MTDEV Humans TXT

by Marta Torre

Description

MTDEV Humans TXT lets you create and edit your site’s humans.txt file straight from the WordPress dashboard, without touching code or uploading files over FTP.

The file is served virtually at your site root (https://your-site.com/humans.txt) through rewrite rules, so it needs no write permissions and no physical file is created. It also adds the recommended tag to the <head>:

<link type="text/plain" rel="author" href="https://your-site.com/humans.txt" />

Features:

Content editor with a default template based on the standard (TEAM, THANKS, SITE).
Virtual /humans.txt served as text/plain.
Option to enable or disable the <head> link.
No physical files, multisite friendly.
Makes no external server calls.
Translation ready (text domain mtdev-humans-txt).

Learn more about the initiative: https://humanstxt.org

Development / source code: https://github.com/martatorredev/mtdev-humans-txt

Installation

Upload the mtdev-humans-txt folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory, or install it from the WordPress plugin directory.
Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu.
Go to Settings -> Humans.txt to edit the content.
Visit https://your-site.com/humans.txt to check the result.

Faq

Does it create a physical file on my server?

No. The content is stored in the database and served virtually at /humans.txt. This avoids permission issues and works on multisite.

The /humans.txt URL returns a 404

Go to Settings -> Permalinks and save the changes to regenerate the rewrite rules.

Can I disable the head link?

Yes, from Settings -> Humans.txt using the matching checkbox.

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Changelog

1.0.0

Initial release.