v4.7.1

Changelog

• Update: Add Trash feature to Authors Lists, #1848
• Fixed: Author Box Export Template not same as layout, #1754
• Update: Add redirect for new installs, #1796
• Fixed: Deprecated Message on PHP 8.3, #1858
• Update: Add a bulk edit action to switch "Guest Author" to "Guest Author With User Account", #1859
• Fixed: Support for Divi Guest author, #1856
• Update: Make Author Lists title required, #1845
• Update: Add documentation link for Author Pages, #1843
• Update: Update promo box, #1840
• Update: Authors Translation Updates_v.4.7.0, #1853

v4.7.0

Changelog

• Update: Add Authors List Menu, #1009
• Update: Move Author Pages to the Main Menu, #1779
• Update: Allow shortcodes in Author Boxes, #1489
• Update: Add a wrapper to Author Pages, #1821
• Update: Update author category column check icon, #1793
• Update: Update Author Box text labels, #1795
• Update: Authors Translation Updates, #1799

V4.6.0

Changelog

• Update: Add Author Boxes Gutenberg Block, #11
• Update: Add Author box icon search, #1771
• Update: Use Code editor for Author Boxes Custom Css and Generate Theme template textarea, #1710
• Update: Hide all author fields for existing sites Simple List, Inline and Inline with Avatars author boxes, #1776
• Fixed: JSON files with strings are not generated, #1743
• Fixed: Fix "PublishPress Authors: View is not readable: inline" error when using legacy layout in shortcode, #1780
• Update: Remove generatepress 'by' author box prefix, #1777
• Fixed: wp_ppma_author_categories_meta' doesn't exist on some sites, #1774
• Fixed: Some Strings are hardcoded and not translatable, #1742
• Update: Only enable the Author Box on Posts on new installation, #1766
• Update: Authors Translation Updates v.4.5.0, #1770

v4.5.0

Changelog

• Update: Add new author box : Boxed (Categories), #1737
• Update: Add new author box : Two Columns (Categories), #1738
• Update: Add new author box (Boxed Right), #1736
• Update: Add default "Job Title" field, #1725
• Removed: Remove Author Box Meta Field, #1501
• Update: Strip html tags from author rich editor author fields schema value, #1744
• Update: Replace "Show Author Field" with "Hide Author Field" in Author Boxes, #1723
• Update: Add support for Yoast SEO slack sharing data for Guest Author, #1726
• Update: Add Field Type to the "Author Fields" column, #1728
• Fixed: Duplicate Query when user doesn't have an author profile, #1717
• Fixed: Custom Author Box Produce Errors, #1691
• Fixed: Fixed text domain in footer-base.html.php file, #1740
• Update: Update promo box to add "Support for Polylang", #1727
• Update: Translation Updates and typo error in Authors FREE v.4.4.1, #1715

v4.4.1

Changelog

• Update: Add a setting to choose which Author types are allowed, #1692
• Fixed: SEO Framework: deprecated Hook notice in error log, #1700
• Fixed: Authors causing custom post type and taxonomy archives SEO title to be untitled, #1013
• Fixed: RankMath Schema (Logo & Location) Issue, #1380
• Fixed: PublishPress Authors plugin changes "Organization" to "Person", #1708
• Fixed: Author boxes are not displayed correctly when using Inline with Avatars layout – punctuation, #1499
• Update: Disable the lightweight Guest Authors feature by default for new installation, #1703
• Update: Translation Updates ES-FR-IT Authors FREE v4.4.0, #1695

v4.4.0

Changelog

• Update: Add User Account option for Guest Authors, #1287
• Update: Add Schema option for Author Categories, #1642
• Update: Add Schema Property Options for Author Fields, #1641
• Fixed: Attempt to read property "user_nicename", #1675
• Fixed: Fatal error: Uncaught TypeError: Illegal offset type in isset or empty, #1644
• Update: Translation Updates for Authors FREE v. 4.3.2, #1673

v4.3.2

Changelog

• Update: Add author_categories parameter to authors data shortcode [publishpress_authors_data author_categories="reviewer"], #1658
• Update: Add author_categories parameter to authors box shortcode [publishpress_authors_box author_categories="reviewer,coauthor"], #1658
• Fixed: Schema Filter is not showing when Authors activated, #1655
• Fixed: PHP Warnings: Illegal string offset '@type' in SchemaFacade.php, #1635
• Update: Add settings to select legacy layout('simple_list', 'centered', 'boxed', 'inline', 'inline_avatar') author boxes, #1640
• Update: Disable the Co-Authors category by default for new installs, #1659
• Fixed: PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class "MA_Author_Categories" not found, #1647
• Update: Show Post Default Author box in Author box lists, #1639
• Update: Authors FREE Translations Updates 25 January 2024, #1636

v4.3.1

Changelog

• Update: Allow users to choose the target=”_blank” attribute for author field links, #1600
• Update: Add rel options on Author Field Link, #1488
• Update: Update Field Slug description, #1476
• Fixed: Missing Field Schema Rank Math, #1618
• Fixed: Unspecified Type on RankMath Schema Integration, #1583
• Fixed: Optimized author queries to fix Authors slowing down some websites
• Fixed: PHP Warning: Attempt to read property "post_type" on int, #1624
• Fixed: PHP 8.2 Deprecated notices, #1533
• Update: Authors Translation Updates January 2024, #1617

v4.3.0

Changelog

• Feature: Add the ability to group / categorize Authors (Author Categories), #58
• Update: Add user_id and term_id parameter to [publishpress_authors_box] shortcode, #1602
• Update: Add the Edit links for all Author Fields, #1475
• Fixed: Author Boxes screen isn't fully responsive, #1594
• Fixed: Author Fields are in the wrong order, #1587
• Update: Move author field sidebar promo panel to the bottom, #1506
• Update: Add support for multiple authors posts when using get_posts() function via 'ppma_filter' => true parameter, #1591
• Fixed: Authors Profile not being created when "Enable Guest Author" is disabled, #1584
• Update: Rename maintenance button tools, #1526
• Update: WordPress Reviews library to 1.1.20, #1490
• Update: Upgrade Reviews and Version Notices libraries, #1491
• Fixed: PostX – Post Grid Gutenberg Blocks and WordPress Blog Plugin Compatibility, #1485
• Fixed: Elementor Archive widget showing wrong author, #1481
• Fixed: Uncaught TypeError: array_intersect(): Argument #2 must be of type array, null given, #1479
• Update: Add filter to disable settings flush_rewrite_rules when authors page is enabled/disabled, #1425
• Update: ES-FR-IT translation updates September 2023, #1478

v4.2.1

Changelog

• Feature: Allow users to re-order Author Boxes fields, #1441
• Feature: Allow user to control the order of fields in the "Author Profile" via "Author Fields" Drag and Drop, #1463
• Update: Hook into the action to flush cache when authors are saved, #1270
• Update: Update instance of 'Author: %s' to use wordpress translation, #1235
• Fixed: Fix ppma_edit_own_profile capability missing for required role, #1443
• Update: Add rel="nofollow" to links in Author Boxes, #1249
• Feature: Extend Search Box to all layouts, #1262
• Fixed: Additional Rank math Integration conflict, #1434
• Update: Remove custom names for each Author Fields label, #1289
• Fixed: Author box Avatar Border Radius not reflecting when set to "0", #1432
• Update: Improve message for mapping authors, #1131
• Fixed: WYSIWYG Fields line breaks not working, #1444
• Fixed: Compatibility with Admin Menu Editor, #1247
• Fixed: [publishpress_authors_list] shortcode issue, #1448
• Fixed: Authors data shortcode separator does not having space, #1445