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WP Post Author · Version history

WP Post Author changelog and version history

Latest version
4.2.0
Oct 20, 2026 (20 days ago)
Releases
27
since 2018
In the last year
3
about one every 62 days
Tested up to
WordPress 7.1.4

Releases each year

  • 20187 releases
  • 20191 release
  • 20205 releases
  • 20236 releases
  • 20245 releases
  • 20263 releases

20263 releases

  1. WP Post Author 4.2.0Latest

  2. WP Post Author 4.1.1

    • Security: Fixed potential SQL injection vulnerabilities in rating calculation helpers and registered users membership queries.
    • Performance: Optimized legacy guest migration menu registration using transient caching and LIMIT 1 existence checks, eliminating full wp_postmeta table scans on admin page loads.
    • Fix: Hardened multi-author metabox save action with strict CSRF nonce validation, authorization checks, and strict token sanitization to prevent second-order vulnerabilities.
    • Enhancement: Deferred heavy database count queries exclusively to the dedicated Guest Author Migration Dashboard screen.
    • Enhancement: Standardized rating verification queries using native WordPress Post Meta APIs for improved object caching and security.
    • Cleanup: Removed legacy unused classes, dead database query paths, and obsolete admin JavaScript files to improve plugin maintainability.
    • Tweak: Refactored admin menu structure, submenu badges, and navigation labels for a cleaner back-office experience.
    • Maintenance: Updated plugin version headers and internal dependency checks.

  3. WP Post Author 3.10.0

20245 releases

  1. WP Post Author 3.8.0

    • New: Login page selection option added
    • New: Register page selection option added
    • New: Post Ratetd users list added

  2. WP Post Author 3.7.4

    • Update: Query Optiomzation
    • Update: Scripts Optiomzation

  3. WP Post Author 2.7.4

  4. WP Post Author 2.7.3

  5. WP Post Author 3.7.2

    • Update: Security Improvement
    • Update: Rating API Improvement
    • Update: General Improvement

20236 releases

  1. WP Post Author 3.6.0

    • Update: Co-Author Posts Improvement
    • Update: PHP 8.2 Compatibility Improvement
    • Update: FontAwesome 6 Loaded
    • Update: Twitter Icon Change

  2. WP Post Author 3.5.5

    • Update: Author Posts Improvement
    • Update: Rating General Improvement

  3. WP Post Author 3.5.3

    • Update: WordPress 6.3 Compatibility
    • Update: General Improvement

  4. WP Post Author 3.5.2

    • Update: Multi Author archive title improvement
    • Update: General Improvement

  5. WP Post Author 3.4.1

  6. WP Post Author 3.3.0

    • Update: API Improvement
    • Update: Readme file

20205 releases

  1. WP Post Author 2.0.3

    • Improvement: Image upload issue for Custom Author Box widgets
    • Update: Fixed email show/hide issue
    • Update: Fixed email url issue

  2. WP Post Author 2.0.2

    • Update: Image upload issue
    • Update: Fixed some design glitches

  3. WP Post Author 2.0.1

    • Update: Plugins details

  4. WP Post Author 2.0.0

    • Update: 2 New author widgets added
    • Update: 2 New social links added(Instagram, Youtube)
    • Update: Fixed offset issue
    • Update: Compatibility check with latest WP 5.5

  5. WP Post Author 1.0.8

20191 release

  1. WP Post Author 1.0.7

20187 releases

  1. WP Post Author 1.0.6

  2. WP Post Author 1.0.5

  3. WP Post Author 1.0.4

  4. WP Post Author 1.0.3

  5. WP Post Author 1.0.2

  6. WP Post Author 1.0.1

  7. WP Post Author 1.0.0

Questions about WP Post Author’s releases

What is the latest version of WP Post Author?

4.2.0, released on Oct 20, 2026 (2 weeks ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.

How often is WP Post Author updated?

3 releases in the last year, about one every 62 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from March 2018.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in WP Post Author’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.