” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/disable-author-archives) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/disable-author-archives/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/disable-author-archives/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/disable-author-archives/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/disable-author-archives/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.3.5 * Fixed malformed URLs by restoring a previous author link filter. #### 1.3.4 * Leaving comment author link untouched. * Restored priority of template_redirect action. #### 1.3.3 * Added removal of author links in comments. * No longer remove author name, just the link to the author archive. * Removed needless loading of plugin text domain. #### 1.3.2 * Removed users section from WordPress built-in sitemap. Suggested by @constracti. Thanks! #### 1.3.1 * Removed View link from admin’s Users list. Suggested by @khaiknievel. Thanks! #### 1.3.0 * Opened plugin for translations. * Set filter callback priorities to lowest possible value. #### 1.2.1 * Subtle optimization. #### 1.2.0 * Resolved redirection conflict. #### 1.1.0 * Added no-cache headers. #### 1.0.0 * Initial release. ## Meta * Version **1.3.5** * Last updated **4 months ago** * Active installations **10,000+** * WordPress version ** 2.9 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * Languages * [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-author-archives/), [Dutch (Belgium)](https://nl-be.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-author-archives/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-author-archives/), [German](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-author-archives/), [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-author-archives/), and [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-author-archives/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/disable-author-archives) * Tags * [archives](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/archives/)[author](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/author/) [disable](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/disable/)[links](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/links/) [pages](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/pages/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-author-archives/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.4 out of 5 stars. * [ 6 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-author-archives/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-author-archives/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-author-archives/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-author-archives/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 1 1-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-author-archives/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-author-archives/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-author-archives/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ freemp ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/freemp/) ## Support Got something to say? 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