This plugin allows full control of user permalinks allowing you to shift both the author base the number of URLs and the author slug payment to the username of the author.
You can set the author base globally or you can set it to be user-specific based on role.
You now have the power to craft URL structure for you Author pages.. WordPress default structure http example. com author username.. Edit Author Slug allows for http example. com women master-ninja..
Activate the plugin through 'Plugins in WordPress.
Go to Users > Your Profile or Users > All Users > username and edit the author slug..
In relation to WordPress internals the author slug is the same as the user nicename field locate in WP User object or the users table in the database...
If you've changed the author base deactivating or deleting the plugin revert author base back to author...
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Added the power to use forward slashes in the author base..
EXPERIMENTAL Added the power to set the author slug to id.
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