Report - PublishPress Authors 4.9.1

Does PublishPress Authors work with WordPress 6.8.3 and PHP 8.1.12? A smoke test was performed on 2025-10-01 08:59:28 UTC.

Summary

Errors

1	PHP notices
8	Unrecognized messages in the PHP error log
	No JavaScript exceptions
	All test pages loaded successfully
	No resource errors

Performance

Memory usage: 839.07 KiB
The average PHP memory usage increased by this amount after activating by the plugin.

Page speed impact: 0.037 seconds
The average page load time increased by this amount after activating the plugin.

Environment

WordPress version	6.8.3
PHP version	8.1.12
MySQL version	10.6.10
PHP memory limit	512M

Plugin Info

Last updated	2025-09-08T16:20:00+00:00
Active installs	20,000+
WordPress.org page	https://wordpress.org/plugins/publishpress-authors/
Badges	Get badge code

Pages 13

Authors ‹ Test site — WordPress

URL	/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=author&welcome
Requested URL	/wp-admin/plugins.php?action=activate&plugin=publishpress-authors%2Fpublishpress-authors.php&plugin_status=all&paged=1&s&_wpnonce=147294e98c
Aspect	after-activation
HTTP status	200
Load time	23.090 s
Memory usage	4.42 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Authors

URL	/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=author
Aspect	menu-item
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.240 s
Memory usage	4.3 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Authors → Author Boxes

URL	/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=ppma_boxes
Aspect	menu-item
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.241 s
Memory usage	4.42 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Authors → Author Categories

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=ppma-author-categories
Aspect	menu-item
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.247 s
Memory usage	4.29 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Authors → Author Fields

URL	/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=ppmacf_field
Aspect	menu-item
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.282 s
Memory usage	4.41 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Authors → Author Lists

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=ppma-author-list
Aspect	menu-item
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.324 s
Memory usage	4.34 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Authors → Author Pages

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=ppma-author-pages
Aspect	menu-item
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.419 s
Memory usage	4.51 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Authors → Settings

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=ppma-modules-settings
Aspect	menu-item
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.461 s
Memory usage	4.46 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Author Profile

URL	/wp-admin/term.php?taxonomy=author&tag_ID=5
Aspect	menu-item
HTTP status	200
Load time	1.027 s
Memory usage	4.36 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Author Profile → Avatar

URL	/wp-admin/term.php?taxonomy=author&tag_ID=5
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.534 s
Memory usage	4.36 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Test site – Just another WordPress site

URL	/
Aspect	front-page
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.258 s
Memory usage	3.99 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Add Post ‹ Test site — WordPress

URL	/wp-admin/post-new.php
Aspect	new-meta-boxes
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.851 s
Memory usage	7.09 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Widgets ‹ Test site — WordPress

URL	/wp-admin/widgets.php
Aspect	new-sidebar-widgets
HTTP status	200
Load time	1.355 s
Memory usage	6.59 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Benchmark

URL	Load time			Memory usage
URL	Inactive	Active	Change	Inactive	Active	Change
/wp-admin/index.php	0.348 s	0.411 s	+0.063 s	3.51 MiB	4.39 MiB	+ 901.38 KiB
/wp-admin/edit.php	0.203 s	0.274 s	+0.071 s	3.57 MiB	4.44 MiB	+ 887.13 KiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php	0.770 s	1.082 s	+0.312 s	6.06 MiB	7.09 MiB	+ 1.03 MiB
/wp-admin/upload.php	0.617 s	0.437 s	-0.180 s	3.52 MiB	4.3 MiB	+ 798.84 KiB
/wp-admin/options-writing.php	0.222 s	0.250 s	+0.028 s	3.5 MiB	4.28 MiB	+ 802.65 KiB
/wp-admin/media-new.php	0.269 s	0.236 s	-0.033 s	3.49 MiB	4.28 MiB	+ 810.84 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category	0.250 s	0.421 s	+0.171 s	3.5 MiB	4.3 MiB	+ 818.27 KiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page	0.598 s	0.686 s	+0.088 s	6.05 MiB	7.02 MiB	+ 995.44 KiB
/wp-admin/options-discussion.php	0.309 s	0.440 s	+0.131 s	3.5 MiB	4.28 MiB	+ 799.77 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-comments.php	0.418 s	0.209 s	-0.209 s	3.54 MiB	4.31 MiB	+ 787.84 KiB
/	0.302 s	0.268 s	-0.034 s	3.43 MiB	3.99 MiB	+ 572.45 KiB
Average	0.391 s	0.429 s	+0.037 s	3.97 MiB	4.79 MiB	+ 839.07 KiB

Code Statistics

Note: Third-party libraries and minified JS/CSS files are excluded from these statistics where possible, so the numbers you see here may be lower than those reported by other tools.

