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clarkwinkelmann/flarum-ext-author-change
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Let mods update the author and date of discussions and posts

1.0.3(3y ago)129.4k↓38.5%1[3 PRs](https://github.com/clarkwinkelmann/flarum-ext-author-change/pulls)1MITTypeScript

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Author Change
=============

[](#author-change)

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Let mods update the author and date of discussions and posts.

The author edit button is added underneath the title/tag edit button for discussions and under the content edit button for posts.

#### Author edit

[](#author-edit)

Users with "Update author" permission must also have the "View user list" permission to be able to search for users.

#### Date edit

[](#date-edit)

The field uses the native [datetime-local](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/datetime-local) picker in browsers that support it (at the time of writing, Chrome/Edge/Opera). The field format in supported browsers will match your browser/operating system language and country setting.

**The time in the modal is UTC.**

#### Other

[](#other)

The first post of a discussion and the discussion itself are not automatically synced. You will probably want to edit the data in both places.

> This extension was written live on YouTube. Watch the video on the Clark writes code channel: [Author part](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v89ro_sO0nU), [Date part](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc-itrO-nug). Support me on [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/clark_writes_code)!

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require clarkwinkelmann/flarum-ext-author-change

```

Support
-------

[](#support)

This extension is under **active maintenance**.

Bugfixes and compatibility updates will be published for free as time allows.

You can [contact me](https://clarkwinkelmann.com/flarum) to sponsor additional features.

Support is offered on a "best effort" basis through the Flarum community thread.

Links
-----

[](#links)

- [GitHub](https://github.com/clarkwinkelmann/flarum-ext-author-change)
- [Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/clarkwinkelmann/flarum-ext-author-change)
- [Discuss](https://discuss.flarum.org/d/21731)

###  Health Score

36

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LowBetter than 82% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity30

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity66

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~87 days

Recently: every ~155 days

Total

14

Last Release

1267d ago

Major Versions

0.2.3 → 1.0.02021-05-28

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0538135c1debcef5602dce7ece027909cc832b7a6284ab9189a19aa8de98d60d?d=identicon)[clarkwinkelmann](/maintainers/clarkwinkelmann)

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Top Contributors

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