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Default Post Author

The easiest way to set a default post author in your WordPress site.

author management default post author post author posts wp post
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complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.78
Error creating new article as user with author role

Default Post Author immediately reassigns new posts to the default user, causing permission errors for Author-role users and prompting a request to assign on publish instead.

Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check posts publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
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So at the moment, the plugin breaks post creation for non-admin users.
praise review · medium severity · relevance 0.38
Default post author

Default post author: users praise value, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check posts publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
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Default post author With this plugin, you can easily define a default author for all new posts, ensuring consistency and saving you valuable time.
question support · low severity · relevance 0.56
Set older posts with default author

Set older posts with default author: users show missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check posts publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
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To change the author of multiple WordPress posts, you can use the “Bulk Edit” feature within the “Posts” section of your WordPress dashboard .
praise review · low severity · relevance 0.04
Excellent

The reviewer says the Default Post Author plugin works well.

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Works well

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praise Excellent (5 stars) review · 2026-05-04T02:28:42+00:00 · low severity · author management

The reviewer says the Default Post Author plugin works well.

Evidence: Works well
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Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check posts publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
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complaint Error creating new article as user with author role support · 2026-02-03T20:46:30+00:00 · medium severity · author management

Default Post Author immediately reassigns new posts to the default user, causing permission errors for Author-role users and prompting a request to assign on publish instead.

Evidence: So at the moment, the plugin breaks post creation for non-admin users.
bugs missing feature default post authoring content publishing operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check posts publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
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question Set older posts with default author support · 2025-05-28T19:00:42+00:00 · low severity · author management

Set older posts with default author: users show missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: To change the author of multiple WordPress posts, you can use the “Bulk Edit” feature within the “Posts” section of your WordPress dashboard .
missing feature dashboard content publishing operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check posts publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
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praise Default post author (5 stars) review · 2024-02-10T03:51:37+00:00 · medium severity · author management

Default post author: users praise value, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Evidence: Default post author With this plugin, you can easily define a default author for all new posts, ensuring consistency and saving you valuable time.
value content publishing operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check posts publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
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