<<<<<<< HEAD === Add Authors Not Users === Contributors: heyyonatan Donate link: http://addusersnotauthors.com Tags: authors, guest author, guest post, author widget, author box, author plugin ======= === Plugin Name === Contributors: Yonatan E Tags: comments, spam >>>>>>> a2666de37d55dc3e24c2b0c8751d96efb99ed9c0 Requires at least: 3.0.1 Tested up to: 3.4 Stable tag: 4.3 License: GPLv2 or later License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html <<<<<<< HEAD "Add Authors Not Users" adds author names to posts and pages without adding them as authors or users on the site. == Description == With "Add Authors Not Users" users can add guest author names to posts and pages, without the obligation to add them as registered users. While guest posting is a very common practice , Wordpress configuration is such as adding guest post authors’ name can be time consuming and burdensome. Users have to add the guest author as a user first, which includes adding his email, making sure he or she has the right permissions and only then it is possible to define the user as the author of the post or article. In short, registering users can be time consuming especially if you have many guest posts. With this WordPress plugin everything become super simple. It adds a guest author box to the post dashboard where the user can determine the author’s name. The guest author name will be saved to the post metadata and the metadata value will override the user’s name for the specific post. This plugin is undoubtedly the most simple and straightforward solution to change guest author name by adding the author box to WordPress dashboard. == Installation == 1. Upload `add-authors-not-users.php` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress == Frequently Asked Questions == = Is "Add Authors Not Users" free ? = Yes "Add Authors Not Users" is free and will always be free. = Will the article appear in the archive of the user who published the post ? = Yes, it will appear in the user's archive but the name will be the guest author's name. It is recommended to publish all guest articles under a user called "Guest" so the archive url will look like this http://example.com/author/guest/ == Screenshots == 1. Screen shot of the metabox == Changelog == = 1.0 = * Launch. May the wordpress force be with you. ======= Brief description: add a guest author name without needing to register a new user. This plugin adds a metabox in post dashboard with a guest author name field.