{"id":17463,"date":"2020-12-10T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/?p=17463"},"modified":"2020-12-10T10:58:20","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T09:58:20","slug":"managing-multi-author-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/managing-multi-author-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Best Plugins for Managing Multi-Author WordPress Blogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A personal WordPress blog is no big deal: WordPress stakes its reputation on that. Managing a multi-author WordPress website, though, is much more like running a newspaper \u2013 in fact, we wouldn\u2019t be surprised if that\u2019s exactly why you\u2019re reading this. Clearly, this requires some <strong>advanced access control and management tools<\/strong> you just don\u2019t need when not dealing with multiple authors and contributors. These are some of the <strong>plugins which cover all the functionalities we believe are necessary<\/strong>. Think of it as a Swiss army knife \u2013 you may not need all of them all the time (or ever), but you want to know they\u2019re there just in case you do.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;22px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#publishpress\">PublishPress<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#edit-flow\">Edit Flow<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#wordpress-2-step-verification\">WordPress 2-Step Verification<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#pre-publish-checklist\">Pre-Publish Checklist<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#user-role-editor\">User Role Editor<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#wp-revisions-control\">WP Revisions Control<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#adminimize\">Adminimize<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#simple-local-avatars\">Simple Local Avatars<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#user-submitted-posts\">User Submitted Posts<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"publishpress\"><\/a>PublishPress<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border qodef-image-behavior-custom-link\">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n        \t            <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/publishpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/PublishPress.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"PublishPress\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/PublishPress.jpg 700w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/PublishPress-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/PublishPress-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/publishpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PublishPress<\/a> is a free plugin designed to facilitate publication scheduling and editorial work. It comes with many important functions, chief among which is the publishing calendar. Featuring <strong>a simple drag-and-drop interface<\/strong>, you can use it to follow easily each and every bit of content. You can also easily change the publication date of your posts by dragging them backwards or forwards on the calendar.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Using this plugin, you can also <strong>set up custom statuses, reminders and notifications<\/strong> for each piece of content: give your contributors a heads-up when their pitch is accepted, when a first draft is due, when it is under review, and, finally, out for the world to marvel at. You can also <strong>create and manage user roles<\/strong>, and send these custom notifications to each individual role.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]PublishPress also<strong> integrates with Slack<\/strong>, in case you are using this tool to communicate with your contributors.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"edit-flow\"><\/a>Edit Flow<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border qodef-image-behavior-custom-link\">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n        \t            <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/edit-flow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Edit-Flow.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Edit Flow\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Edit-Flow.jpg 700w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Edit-Flow-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Edit-Flow-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/edit-flow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edit Flow<\/a> promises a modular approach to workflow management, especially when you yourself are not the editor, or not the only editor. It sports <strong>an easy calendar overview to plan and schedule your posts<\/strong>, while also allowing you to attach custom statuses (for crucial stages of post development) and editorial comments to each one of your posts. You can also <strong>assign metadata to each of the posts<\/strong>: data consisting of however many fields you like, covering topics such as required word count, draft due dates, required keywords and the like.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The plugin also supports user groups, allowing you to organize your contributors however you find most efficient.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"wordpress-2-step-verification\"><\/a>WordPress 2-Step Verification<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border qodef-image-behavior-custom-link\">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n        \t            <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wordpress-2-step-verification\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/WordPress-2-step-verification.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"WordPress 2-step verification\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/WordPress-2-step-verification.jpg 700w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/WordPress-2-step-verification-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/WordPress-2-step-verification-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Obviously, you should also be on the lookout for an access control solution. Simply managing user roles might not be enough \u2013 <strong>you want a secure login<\/strong>. You need to make sure that not just anybody can log in as an author or authorized contributor and just post whatever they like on your website. We recommend adding <strong>another layer of security<\/strong> to your author login page, and we think the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wordpress-2-step-verification\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WordPress 2-Step Verification<\/a> plugin is the way to go.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]This free and simple plugin gives you three alternative second steps (apart from user name and password login): an app, text messaging, or single-use code. We have discussed the functioning of this plugin in another article, detailing <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wordpress-two-factor-authentication\/\">two-step authentication<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;blog-magazine-banner&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;81px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"pre-publish-checklist\"><\/a>Pre-Publish Checklist<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border qodef-image-behavior-custom-link\">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n        \t            <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/pre-publish-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Pre-Publish-Checklist.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Pre-Publish Checklist\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Pre-Publish-Checklist.jpg 700w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Pre-Publish-Checklist-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Pre-Publish-Checklist-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]A simple and functional plugin, <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/pre-publish-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pre-Publish Checklist<\/a> is more or less explained by its name itself: it lets you <strong>create a checklist and assign it to any specific post type<\/strong> you like, and attach a message for your contributors. This way, each time they attempt to publish a post, they will get an additional prompt, making them tick all the tasks the editors have placed before them. Is the featured image in place? Have they run a spell checker? Did the editor in charge okay the post? Has the post\u2019s SEO been checked? Of course, <strong>the checklist can be overridden in case a post requires urgent publication<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]You will also be able to see how many tasks have been ticked for each post, and also filter posts by state of checklist, making this a quick way of ensuring nothing gets overlooked.