Title: Simple Author Highlighter
Author: jimaek
Published: <strong>June 10, 2010</strong>
Last modified: March 30, 2011

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It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Simple Author Highlighter

 By [jimaek](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jimaek/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/simple-author-highlighter.0.6.5.zip)

 * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-author-highlighter/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-author-highlighter/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-author-highlighter/#installation)
 * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-author-highlighter/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-author-highlighter/)

## Description

Simple Author Highlighter is a simple WordPress plug-in that can customize the color
of the author’s comments or any selected users (for example the admins). The installation
process is extremely simple and accessible and after install, Simple Author Highlighter
can be found in the “Plugins” menu in WordPress.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * screenshot-1.jpg
 * [[
 * screenshot-2.jpg

## Installation

Installation & Usage

 1. Download and unzip the folder
 2. Upload the folder to /wp-content/plugins/
 3. Go to the Plugins page and activate the plugin.
 4. In the “Settings” menu find the “Simple Author Settings”

## FAQ

  Is it working with WordPress 3?

Yes

  Can i select multiple users in Global Highlighting?

Yes, you can use comma to delimit multiple users. For example:
 dimitris,nikos,stratos

## Reviews

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

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SUPER!!!

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## Contributors & Developers

“Simple Author Highlighter” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ jimaek ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jimaek/)

[Translate “Simple Author Highlighter” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/simple-author-highlighter)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-author-highlighter/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/simple-author-highlighter/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/simple-author-highlighter/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/simple-author-highlighter/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 0.6.5

 * Official WordPress 3.1 support
 * Redesigned settings menu.

#### 0.6

 * New feature: Ability to select multiple users in Global Highlighting

#### 0.5

 * Bug fixing (Thanks to Aaqil for reporting it)

#### 0.4

 * Added unistall hook

#### 0.3

 * Added feature to globally highlight a user
 * Changed menu title

#### 0.2

 * Fixed some bugs
 * Added option to change the text color of author’s comments

#### 0.1

 * First release

## Meta

 *  Version **0.6.5**
 *  Last updated **15 years ago**
 *  Active installations **70+**
 *  WordPress version ** 2.8.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **3.1.4**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-author-highlighter/)
 * Tags
 * [admin](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin/)[author](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/author/)
   [comment](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/comment/)[comments](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/comments/)
   [Highlight](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/highlight/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-author-highlighter/advanced/)

## Ratings

 5 out of 5 stars.

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## Contributors

 *   [ jimaek ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jimaek/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-author-highlighter/)

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