What does it do?
It prints all post authors names in a very moé manner. Like, “Coauthor 1, Coauthor 2, and Coauthor 3″ if there are 3 of them etc.
How does it work?
Via WordPress custom fields. For each author except the one who created the post, one custom field with the key ‘coauthor’. The value should be the user’s username of course.
Why is it ‘mega super awesome’?
Because of the above and because unlike other older team blog plugins, it actually works.
What do you need for it to work?
Nothing, assumed, your theme uses the_author(); for displaying the author. Usually it does. Else, you just have to add
1 | if(function_exists(wt_the_coauthors_link)): wt_the_coauthors_link(); endif; |
into your theme template where you want to show the authors.
What are you waiting for?
You’re the one to answer that. If you have a team blog, this plugin is essential. If I were to add, it improves the quality of a blog post to a certain extent. — jusuchin85
See it in action (Most recent team post on a²)
Another example is this post itself! — jusuchin85
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16 Comments
That’s pretty cool. I have similar functionality on notdotq but I achieved it only with template hacks and tags. It’s maybe less robust, though fairly badass if I do say so myself. I’d try out your plugin but then I’d feel I wasted my time on my hack XD
Anyhow, congrats!
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I admit its 0.5 version used a function one needed to add to his theme files for the thing to work, but what is so awesome, I managed to add a filter to the core. Now the user doesn’t need to do anything extraordinary.
I understand your reason and would act like that too. Thanks though! :3
This is gonna be a very useful tool for team-bloggers in a particular blog. Interesting stuff!
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I don’t really get what it does?
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Collaboration posts are posts by multiple authors. Usually, people make special accounts on their blogs, like ‘Author and Coauthor’ to properly credit everybody. This plugin allows people to credit all persons who worked on a post, in the place where usually only the person who published the very post is shown.
I know, I’m pretty bad with explanations… Just click on ‘See it in action’ and look above the headline.
Hopefully wordpress.com makes this available as well.
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I suppose that’ll come soon enough (probably together with WP 2.9), but it’ll be a bit sad since it would waste my work.
Finally! Something that I’ve been waiting fo– Oh wait, its not for WP.com!? Oh lawds.
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Hi. When I add a coauthor, the post doesn’t create separate links for each name; instead, the names and the word “and” are all one link (that links to the authors name). FYI: I’m using the Acamas/Thematic Theme. Also, if I need to add the code, where specifically does it go?
Since that is a premium theme I don’t have access to, I can’t give you detailed instructions. However, I can tell you that you have to replace the_author_posts_link(); with the code in my post.
the_author_posts_link(); is to be found around a post’s template. In non-Thematic themes, it’s post.php, in Thematic, you eventually have to look into functions.php.
The same goes for any other theme by the way.
Hi!
Excuse me, but I also whould appreciate a separate link for each coauthor to his profile page; the coauthors are shown correctly, but they are linked together to the author profile.
I use mystique theme, it’s code to show author is:
If I put wt_the_coauthors_link() everywhere, on the page I see always like “user1 and user2 Published by in category”, it puts the correctly divided coauthors with right link but always first of all.
Sorry for bad english, hope you could hel me!
Thanks, bye!
Try replacing the code you posted with the following:
Tell me if it works, please.
Hi,
I’ve just installed the latest release of your nice plugin (2.0), however I catch up a “Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error.”
I’m running over WAMPServer (PHP 5.3)
Did you face to this issue in the past ?
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Thank you for pointing this out, the issue has been fixed with the release of version 2.0.1. I hope this didn’t create you any inconveniences and that you’ll enjoy using this plugin.
Version 2.0 broken for WordPress 2.9.1
Thank you, I have fixed it with 2.0.1. It will only take one click to upgrade, I hope you’ll continue using my plugin.
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