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wp-author-security

WP Author Security

Protect against user enumeration attacks on author pages and other places where valid user names can be obtained.

author privacy security user enumeration wpscan
34.5 Open evidence Open API Open on WordPress.org
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Proof Health

Open evidence

Commercial opportunities need traceable source links before they are treated as build-worthy.

37 / 92 rows with source links

40.2% of this page's analysis has direct source links.

0 build-decision rows missing links

0 rows here require auditable proof before promotion.

55 rows with no attached evidence

0 rows have source counts but still need direct links.

Download Momentum

180 days
60 65 -7.7% 376

Related Opportunities

5 markets
Commercial opportunity Author: Content publishing operations content publishing operations · final 59.9 · proof validated Commercial opportunity Security: Trust and abuse-prevention operations trust and abuse-prevention operations · final 87.4 · proof validated Commercial opportunity Wpscan: Trust and abuse-prevention operations trust and abuse-prevention operations · final 70.8 · proof validated Needs sharper proof Privacy: Privacy and consent compliance operations privacy and consent compliance operations · final 74.0 · proof partial Needs sharper proof User Enumeration: Access control and account operations access control and account operations · final 69.7 · proof partial

Source Evidence

Open evidence explorer
complaint support · high severity · relevance 0.91
Feature: remove author from post json

Feature: remove author from post json: users show security, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check author publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
Proof Blocked card complete content publishing operations Evidence linked to opportunity
Feature: remove author from post json hello and thanks, your module is what i was looking, but i need also to remove author from pages, posts, custom posts and archives in json.
praise review · high severity · relevance 0.72
Works on my WP v6.4.3

Works on my WP v6.4.3: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check author publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
Proof Blocked card complete content publishing operations Evidence linked to opportunity
Works on my WP v6.4.3 So annoying to constantly change my username or modify themes to stop script kiddies and hackers from finding my usernames simply from looking at a theme’s page source or running a basic script.
praise review · medium severity · relevance 0.38
Just please don’t forget to update

Just please don’t forget to update: praise conversation with limited structured signal.

Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check author publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
Proof Blocked card complete content publishing operations Evidence linked to opportunity
Just please don’t forget to update Very very good , thank youI searched a lot until I found this plugin.Friends, other plugins will lose SEO by changing the url, but this plugin is not like thatJust the publisher, don’t forget to update so that we don’t have a problem and don’t need another plugin Very very good , thank youI searched a lot until I found this

Competitor Context

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WP Author, Date and Meta Remover weak incumbent · intel 81.8 · weakness 75.9
weak incumbent
stale update history below-average rating migration missing feature 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check author publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
source 1 source 2
Edit Author Slug weak incumbent · intel 80.3 · weakness 70.9
weak incumbent
stale update history 23 collected complaint signal(s) missing feature support 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check author publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
source 1 source 2
Starbox – the Author Box for Humans weak incumbent · intel 78.3 · weakness 68.9
weak incumbent
stale update history 14 collected complaint signal(s) support bugs 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: membership site owners, agencies, and operations teams · Wedge: test users roles, protected content, SSO/login handoffs, and private-data exposure
source 1 source 2
Meks Smart Author Widget weak incumbent · intel 78.0 · weakness 68.6
weak incumbent
stale update history 18 collected complaint signal(s) support missing feature 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: membership site owners, agencies, and operations teams · Wedge: test user roles, protected content, SSO/login handoffs, and private-data exposure
source 1 source 2
Mooberry Book Manager praise owner · intel 76.3 · weakness 67.0
praise owner
stale update history 9 collected complaint signal(s) support bugs 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check author publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
source 1 source 2
Author Image praise owner · intel 75.9 · weakness 66.6
praise owner
stale update history 8 collected complaint signal(s) support compatibility 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check author publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
source 1 source 2
Authors Widget praise owner · intel 75.5 · weakness 66.2
praise owner
stale update history 18 collected complaint signal(s) missing feature support 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check author publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
source 1 source 2
Author Bio Box praise owner · intel 75.0 · weakness 65.7
praise owner
stale update history 10 collected complaint signal(s) support compatibility 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check author publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
source 1 source 2

Repeated Themes

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No repeated plugin-level themes have been generated yet.

Collected Signals

3 shown from 3 collected
praise Works on my WP v6.4.3 (5 stars) review · 2024-03-06T18:38:54+00:00 · high severity · author

Works on my WP v6.4.3: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Works on my WP v6.4.3 So annoying to constantly change my username or modify themes to stop script kiddies and hackers from finding my usernames simply from looking at a theme’s page source or running a basic script.
security bugs compatibility missing feature content publishing operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check author publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
source plugin
praise Just please don’t forget to update (5 stars) review · 2023-10-03T18:09:23+00:00 · medium severity · author

Just please don’t forget to update: praise conversation with limited structured signal.

Evidence: Just please don’t forget to update Very very good , thank youI searched a lot until I found this plugin.Friends, other plugins will lose SEO by changing the url, but this plugin is not like thatJust the publisher, don’t forget to update so that we don’t have a problem and don’t need another plugin Very very good , thank youI searched a lot until I found this
seo content publishing operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check author publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
source plugin
complaint Feature: remove author from post json support · 2022-10-02T09:18:18+00:00 · high severity · author

Feature: remove author from post json: users show security, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Feature: remove author from post json hello and thanks, your module is what i was looking, but i need also to remove author from pages, posts, custom posts and archives in json.
security missing feature support content publishing operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check author publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
source plugin