Change author URL

Hi there,

you can use the PHP filter provided here:

https://docs.generatepress.com/article/generate_post_author_output/#custom-author-name

Thanks David - how would I adapt this for a multi author site. I don't have a huge amount of authors so do I just repeat the function with each author specified? If so could you provide the correct syntax

Little more complicated - try this instead:

add_filter( 'author_link', 'switch_author_links', 10, 2);

function switch_author_links( $url, $user_id) {
    switch($user_id) {
        case "100":
            return home_url( 'author_slug_1');
            break;
        case "200":
            return home_url( 'author_slug_2');
            break;
        case "300":
            return home_url( 'author_slug_3');
            break;
    }
    return $url;
}

Create a case for each author ID and return the page_slug for that author.

Example:

case "100":
return home_url( 'author_slug_1');

Author ID of 100 will have a link of mywebsite.com/author_slug_1

You can get each Author ID by going to Users > All users and hovering over the number of Posts they have created, the link at the foot of the browser will include the ID.

worked a treat. Thanks.

Awesome - glad to be of help

Hi,

I would like to do the same change the author URL link but for the example 1 in your doc https://docs.generatepress.com/article/entry-meta-style/?fbclid=IwAR10g-fIphMWMjY9wDMJy8WIy5owvmT1LW6cwolfClAJ_H8XlCLdLRpF4Kg.

thanks for your help.

Hi there,

if you follow the steps in the doc:

https://docs.generatepress.com/article/entry-meta-style/?fbclid=IwAR10g-fIphMWMjY9wDMJy8WIy5owvmT1LW6cwolfClAJ_H8XlCLdLRpF4Kg#example-1

Then add the code i provided here with your own IDs and Slugs:

https://generatepress.com/forums/topic/change-author-url/#post-1023639