=== Marketingbende Tiny Fix: Disable Author Archives ===
Contributors: marketingbende
Tags: authors, archives, seo
Requires at least: 5.0
Tested up to: 6.9
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 1.0.0
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Turns public author archive requests into 404 responses.

== Description ==

Marketingbende Tiny Fix: Disable Author Archives is a small, single-purpose WordPress plugin. Activate it and the fix is applied immediately.

* Disable Author Archives: Turns public author archive requests into 404 responses.

The free WordPress.org plugin is fully functional without a license key, account, payment, or external service.

== Optional Pro Add-on ==

An optional Pro add-on may be available separately outside WordPress.org for EUR 1 as a one-time lifetime unlock. It is not required for the free fix to work.

* Disable Author Archives: Standalone Pro package for Disable Author Archives: installs independently, includes the working fix, reports Pro status to the free plugin when present, and adds an admin control to pause the Pro fix without uninstalling.

Support, setup help, consulting, and custom compatibility work are not included.

== Installation ==

1. Upload this plugin folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory, or upload the ZIP through Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen.
3. Deactivate the plugin to revert its behavior.

== Risk Notes ==

* Disable Author Archives: Medium. Public author archive pages become unavailable.

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.0 =
* Initial generated version.
