Title: WP Term Authors
Author: John James Jacoby
Published: <strong>2. September 2015</strong>
Last modified: 31. März 2026

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This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# WP Term Authors

 By [John James Jacoby](https://profiles.wordpress.org/johnjamesjacoby/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-term-authors.0.2.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-authors/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-authors/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-authors/#installation)
 * [Development](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-authors/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-term-authors/)

## Description

Authors for categories, tags, and other taxonomy terms

WP Term Authors allows users to assign a authors or owners to any category, tag,
or taxonomy term using a dropdown, providing customized functionality for taxonomy
terms.

#### Dependencies

This plugin requires [WP Term Meta](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-meta/)

#### Also checkout

 * [WP Chosen](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-chosen/)
 * [WP Event Calendar](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-event-calendar/)
 * [WP Term Order](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-order/)
 * [WP Term Authors](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-authors/)
 * [WP Term Colors](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-colors/)
 * [WP Term Icons](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-icons/)
 * [WP Term Visibility](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-visibility/)
 * [WP User Activity](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-activity/)
 * [WP User Avatars](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-avatars/)
 * [WP User Groups](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-groups/)
 * [WP User Profiles](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-profiles/)

## Installation

 * Download and install using the built in WordPress plugin installer.
 * Activate in the «Plugins» area of your admin by clicking the «Activate» link.
 * No further setup or configuration is necessary.

## FAQ

### Does this plugin depend on any others?

Yes. Please install the [WP Term Meta](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-meta/)
plugin.

### Does this create new database tables?

No. There are no new database tables with this plugin.

### Does this modify existing database tables?

No. All of WordPress’s core database tables remain untouched.

### How do I query for terms via their authors?

With WordPress’s `get_terms()` function, the same as usual, but with an additional`
meta_query` argument according the `WP_Meta_Query` specification:
 https://codex.
wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Meta_Query

    ```
    $terms = get_terms( 'category', array(
        'depth'      => 1,
        'number'     => 100,
        'parent'     => 0,
        'hide_empty' => false,

        // Query by author
        'meta_query' => array( array(
            'key'   => 'author',
            'value' => get_current_user_id()
        ) )
    ) );
    ```

### Where can I get support?

The WordPress support forums: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-term-authors/

### Where can I find documentation?

http://github.com/stuttter/wp-term-authors/

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“WP Term Authors” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ John James Jacoby ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/johnjamesjacoby/)
 *   [ Stuttter ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stuttter/)

[Translate “WP Term Authors” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-term-authors)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-term-authors/), 
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-term-authors/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-term-authors/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-term-authors/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 0.2.0

 * Update base class

#### 0.1.4

 * Update base class

#### 0.1.3

 * Use base UI class

#### 0.1.2

 * Sanitize output

#### 0.1.1

 * Use display names

#### 0.1.0

 * Initial release

## Meta

 *  Version **0.2.0**
 *  Last updated **3 Wochen ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.4 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **4.4.34**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-authors/)
 * Tags
 * [authors](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/authors/)[meta](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/meta/)
   [metadata](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/metadata/)[taxonomy](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/taxonomy/)
   [term](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/term/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-authors/advanced/)

## Ratings

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## Contributors

 *   [ John James Jacoby ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/johnjamesjacoby/)
 *   [ Stuttter ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stuttter/)

## Support

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 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-term-authors/)