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"user-role-editor\"><\/a>User Role Editor<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border qodef-image-behavior-custom-link\">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n        \t            <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/user-role-editor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/User-Role-Editor.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"User Role Editor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/User-Role-Editor.jpg 700w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/User-Role-Editor-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/User-Role-Editor-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]You may also want to<strong> restrict or allow access to certain actions and content<\/strong> depending on your contributor\u2019s role in your organization. <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/user-role-editor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">User Role Editor<\/a> is a free plugin which allows you to do just that. You can also<strong> create custom roles<\/strong> (from the ground up or by copying and tweaking an existing role), and assign capabilities to your contributors either collectively or individually, on a case-to-case basis. This way, each one of your contributing users can have access to what they need to do their work and nothing else.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"wp-revisions-control\"><\/a>WP Revisions Control<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border qodef-image-behavior-custom-link\">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n        \t            <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-revisions-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/WP-Revisions-Control.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"WP Revisions Control\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/WP-Revisions-Control.jpg 700w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/WP-Revisions-Control-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/WP-Revisions-Control-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]This simple plugin deals with an issue which may arise due to WordPress keeping and tracking every single draft and version of every single post. You may think that the issue is slow loading time, but that is not true \u2013 only one version will be loaded at any one time. The slowdown may occur on the back end, with multiple versions being tracked. <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-revisions-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WP Revisions Control<\/a>, however, deals not only with that, but also with human error: <strong>too many saved versions of a document may cause confusion for your contributing users and editors.<\/strong> With this plugin, you can choose how many revisions of each post you want to keep on your website. Once this number is exceeded, WordPress will simply delete the oldest revision, so we recommend a backup of original drafts, just in case.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"adminimize\"><\/a>Adminimize<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border qodef-image-behavior-custom-link\">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n        \t            <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/adminimize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Adminimize.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Adminimize\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Adminimize.jpg 700w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Adminimize-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Adminimize-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Despite what you might surmise from its name, <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/adminimize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adminimize<\/a> does not minimize ads (for better or for worse) \u2013 it <strong>minimizes admin interface<\/strong>. Not all website administrators and not all editors are skilled WordPress users, and they don\u2019t need to be. With this free plugin, you can pare down an admin\u2019s back end to a more manageable interface. This accomplishes two things: not only does it <strong>make your admins\u2019 work easier<\/strong>, it also precludes them from mistakenly causing website issues \u2013 they simply can\u2019t see anything you disallow them to see.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"simple-local-avatars\"><\/a>Simple Local Avatars<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border qodef-image-behavior-custom-link\">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n        \t            <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/simple-local-avatars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Local-Avatars.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Simple Local Avatars\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Local-Avatars.jpg 700w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Local-Avatars-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Local-Avatars-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]WordPress uses Gravatar for user profiles by default, giving your contributing authors a chance to express themselves. This is all well and good, but if you want some uniformity <strong>the better to suit your overall style<\/strong>, or if some of your contributors\u2019 avatars are content-inappropriate (violent or lewd, for instance, while you are running a family-friendly blog), we recommend you try <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/simple-local-avatars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Simple Local Avatars<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]It allows you to <strong>upload new profile pictures<\/strong>, strictly for your website, which they can then rate. If you know and trust your contributors, it will also let you permit them to upload their own avatars. Of course, if you are satisfied with your prospective contributor\u2019s Gravatar image, you can simply avoid uploading a local avatar and let Gravatar step in.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"user-submitted-posts\"><\/a>User Submitted Posts<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border qodef-image-behavior-custom-link\">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n        \t            <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/user-submitted-posts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/User-Submitted-Posts.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"User Submitted Posts\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/User-Submitted-Posts.jpg 700w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/User-Submitted-Posts-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/User-Submitted-Posts-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Finally, we give you <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/user-submitted-posts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">User Submitted Posts<\/a>. This free plugin allows you to create a form on the front end of your website through which the <strong>visitors can <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/user-submitted-posts-wordpress\/\">submit their own posts<\/a> without being logged in<\/strong>, if you so choose. The form is comprehensive, and it works just fine out-of-the-box, but each of the fields can be modified or discarded as needed. With just a few clicks of the mouse on your part, your website will be <strong>open to user-generated content<\/strong>. For extra safety, this plugin <strong>integrates with Google reCAPTCHA.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\">In Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Well, this about covers the functionalities you need for successful running of a multi-author blog. WordPress prides itself on simplicity, but creating content for and running a blog is no mean feat. Managing multiple authors is something else entirely.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Think of this article as a toolbox we have assembled for you. Take from it what you need, and make your multi-author WordPress website truly your own. After all, you know your visitors, your contributors, your editors, and your administrators best. Make creating content together as easy and as streamlined as you can.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Managing a multi-author WordPress blog? 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