# Disable Author Archives

> Redirects author archive pages to the homepage. Good for single-author sites where the author archive duplicates the blog page.

- Type: PHP
- Runs: Run everywhere
- Category: [Archives](https://wpide.com/library/category/archive/)
- Tags: archive, author, seo
- Author: WPIDE Team
- Installs: 0
- Updated: 2026-10-28
- Page: https://wpide.com/library/disable-author-archives/

## Code

```php
add_action( 'template_redirect', function () {
    if ( is_author() ) {
        wp_safe_redirect( home_url( '/' ), 301 );
        exit;
    }
} );

add_filter( 'author_link', function () {
    return home_url( '/' );
} );

add_filter( 'wp_sitemaps_add_provider', function ( $provider, $name ) {
    return 'users' === $name ? false : $provider;
}, 10, 2 );
```

## How to use it

Install the free WPIDE plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpide/), find "Disable Author Archives" in its snippet library and add it in one click; or create a new PHP snippet in WPIDE (or any code snippets plugin) and paste the code above. More snippets: https://wpide.com/library/