Author Box, Guest Author and Co-Authors for Your Posts – Molongui

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5.0.14 (2025-02-11)

• Added: Filter to customize attributes for the author avatar <img> element.

5.0.13 (2025-02-11)

• Added: Threads as author social profile option.
• Added: Bluesky as author social profile option.
• Added: Strava as author social profile option.
• Added: Facebook Messenger as author social profile option.
• Added: Flipboard Messenger as author social profile option.
• Added: QQ as author social profile option.
• Added: IMDb as author social profile option.
• Fixed: Post byline now omits the co-authors count when configured not to display co-authors.
• Fixed: Required Block Editor scripts are now loaded exclusively on the edit post screen.

5.0.12 (2025-02-06)

• Fixed: Incorrect author meta information displayed in the author box when profile fields are missing.

5.0.11 (2025-02-04)

• Fixed: Post byline now shows additional co-authors count.

5.0.10 (2025-01-30)

• Fixed: Author box now displayed when using custom Divi Builder templates for posts.
• Fixed: Co-authored posts are now listed on the author page when using Elementor’s Loop Grid widget.

5.0.9 (2025-01-27)

• Fixed: Error when updating post counters after changing a post’s author.
• Fixed: Backend author list now displays post counts correctly.
• Fixed: Co-authors can now edit posts they are assigned to when using the Block Editor.
• Fixed: Author box no longer displays twice on certain themes.
• Fixed: Replaced deprecated filters with new equivalents to prevent warning messages.
• Deprecated: The authorship/author/get_posts/args filter. Scheduled for removal in version 5.2.0.
• Removed: Long-deprecated functions, actions, and filters.

5.0.8 (2025-01-21)

• Fixed: Author box no longer shows draft posts as related posts.

5.0.7 (2025-01-18)

• Fixed: Author box styling now appears correctly when using block themes.

5.0.6 (2025-01-17)

• Fixed: Author search box not displaying all matching results.
• Changed: Optimized retrieval of post counts.

5.0.5 (2025-01-15)

• Fixed: Non-static method is_display_name_available() called statically.
• Fixed: Unsupported operand types in increment_counter.
• Fixed: Unsupported operand types in decrement_counter.
• Fixed: Cannot use object of type stdClass as array in increment_counter.
• Fixed: Cannot use object of type stdClass as array in decrement_counter.

5.0.4 (2025-01-15)

• Fixed: Author box not displaying on custom post templates by the Divi Builder.

5.0.3 (2025-01-14)

• Fixed: Author box being displayed regardless of plugin configuration.
• Fixed: Incorrect post count computed for authors.

5.0.2 (2025-01-14)

• Fixed: Default settings are now initialized upon plugin activation.

5.0.1 (2025-01-14)

• Fixed: PHP warning for undefined array key author_box_avatar_fallback
• Fixed: PHP warning for undefined array key guest_author_enabled
• Fixed: PHP warning for undefined array key guest_pages

5.0.0 (2025-01-14)

• Added: Ability to customize the order of social profiles.
• Added: Ready-to-use templates for the author box.
• Added: Dummy author data for author box preview.
• Added: Row action to update posts counts for users and guest authors.
• Added: Bulk action to update posts counts for selected users and guest authors.
• Added: Option to hide the author name on the author box.
• Added: Option to run custom PHP on the Dashboard.
• Added: Ability to customize the position and icon of the ‘Authors’ menu.
• Enhanced: Compatibility with the Newspaper theme.
• Enhanced: Compatibility with the Reusable Content Blocks plugin.
• Fixed: Custom CSS styles not loading correctly.
• Fixed: Incorrect query argument value.
• Fixed: Author search box could not find authors containing dots or spaces in their names.
• Fixed: Acronym author box avatars not displaying letters centered correctly.
• Changed: Redesigned plugin settings page.
• Changed: Replaced the author dropdown with a search-as-you-type input in the Author Box Editor.
• Changed: Switched the JavaScript library used for search-as-you-type suggestions.
• Changed: Improved responsiveness by using native CSS properties, removing JavaScript-based solutions.
• Changed: Updated framework files to version 3.3.0.
• Changed: Added compatibility with WordPress 6.7.
• Removed: The option to hide HTML elements on the frontend. Use ‘Custom CSS’ instead.
• Removed: The option to load plugin vendor assets from a remote CDN. To enable remote loading, use the ‘authorship/assets/load_remote’ filter.
• Dev: Major code refactor.
• Dev: Removed ‘get_byline’ helper function.
• Dev: Removed ‘get_post_authors’ helper function.

