Author by Category
Author by Category is a free WordPress plugin that assigns posts to specific users based on their categories. Administrators can create category-to-user rules, allow manual author overrides, and apply multi-category matching for editorial workflows on multi-user sites.
Overview
7 featuresAuthor by Category sits in PulseGate's Other business & ops category. It focuses on preventing incorrect post authorship by automatically applying category-based author assignment in WordPress. Author by Category is a B2B product aimed at wordPress site administrators and editorial teams. It is available for free. It runs on the web.
Unioney builds and maintains Author by Category, and it first shipped in 2025. Among its 7 catalogued features are category rules, automatic assignment, and manual overrides. The interface is available in English and Spanish.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- Category rules
- Automatic assignment
- Manual overrides
- Multi-category matching
- Duplicate guard
- Any-user assignment
- Large-site optimization
Built with & integrations
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
1What PulseGate has recorded for this listing
- Indexed1 Sept · 17:26 UTCAuthor by Category verified against its public sourceSource: PulseGate · Open
Frequently asked questions about Author by Category
- What does Author by Category do?
- Author by Category focuses on preventing incorrect post authorship by automatically applying category-based author assignment in WordPress. It is catalogued under Other business & ops on PulseGate.
- Who is Author by Category for?
- Author by Category is a B2B product built for wordPress site administrators and editorial teams.
- Does Author by Category have a free plan?
- Yes — Author by Category is free to use.
- What platforms does Author by Category run on?
- Author by Category runs on the web.
- Is Author by Category still active?
- Unverified. Author by Category has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
- What projects are similar to Author by Category?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Auto Author Assigner by Adaan, Author Category Revival, and Auto Category for Posts.Auto Author Assigner by AdaanAuthor Category RevivalAuto Category for Posts
- Who makes Author by Category?
- Author by Category is developed by Unioney.
- How long has Author by Category been around?
- Author by Category first shipped in 2025.
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