PHP

PO File

JSON

JavaScript

Language		%	Lines of code	Comment lines	Files
	PHP	39.6%	26,602	6,923	98
	PO File	25.9%	17,405	11,669	10
	JSON	14.4%	9,640	0	2
	JavaScript	11.3%	7,587	555	243
	CSS	4.5%	3,042	68	12
	HTML	2.2%	1,450	0	1
	JSX	2.0%	1,336	1	11
	SVG	0.1%	63	0	1
Total			67,125	19,216	378

PHP Code Analysis | More results »

Lines of code	25,761
Total complexity	4,586
Median class complexity	20.0
Median method complexity	3.0
Most complex class	MA_Multiple_Authors
Most complex function	MA_Author_Boxes::get_rendered_author_boxes_editor_preview()

Classes	73
Methods	823
Functions	96

Additions

Things that the plugin adds to the site. This section is not intended to be comprehensive. The test tool only looks for a few specific types of added content.

Database Tables 3

wp_ppma_author_categories
wp_ppma_author_categories_meta
wp_ppma_author_relationships

Options `wp_options` 21

multiple_authors_author_boxes_options
multiple_authors_author_categories_options
multiple_authors_author_custom_fields_options
multiple_authors_author_list_options
multiple_authors_author_pages_options
multiple_authors_default_layouts_options
multiple_authors_modules_settings_options
multiple_authors_multiple_authors_options
multiple_authors_polylang_integration_options
multiple_authors_rest_api_options
multiple_authors_reviews_options
multiple_authors_settings_options
multiple_authors_version
PP_AUTHORS_VERSION
ppma_author_categories_cap_upgrade
ppma_author_categories_installed
ppma_author_categories_meta_installed
publishpress_multiple_authors_settings_migrated_3_0_0
publishpress-authors_wp_reviews_installed_on
widget_multiple_authors_list_widget
widget_multiple_authors_widget

Custom Post Types 2

ID	Name
ppma_boxes	Author Boxes
ppmacf_field	Author Fields

Sidebar Widgets 2

ID	Name
multiple_authors_widget	Post Author
multiple_authors_list_widget	Authors List

Meta Boxes

{
    "post": {
        "ppma_authorsdiv": {
            "title": "Authors",
            "context": "side"
        }
    },
    "ppma_boxes": {
        "ppma_boxes_preview_area": {
            "title": "Author Box Preview",
            "context": "normal"
        },
        "ppma_boxes_editor_area": {
            "title": "Author Box Editor",
            "context": "normal"
        },
        "ppma_boxes_layout_slug": {
            "title": "Layout Slug",
            "context": "side"
        },
        "ppma_boxes_shortcode": {
            "title": "Shortcode",
            "context": "side"
        },
        "ppma_boxes_banner": {
            "title": "Banner",
            "context": "side"
        }
    },
    "ppmacf_field": {
        "ppmacf_sidebar_banner": {
            "title": "Banner",
            "context": "side"
        },
        "ppmacf_details": {
            "title": "Details",
            "context": "normal"
        }
    },
    "page": {
        "ppma_authorsdiv": {
            "title": "Authors",
            "context": "side"
        }
    },
    "customize_changeset": {
        "ppma_authorsdiv": {
            "title": "Authors",
            "context": "side"
        }
    },
    "wp_template": {
        "ppma_authorsdiv": {
            "title": "Authors",
            "context": "side"
        }
    },
    "wp_template_part": {
        "ppma_authorsdiv": {
            "title": "Authors",
            "context": "side"
        }
    }
}

Capabilities 6

ppma_manage_authors
ppma_edit_post_authors
ppma_manage_layouts
ppma_manage_custom_fields
ppma_edit_own_profile
ppma_manage_author_categories