4.9.7 (2024-08-29)

• Added filter to control the separator used before each author meta item
• Fixed PHP warning on undefined property
• Fixed issue with the Molongui Post Contributors plugin

4.9.6 (2024-08-01)

• Editors can now quickly add guest authors from the post edit screen
• Fixed related posts toggle not showing when using the “slim” layout for the author box
• Enhanced compatibility with the jNews theme
• Updated framework files to version 3.1.0

4.9.5 (2024-07-09)

• Fixed load time impact on the post list screen for installations with over 5,000 authors
• Added WordPress 6.6 compatibility

4.9.4 (2024-07-03)

• Added ‘WeChat’ social network
• Fixed PHP warning regarding dynamic property

4.9.3 (2024-06-24)

• Fixed users with the ‘contributor’ user role not being selectable as post author
• Removed the ‘edit_posts’ capability requirement to be eligible as post author
• Enhanced compatibility with the Molongui Post Contributors plugin

4.9.2 (2024-06-20)

• The email field is not required any more for quick-adding guest authors from the edit-post screen
• Fixed javascript conflict when editing a post using the old/classic WordPress editor

4.9.1 (2024-06-17)

• Fixed missing author bio on author pages
• Enhanced compatibility with the Jannah theme
• Updated framework files to version 3.0.3

4.9.0 (2024-06-13)

• Reduced number of queries
• Redesigned post author selector
• Refactored some code
• Improved some messages readability

4.8.6 (2024-06-03)

• Fixed some data sanitization
• Fixed misleading debug message
• Updated framework files to version 3.0.2

4.8.5 (2024-05-31)

• Enhanced compatibility with the Avada theme
• Fixed issue with mailto links in the author box

4.8.4 (2024-05-20)

• Fixed deprecated function returning void

4.8.3 (2024-05-20)

• Fixed quick edit hanging on saving
• Fixed typo in constant name

4.8.2 (2024-05-15)

• Fixed missing author validation

4.8.1 (2024-05-14)

• Fixed debug messages showing in browser console

4.8.0 (2024-05-14)

• Added option to allow non-privileged users to publish content on behalf of others
• Added option to disable guest author translations for Polylang
• Fixed issues with the authors assigned to a post
• Fixed email icons in the author box not working properly
• Fixed break line as separator for the author meta not working
• Fixed some PHP warnings
• Minor code refactor
• Updated plugin bootstrap
• Updated framework files to version 3.0.0
• Raised min PHP supported version to 5.6.20… come on
• Added WordPress 6.5 compatibility

4.7.10 (2024-02-28)

• Added hook to allow non-privileged users (user account without administrative privileges) to publish content on behalf of others
• Fixed missing JS variables
• Fixed localized JS variables loaded twice
• Fixed PHP error caused by wrong function name

4.7.9 (2024-02-26)

• Fixed guest post bylines showing weird data with some themes

4.7.8 (2024-02-26)

• Added option to add custom PHP snippets
• Added option to add custom CSS rules
• Fixed author box shadow
• Fixed IDOR vulnerability reported by Patchstack
• Fixed XSS vulnerability reported by Patchstack
• Improved compatibility with the tagDiv Cloud Library plugin
• Updated framework files to version 2.5.0

4.7.7 (2024-01-26)

• Improved compatibility with the Astra theme
• Fixed PHP fatal error when displaying a page where the author box is not displayed
• Fixed some PHP warnings

4.7.6 (2024-01-25)

• Improved compatibility with the tagDiv Composer plugin
• Improved compatibility with the Impreza theme
• Added some new debug messages (only visible when debug mode is enabled)
• Fixed social media schema not being added to the page markup
• Fixed options export not working

4.7.5 (2024-01-09)

• Fixed information exposure issue reported by Wordfence
• Fixed some non-blocking PHP warnings
• Deprecated Stitcher social network

4.7.4 (2023-12-02)

• Fixed wrong Twitter meta tag for creator
• Fixed missing font-display descriptor
• Fixed BAC vulnerability reported by Patchstack
• Added WordPress 6.4 compatibility

4.7.3 (2023-10-18)

• Fixed extra spacing displayed at the bottom of the author bio in the author box
• Fixed author box live preview not working for the author name and meta colors
• Added compatibility with block themes
• Improved compatibility with the Elementor Pro plugin
• Improved compatibility with the Rank Math SEO plugin
• Improved compatibility with the Mailster plugin
• Updated readme file

4.7.2 (2023-09-14)

• Fixed missing separators in multi-authored posts’ byline
• Fixed wrong avatar displayed on guest authors posts
• Fixed byline not linking properly on co-authored posts when first author is a guest
• Fixed posts list displaying post authors twice after a quick edit
• Improved compatibility with the Polylang plugin

4.7.1 (2023-09-07)

• Fixed PHP error thrown by method_exists checking on null

4.7.0 (2023-09-07)

• Fixed weird URLs on page schema that led to 404 errors. Know more here.
• Fixed weird behavior on co-authored post bylines when author name contained the same string used as names separator. Know more here.
• Fixed user local avatar not being saved when additional profile fields disabled
• Improved compatibility with the Uncode Core plugin for the Uncode theme.
• Deprecated ‘authorship/filter_author_link’ filter. Use ‘authorship/pre_author_link’ instead.
• Deprecated ‘_authorship/filter/get_user_by’ filter. Use ‘authorship/pre_get_user_by’ instead.

See changelog for all versions here.