Editable Author Select (Bludit Plugin)

Make the author field editable in the Bludit admin and replace it with a select2 dropdown of existing users (first/last name + nickname). The plugin safely updates the username field for pages when an admin changes the author.

Features

• Make the author field editable in the Bludit admin.
• Dropdown/search on existing users (first name + last name + nickname). UI text is English by default, with French translation when the site language is French.
• Safely updates the page author (username field) after create/modify.
• Admin-only author changes.

Requirements

• Bludit 3.x (tested on 3.16.2)
• PHP 7.4+

Installation

• Download or clone the repository.
• Rename the folder to editable-author-select if necessary.
• Upload it into the bl-plugins/ directory of your Bludit installation.
• Activate the plugin from the Bludit admin panel (Plugins section).

Usage

• Open any page (new or existing) in the Bludit admin.
• The "Author" field is replaced by a select2 dropdown of existing users.
• Start typing to search; only existing users can be selected (no custom values).
• Select an author and save the page.
• The page author (username) will be updated accordingly.

Limitations / Notes

• Only admin users are allowed to change the author.
• Selection is restricted to existing users; custom author names are not accepted.
• The plugin does not modify core files, it only uses hooks.

Development

• Author: elig-45
• License: MIT

Contributing

Pull requests and suggestions are welcome. Please open an issue to discuss any major changes first.

Issues

Found a bug or have a question? Open an issue on the repository and include steps to reproduce when applicable.