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Best author slug plugins for WordPress

The most popular author slug plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Edit Author Slug leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of Restrict Usernames Emails Characters (1K+) and Simply Change Author URL (40+). All 5 plugins tagged “author slug” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 5 author slug plugins

  1. 1.
    Edit Author Slug

    The most installed author slug plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 84 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  2. 2.
    Restrict Usernames Emails Characters

    1K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 25 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.

  3. 3.
    Simply Change Author URL

    40+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.

  4. 4.
    SlugMaster

    20+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 4 months ago.

  5. 5.
    SlugPilot

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.

All 5 plugins tagged “author slug”