{"id":8483,"date":"2023-03-13T23:25:05","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T23:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/?p=8483"},"modified":"2023-03-13T23:25:05","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T23:25:05","slug":"unveiling-the-secret-hack-to-eliminate-the-author-from-your-wordpress-posts-like-a-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-secret-hack-to-eliminate-the-author-from-your-wordpress-posts-like-a-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Unveiling the Secret Hack to Eliminate the Author from Your WordPress Posts Like a Pro!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_49 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-67876fa1adf0e\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-67876fa1adf0e\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-secret-hack-to-eliminate-the-author-from-your-wordpress-posts-like-a-pro\/#Perplexing_Ways_to_Remove_Author_Name_from_WordPress_Posts\" title=\"Perplexing Ways to Remove Author Name from WordPress Posts\">Perplexing Ways to Remove Author Name from WordPress Posts<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-secret-hack-to-eliminate-the-author-from-your-wordpress-posts-like-a-pro\/#1_Theme_Template_Edit\" title=\"1. Theme Template Edit\">1. Theme Template Edit<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-secret-hack-to-eliminate-the-author-from-your-wordpress-posts-like-a-pro\/#Step_1_Creating_a_Child_Theme\" title=\"Step 1: Creating a Child Theme\">Step 1: Creating a Child Theme<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-secret-hack-to-eliminate-the-author-from-your-wordpress-posts-like-a-pro\/#Step_2_Locating_the_Theme%E2%80%99s_Files\" title=\"Step 2: Locating the Theme&#8217;s Files\">Step 2: Locating the Theme&#8217;s Files<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-secret-hack-to-eliminate-the-author-from-your-wordpress-posts-like-a-pro\/#Step_3_Editing_the_file\" title=\"Step 3: Editing the file\">Step 3: Editing the file<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-secret-hack-to-eliminate-the-author-from-your-wordpress-posts-like-a-pro\/#2_Plugin_Use\" title=\"2. Plugin Use\">2. Plugin Use<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-secret-hack-to-eliminate-the-author-from-your-wordpress-posts-like-a-pro\/#Step_1_Plugin_Installation\" title=\"Step 1: Plugin Installation\">Step 1: Plugin Installation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-secret-hack-to-eliminate-the-author-from-your-wordpress-posts-like-a-pro\/#Step_2_Plugin_Configuration\" title=\"Step 2: Plugin Configuration\">Step 2: Plugin Configuration<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-secret-hack-to-eliminate-the-author-from-your-wordpress-posts-like-a-pro\/#3_CSS_Method\" title=\"3. CSS Method\">3. CSS Method<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-secret-hack-to-eliminate-the-author-from-your-wordpress-posts-like-a-pro\/#Step_1_Identify_the_Author_Element\" title=\"Step 1: Identify the Author Element\">Step 1: Identify the Author Element<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-secret-hack-to-eliminate-the-author-from-your-wordpress-posts-like-a-pro\/#Step_2_Add_Custom_CSS\" title=\"Step 2: Add Custom CSS\">Step 2: Add Custom CSS<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-secret-hack-to-eliminate-the-author-from-your-wordpress-posts-like-a-pro\/#4_Plugin_for_Name_Change\" title=\"4. Plugin for Name Change\">4. Plugin for Name Change<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-secret-hack-to-eliminate-the-author-from-your-wordpress-posts-like-a-pro\/#Step_1_Plugin_Installation-2\" title=\"Step 1: Plugin Installation\">Step 1: Plugin Installation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-secret-hack-to-eliminate-the-author-from-your-wordpress-posts-like-a-pro\/#Step_2_Update_the_User_Profile\" title=\"Step 2: Update the User Profile\">Step 2: Update the User Profile<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-secret-hack-to-eliminate-the-author-from-your-wordpress-posts-like-a-pro\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Perplexing_Ways_to_Remove_Author_Name_from_WordPress_Posts\"><\/span>Perplexing Ways to Remove Author Name from WordPress Posts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>For a multi-author WordPress blog, you may sometimes encounter the need to take out the author&#8217;s identity from a post. This might be due to a departing author or simply a change of display name. Here are different ways to remove the author from WordPress posts:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Theme_Template_Edit\"><\/span>1. Theme Template Edit<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The easiest way to remove the author from a post is accessing your WordPress theme&#8217;s template files to add some code to them.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_Creating_a_Child_Theme\"><\/span>Step 1: Creating a Child Theme<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Before commencing any changes, it&#8217;s advisable to create a child theme to protect your site from breaking during theme upgrades. Create a folder and a style.css file within it. Insert the code below into the file:<\/p>\n<p><code><br \/>\n\/* Theme Name: My Child Theme Template: template-folder-name *\/<br \/>\n<\/code><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_Locating_the_Theme%E2%80%99s_Files\"><\/span>Step 2: Locating the Theme&#8217;s Files<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Depending on your WordPress theme, your template files can be located in wp-content\/themes\/theme-name\/ folder, with the single.php file being the primary one for displaying posts. If you&#8217;re unsure of which file to edit, look for one containing &#8220;single&#8221; in its name.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_3_Editing_the_file\"><\/span>Step 3: Editing the file<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>To remove the author, add the code below at the end of the template file, then save and reload the post page:<\/p>\n<p><code><br \/>\n<?php\n\/\/ Removes the author from the post meta\nremove_action('genesis_entry_header', 'genesis_post_info', 12);\n?><br \/>\n<\/code><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Plugin_Use\"><\/span>2. Plugin Use<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One can use a WordPress plugin if unfamiliar with template files editing. The Remove Author Archive plugin is an excellent option.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_Plugin_Installation\"><\/span>Step 1: Plugin Installation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Installing and activating the plugin is the first step, followed by configuring it to remove the author from your posts:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_Plugin_Configuration\"><\/span>Step 2: Plugin Configuration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Select the correct post type to remove the author, choose to remove the author from display under options, save changes, and access your post pages.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_CSS_Method\"><\/span>3. CSS Method<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For CSS-savvy individuals, applying a custom CSS code to their WordPress website is one of the ways to remove the author&#8217;s name.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_Identify_the_Author_Element\"><\/span>Step 1: Identify the Author Element<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Use the developer&#8217;s tools to identify the author element&#8217;s class or ID that usually appears in the byline or post meta area of your post.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_Add_Custom_CSS\"><\/span>Step 2: Add Custom CSS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Insert the following code below in the Additional CSS feature, replacing the author class with the identified class or ID:<\/p>\n<p><code><br \/>\n.author {<br \/>\n    display:none;<br \/>\n}<br \/>\n<\/code><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Plugin_for_Name_Change\"><\/span>4. Plugin for Name Change<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In case you want to remove the author name but still preserve credit awareness, the Nickname field for Users plugin can change the displayed name.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_Plugin_Installation-2\"><\/span>Step 1: Plugin Installation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Install and activate the Nickname field for Users plugin.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_Update_the_User_Profile\"><\/span>Step 2: Update the User Profile<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Select the relevant author from &#8216;All Users,&#8217; locate the nickname tab, and input the name to display in the post.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The article above has detailed different methods of removing the author&#8217;s name from WordPress posts. 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