PHP Error Log 61 lines

[01-Oct-2025 08:59:44 UTC] [PublishPress Authors] A term with the name provided already exists in this taxonomy. MultipleAuthors\Classes\Objects\Author::create

  - MultipleAuthors\Classes\Objects\Author::create
  - MultipleAuthors\Classes\Objects\Author::create_from_user
  - MultipleAuthors\Classes\Installer::createAuthorTermsForPostsWithLegacyCoreAuthors
  - MultipleAuthors\Classes\Installer::runInstallTasks
  - WP_Hook->apply_filters
  - WP_Hook->do_action
  - do_action('multiple_authors_install')
  - MultipleAuthors\Plugin->manage_installation
  - WP_Hook->apply_filters
  - WP_Hook->do_action
  - do_action('admin_init')
  - require_once('wp-admin/admin.php')
[01-Oct-2025 08:59:44 UTC] [PublishPress Authors] The method MultipleAuthors\Classes\Objects\Author::create_from_user found an error trying to create an author
[01-Oct-2025 08:59:44 UTC] [PublishPress Authors] A term with the name provided already exists in this taxonomy. MultipleAuthors\Classes\Objects\Author::create

  - MultipleAuthors\Classes\Objects\Author::create
  - MultipleAuthors\Classes\Objects\Author::create_from_user
  - MultipleAuthors\Classes\Installer::createAuthorTermsForPostsWithLegacyCoreAuthors
  - MultipleAuthors\Classes\Installer::runInstallTasks
  - WP_Hook->apply_filters
  - WP_Hook->do_action
  - do_action('multiple_authors_install')
  - MultipleAuthors\Plugin->manage_installation
  - WP_Hook->apply_filters
  - WP_Hook->do_action
  - do_action('admin_init')
  - require_once('wp-admin/admin.php')
[01-Oct-2025 08:59:44 UTC] [PublishPress Authors] The method MultipleAuthors\Classes\Objects\Author::create_from_user found an error trying to create an author
[01-Oct-2025 08:59:44 UTC] [PublishPress Authors] A term with the name provided already exists in this taxonomy. MultipleAuthors\Classes\Objects\Author::create

  - MultipleAuthors\Classes\Objects\Author::create
  - MultipleAuthors\Classes\Objects\Author::create_from_user
  - MultipleAuthors\Classes\Installer::createAuthorTermsForPostsWithLegacyCoreAuthors
  - MultipleAuthors\Classes\Installer::runInstallTasks
  - WP_Hook->apply_filters
  - WP_Hook->do_action
  - do_action('multiple_authors_install')
  - MultipleAuthors\Plugin->manage_installation
  - WP_Hook->apply_filters
  - WP_Hook->do_action
  - do_action('admin_init')
  - require_once('wp-admin/admin.php')
[01-Oct-2025 08:59:44 UTC] [PublishPress Authors] The method MultipleAuthors\Classes\Objects\Author::create_from_user found an error trying to create an author
[01-Oct-2025 08:59:44 UTC] [PublishPress Authors] A term with the name provided already exists in this taxonomy. MultipleAuthors\Classes\Objects\Author::create

  - MultipleAuthors\Classes\Objects\Author::create
  - MultipleAuthors\Classes\Objects\Author::create_from_user
  - MultipleAuthors\Classes\Installer::createAuthorTermsForPostsWithLegacyCoreAuthors
  - MultipleAuthors\Classes\Installer::runInstallTasks
  - WP_Hook->apply_filters
  - WP_Hook->do_action
  - do_action('multiple_authors_install')
  - MultipleAuthors\Plugin->manage_installation
  - WP_Hook->apply_filters
  - WP_Hook->do_action
  - do_action('admin_init')
  - require_once('wp-admin/admin.php')
[01-Oct-2025 08:59:44 UTC] [PublishPress Authors] The method MultipleAuthors\Classes\Objects\Author::create_from_user found an error trying to create an author
[01-Oct-2025 09:00:30 UTC] PHP Notice:  Function wp_enqueue_script() was called <strong>incorrectly</strong>. "wp-editor" script should not be enqueued together with the new widgets editor (wp-edit-widgets or wp-customize-widgets). Please see <a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/debug/debug-wordpress/">Debugging in WordPress</a> for more information. (This message was added in version 5.8.0.) in /wp-includes/functions.php on line 6121

PublishPress Authors 4.9.1