{"id":12187,"date":"2021-05-07T09:26:18","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T06:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/?p=12187"},"modified":"2021-06-11T12:53:54","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T09:53:54","slug":"changing-the-author-of-a-wordpress-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/en\/changing-the-author-of-a-wordpress-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing the Author of a WordPress Post"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once you\u2019ve built up a reasonably good amount of content on your website, one of the hurdles you might face is having to change the author\u2019s name on any number of your WordPress posts.<\/p>\n

The obvious but roundabout way is to copy the content of the post in question and repost it with a new account. As a WordPress agency for development, it\u2019s our prerogative and our responsibility to show you a quicker, no-sweat way<\/strong> to do the same thing.<\/p>\n

Preparing the Site for the Author Change<\/h2>\n

Skip ahead to the instructions if all you need is to change another user\u2019s name to your own on a post.<\/p>\n

However, if you need to change the author to another user on a WordPress post, you\u2019ll need to first ensure you\u2019ve created the user<\/strong> on your website. Once the user is added, you can click on \u2018Users\u2019 in the menu after logging in as administrator on your WordPress.<\/p>\n

With that in place, you\u2019re ready to pick a different author for your WordPress post(s). There are two ways to do this:<\/p>\n

For A Single Post<\/h3>\n

For this, open the page or the post you need. In the edit screen for the post, do ensure that, in the sidebar to the right, \u2018Post\u2019 is selected. Then, under \u2018Status and Visibility\u2019, find the \u2018Author\u2019 option. Here, all the available authors will be listed in a dropdown menu<\/strong>, and you can pick the name you wish.<\/p>\n

Once the name is finalized, \u2018Save Draft\u2019 or \u2018Update\u2019 would save the changes you\u2019ve made.<\/p>\n

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For Multiple Posts<\/h3>\n

Now, while this previous method is simple and easy, using it to change the author name on multiple posts can quickly get tedious. So, of course, there\u2019s a quicker way to handle multiple posts that need a new author.<\/p>\n

Find the \u2018Posts\u2019 item from the WordPress administrator menu (where we saw \u2018Users\u2019 earlier) and click on it to view a list of all your posts, which defaults to 20 posts at a time. To show more posts on each page, click on the \u2018Screen Options\u2019 setting and change the number.<\/p>\n

Once a satisfactory number of posts are visible, select the posts you need and in the \u2018Bulk Actions\u2019 menu, pick \u2018Edit\u2019 from the dropdown and click \u2018Apply\u2019. This will show you \u2018Bulk Edit\u2019, and you can change the author name here by picking from the \u2018Author\u2019 dropdown<\/strong>. Click \u2018Update\u2019, and everything will be sorted \u2013 author name changed on multiple posts without any need to edit them one by one!<\/p>\n

Optimizing Author Bios<\/h2>\n

With all of that out of the way, you might want to also update and optimize the author profile. It usually resides at the bottom of a post and includes a short bio, a few of your links, and plugins, even social media. The bio lets your posts benefit from the author\u2019s credibility, and visitors get to connect more<\/strong> with you and your team of contributors.<\/p>\n

To create a great bio, pick from any of the highly-rated Author Bio\/Box plugins on the WordPress Plugin Directory such as \u2018Simple Author Box\u2019, install, activate, and use the advanced features offered by these plugins.<\/p>\n

With that out of the way, you have now learned how to change the author name on any number of your WordPress posts, quick and without hassle, and to update the author bio for better engagement. Of course, if you have enlisted the services of a WordPress agency for development<\/a>, they can take care of all the WordPress essentials, including the author box.<\/p>\n

That\u2019ll be all this time from us at Vipe Studio, so we\u2019ll be back next time with more tips and tutorials for you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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