Title: Duplicate post_author & default settings
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Duplicate post_author & default settings

 *  [taras.ledkov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tarasledkov/)
 * (@tarasledkov)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplicate-post_author-default-settings/)
 * A little suggestions:
 * 1. Clear post_author before insert post.
    unset( $duplicate[‘guid’] ); unset(
   $duplicate[‘comment_count’] ); + unset( $duplicate[‘post_author’] );
 * It is useful for a case when a contributor or author duplicates a post that is
   created by user with higher role.
 * 2. Synchronize default setting at the mtphr_post_duplicator_initialize_settings(
   status = same)
    and get_mtphr_post_duplicator_settings (status = draft)
 * Setting are not saved into DB while user doesn’t save they manually at the plugin
   setting page. In this case at the setting page post status = draft but really
   default setttings status = same
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-duplicator/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-duplicator/)

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 *  Plugin Author [metaphorcreations](https://wordpress.org/support/users/metaphorcreations/)
 * (@metaphorcreations)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplicate-post_author-default-settings/#post-6931426)
 * Thanks for these suggestions! I will definitely update #2 and will look into #
   1 to see what affect removing the author has on the duplicate post.

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplicate-post_author-default-settings/#post-6931426)
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