Edit Individual Author Slugs in WordPress
In WordPress, author slugs appear in the URL of author archive pages usually showing the username. This default behavior isn’t ideal for privacy, professionalism, or branding. With the JetHost Total Care edit individual author slug feature, you can customize each user’s slug directly, without needing another plugin or touching code.
Why You Might Want to Customize Author Slugs
By default, WordPress uses the username as the author slug. That exposes login names and creates inconsistent or outdated URLs if usernames ever change.
Editing individual author slugs lets you:
This is especially useful on sites with guest writers, contributors, or team pages.
What Is an Author Slug in WordPress?
An author slug is the part of the URL that comes after the base. For example:
https://yourdomain.com/author/sam-smith/
Here, sam-smith is the slug. It may be the same as the username but it doesn’t have to be.
Custom slugs allow you to set something like:
https://yourdomain.com/team/editor-sam/
How to Edit an Author Slug with JetHost Total Care
To control autosave using JetHost Total Care:
1. Log in to your WordPress dashboard.
2. Open the JetHost Total Care section from the sidebar.
3. In the tab Security, find the setting labeled Edit each individual author slug.
4. In the user list, click the name of the author you want to edit.
5. You’ll be redirected to that user’s settings screen.
6. Locate the Author Slug field and enter a new value.
JetHost Total Care saves the setting automatically.
What Happens After You Change It
Once you update the slug, the author’s archive page will appear under the new URL. For example, changing author/johnsmith to team/content-john will instantly update the public link.
Old author URLs won’t redirect automatically, so if needed, you can set up redirects to preserve SEO or external links.
JetHost Experts Tip
Keep slugs short, lowercase, and relevant. For example, use writer-lisa or editor-tom instead of long or personal usernames. This improves clarity and privacy in one move.
Need More Help?
The JetHost Total Care edit individual author slug feature gives you fine-grained control over how authors appear in URLs. Whether you want to mask login names or build a branded contributor structure, this setting gets it done – fast and clean. Take a look at more WordPress security guides to stay ahead of common issues.