In order for WordPress to know which author to assign to a post, the user must be logged in when the post is submitted. In that case, you can enable the setting “Registered Username” to use the registered username as the post author. Also, make sure that the setting, “Disable Replace Author”, is not enabled.
Ok, but exactly how do I set it up so that the people that are the submitting the posts are logged in so that they can get (author) credit for their posts, because even after I’ve enabled the Registered Username feature, I’m still being credited for posts that are being submitted from incognito mode and other random devices. All of the posts still say my name on them (Scott Appolon).
Do I need to use the USP Pro plan in order to create a login page so that the users can get author credentials?
Enable the setting, “Require User Login” and save changes should do it.
Yeah, I’m not sure if it’s because I have a Memberpress membership plugin / software active on my site, but it’s still not really working. When I turn on the “Require User Login” option, does that mean that the user has to have a WordPress website / credentials to be able to log in? Are they logging into my dashboard, or into WordPress in general? I’ve tried to create multiple WordPress login credentials, but even with that, I’m still having trouble getting the result that I’m looking for (which is again to have the users that submit posts on my site to get credit as the author of the blog post of the content that they submit). Ultimately, it is still showing myself to be the author of each post that is published.
What is the return policy on your USB Pro plan? Maybe I can find better luck with the features inside of that package along with the customer support there?
Glad to help:
1) “When I turn on the “Require User Login” option, does that mean that the user has to have a WordPress website / credentials to be able to log in?”
Yes exactly. As explained, “In order for WordPress to know which author to assign to a post, the user must be logged in when the post is submitted.” Otherwise, WP has no way of knowing the identity of the user.
2) “Are they logging into my dashboard, or into WordPress in general?”
Same thing. With WordPress, the dashboard is a part of the Admin Area.
3) “What is the return policy on your USB Pro plan? Maybe I can find better luck with the features inside of that package along with the customer support there?”
The forum rules here at ww.wp.xz.cn do not allow discussion of any pro/premium plugins (it’s for free versions of plugins only). But if you want to reach out via the contact form at Plugin Planet, I will be glad to answer this and any other questions you might have about USP Pro.
