[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #41792: Suggested Enhancement to WordPress' Handling of Authors and Author URL's

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#41792: Suggested Enhancement to WordPress' Handling of Authors and Author URL's
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 Reporter:  kbooshco     |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Themes       |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  2nd-opinion  |     Focuses:  template
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Comment (by danieltj):

 Well the only difference is if the theme itself has a template for authors
 (`author.php`). If there isn't a `author.php` file defined in the theme
 then it'll default to the `index.php` file instead. But if there is an
 `author.php` theme file but you don't add the author name after `/author/`
 then it'll 404. From a UX point of view, I think this simple redirect is a
 definite improvement at the very least. I am against this for multi-author
 sites, but for single author sites, I really like the idea.

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