Title: [Plugin: Co-Authors Plus] Version 2.6.2 Bug
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: Co-Authors Plus] Version 2.6.2 Bug

 *  Resolved [sirusblk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sirusblk/)
 * (@sirusblk)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-co-authors-plus-version-262-bug/)
 * Hello I ran across a bug for our website. We’re run a school newspaper meaning
   we have over 1700 authors from over the years. Thanks to your plugin we’ve been
   able to publish and manage all of these authors.
 * However as of Version 2.6.2 we noticed that the Author box would not find some
   usernames no matter what we tried (First Name, Last Name, ID) If I typed in 1613,
   it would find the user, but it would not find 1621.
 * Solution was to downgrade to 2.6.1 which did work finding all users. I’d be happy
   to assist in debugging if you need.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/co-authors-plus/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/co-authors-plus/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Daniel Bachhuber](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielbachhuber/)
 * (@danielbachhuber)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-co-authors-plus-version-262-bug/#post-2623641)
 * Interesting… sorry about that. A few questions:
    - Does the issue persist with all other plugins deactivated?
    - Have you made any caps modifications to your user roles?
    - Is there anything special about the usernames it doesn’t find (e.g. special
      characters, etc.)?
 *  [HawkeyeAdviser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hawkeyeadviser/)
 * (@hawkeyeadviser)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-co-authors-plus-version-262-bug/#post-2623776)
 * I, too, am a high school newspaper adviser and this plugin has been wonderful
   for us. While we have just 1200+ user names, as of V2.6.2 we can no longer access
   or change authors. It’s clearly a problem with the upgrade because: a) it was
   working beautifully until we upgraded, and b) we deactivated ALL of the other
   plugins except this one and the problem still persists. HELP! We LOVE this plugin!
 *  [HawkeyeAdviser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hawkeyeadviser/)
 * (@hawkeyeadviser)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-co-authors-plus-version-262-bug/#post-2623777)
 * Btw…
    We just downgraded to V 2.6.1 as well and it’s back (that is, it’s working
   again)! Still, it would be nice to access some of the updated features of V 2.6.2.
   We too would be willing to help debug. Thanks so much!
 *  Plugin Contributor [Daniel Bachhuber](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielbachhuber/)
 * (@danielbachhuber)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-co-authors-plus-version-262-bug/#post-2623781)
 * This probably has to do with the sheer number of users in your system, although
   I’m surprised it works with some authors and not others.
 * Downgrading to v2.6.1 is the best approach for now. [I’ll see what I can do](https://github.com/Automattic/Co-Authors-Plus/issues/17)
   about porting the enhancements in v2.6.2 to contexts where you have a large number
   of users.
 *  [Sheila](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hoffmangraphics/)
 * (@hoffmangraphics)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-co-authors-plus-version-262-bug/#post-2623787)
 * We have just over 200 authors and I’ve been holding off this upgrade because 
   we don’t want any issues. Can you tell me if that small a number will be safe
   to upgrade or not? Thanks.
 *  Plugin Contributor [Daniel Bachhuber](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielbachhuber/)
 * (@danielbachhuber)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-co-authors-plus-version-262-bug/#post-2623797)
 * > Can you tell me if that small a number will be safe to upgrade or not?
 * Uncertain, it would depend on your hosting environment. I’ve committed a fix 
   that will be available in v2.6.3, which should be released next week if you’d
   like to just wait.
 *  Plugin Contributor [Daniel Bachhuber](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielbachhuber/)
 * (@danielbachhuber)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-co-authors-plus-version-262-bug/#post-2623801)
 * This is fixed in v2.6.3, released just a moment ago.
 *  [Sheila](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hoffmangraphics/)
 * (@hoffmangraphics)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-co-authors-plus-version-262-bug/#post-2623802)
 * Wonderful…thank you!

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 * Last activity: [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-co-authors-plus-version-262-bug/#post-2623802)
 * Status: resolved