{"id":25964,"date":"2021-06-21T17:00:14","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T15:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/?p=25964"},"modified":"2024-02-01T11:21:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T10:21:36","slug":"how-to-change-author-of-wordpress-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-change-author-of-wordpress-post\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change the Author of a WordPress Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Want to learn how to change author in WordPress posts? When it comes to authorship and WordPress posts, nothing is set in stone. Want to have more than one author on a blog? Not a problem \u2013 here are some <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/managing-multi-author-wordpress\/\">WordPress multi-author plugins<\/a> to help out with that. Do you need to give multiple authors a byline on a single post? Again, no worries \u2013 you can easily publish <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-publish-wordpress-posts-with-multiple-authors\/\">posts with multiple authors<\/a>. You can even <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/hide-author-wordpress\/\">hide the name of the author<\/a> if you ever come across a need to do it.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]That\u2019s not even the full list of things you can do with the author in WordPress, but today you&#8217;re here to discover how to change the name of the author in your posts. There are a couple of things you can do when it comes to replacing the author\u2019s name, and we\u2019ll cover them in this article. [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]You\u2019ll read about:<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;22px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#why-change-the-author-of-a-post\">Why Change the Author of a Post?<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#make-sure-you-have-another-author\">Make Sure You Have Another Author<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#how-to-change-the-author-of-a-single-post\">How to Change the Author of a Single Post<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#how-to-change-the-author-of-multiple-posts\">How to Change the Author of Multiple Posts<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;blog-magazine-banner&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"why-change-the-author-of-a-post\"><\/a>Why Change the Author of a Post?<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;21px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder    \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Why-Change-the-Author-of-a-Post.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Why Change the Author of a Post\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Why-Change-the-Author-of-a-Post.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Why-Change-the-Author-of-a-Post-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Why-Change-the-Author-of-a-Post-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Why-Change-the-Author-of-a-Post-620x354.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]So the author has the power to create and edit the posts \u2013 only their own \u2013 and publish them. <strong>Sometimes, however, you might want to publish one author\u2019s work under another author\u2019s name.<\/strong> This is often the case when working with ghostwriters \u2013 people who create content for others to publish under a different name. They can be given an admin role so that they can post their work and assign the byline to whomever they\u2019re writing for.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Then again, there are tons of different situations in running a blog that might warrant a change of author.<\/strong> For example, significant updates to old content might change it so much that it makes sense for another person to take authorship of it. It\u2019s also possible that, if multiple people work on a single piece of content, the authorship be assigned to the blog itself, or the publication. <strong>So people will change authorship for various reasons &#8211; some of them good, others not as much.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"make-sure-you-have-another-author\"><\/a>Make Sure You Have Another Author<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Before you decide to change the author in your blog posts, <strong>you first need to make sure you have an author to change to<\/strong>. If you don\u2019t, the option to change the author of a single post won\u2019t even appear. So head over to <em><strong>Users &gt; Add New<\/strong><\/em>, fill out the details for the new author, and select their role.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Add-New-User.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Add New User\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Add-New-User.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Add-New-User-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Add-New-User-768x567.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Add-New-User-620x457.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]After clicking the Add New User button, you\u2019ll see the new author if you go to <em><strong>Users &gt; All Users<\/strong><\/em>, and you\u2019ll be able to assign the existing articles to them \u2013 <strong>as long as you\u2019re the admin or the editor<\/strong>. So let\u2019s see how you can do that.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"how-to-change-the-author-of-a-single-post\"><\/a>How to Change the Author of a Single Post<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Now that you have multiple people who can author posts, you can change the byline for your posts. To do so, navigate over to <em><strong>Posts &gt; All Posts<\/strong><\/em>. Once there, choose the post you want to change the author to. When in the post, navigate to post settings \u2013 <strong>they\u2019ll be on the right-hand side<\/strong> \u2013 and under<em><strong> Post &gt; Status &amp; Visibility<\/strong><\/em>, find the Author option.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Post-Author-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Post Author\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Post-Author-1.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Post-Author-1-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Post-Author-1-768x349.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Post-Author-1-620x282.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Simply change the author to the one you want to be displayed, and they will appear instead of the author you replaced.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Author-Preview.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Author Preview\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Author-Preview.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Author-Preview-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Author-Preview-768x361.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Author-Preview-620x291.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;78px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"how-to-change-the-author-of-multiple-posts\"><\/a>How to Change the Author of Multiple Posts<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Changing the author of one post is easy, but what happens when you want to change the authors to multiple posts? Are you stuck with going post to post and change the author manually, or is there a better way to do it?<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Of course, there\u2019s a better way. Luckily for us, <strong>WordPress allows us to perform actions in bulk, so we\u2019re capable of changing a whole lot of posts or pages at once<\/strong>, without having to access or edit them individually. So let\u2019s see our post list, <em><strong>Posts &gt; All Posts<\/strong><\/em>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/All-Posts.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"All Posts\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/All-Posts.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/All-Posts-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/All-Posts-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/All-Posts-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Let\u2019s say we want to change all the existing authors to a new one we\u2019ve just added. The first thing we need to do is select the posts we want to change, and then <strong>choose Edit from the Bulk Actions dropdown menu.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Bulk-Edit-Posts.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bulk Edit Posts\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Bulk-Edit-Posts.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Bulk-Edit-Posts-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Bulk-Edit-Posts-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Bulk-Edit-Posts-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]After clicking the \u201cApply\u201d button next to the Bulk Action dropdown, you\u2019ll bring up a menu where you can do a whole lot of interesting things, including choose the posts you want to edit, choose specific categories or tags, and edit one of a couple of options \u2013 <strong>the status and format of the posts, as well as turn on or off pings, sticky posts, and commenting.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Bulk-Edit-Options.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bulk Edit Options\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Bulk-Edit-Options.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Bulk-Edit-Options-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Bulk-Edit-Options-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Bulk-Edit-Options-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>The option that\u2019s the most interesting to us is the Author option.<\/strong> Clicking on it, you\u2019ll bring up a menu that will let you choose which author you want to assign the selected posts to.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Bulk-Edit-Author.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bulk Edit Author\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Bulk-Edit-Author.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Bulk-Edit-Author-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Bulk-Edit-Author-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Bulk-Edit-Author-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Choose the author you want to \u2013 we\u2019ve chosen the author that didn\u2019t have any posts previously \u2013 and simply click update. <strong>With that, you\u2019ll see that the authors of all the selected posts have changed to your new pick.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/New-Author.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"New Author\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/New-Author.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/New-Author-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/New-Author-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/New-Author-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]You can just as easily change to another author, or even select a couple of posts to change.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Author-Change.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Author Change\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Author-Change.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Author-Change-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Author-Change-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Author-Change-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;78px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\">Let\u2019s Wrap It Up!<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]One of the best things about WordPress is just how easy it makes doing some basic things, especially if those things have anything to do with blogging. It was built for blogging, after all, and it shows from the way you can change the author with a single dropdown menu and a click. And today you learned how to change author in WordPress, which definitely gives you more flexibility.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]That being said, you should keep in mind that authorship isn\u2019t something to play around with. It\u2019s not nice to take credits for other people\u2019s work unless that was the initial agreement and all parties were up for it when they were making it. So while the system gives you, the admin, the ability to change the authors of posts whenever you want, it might be best to first make sure you have a valid reason.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you need to change the author of a post on your WordPress website? 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