Time for another WordPress Wednesday! Weekly tips for new and established self-hosted WordPress users, designed to help you get the most out of your site from Sarah, a WordPress website developer.
How to Change the Author of a Blog Post
If you write a blog with a team of people (or if you accept guest posts on your blog) then you might need to know how to change the author on a post that’s already been written. It’s a pretty simple thing to do, and a handy tip to keep in the back of your head – you never know when you might need it! :)
Generally with WordPress whoever creates the post first is named as the author. So if you start a draft post for someone else to finish off, it’ll be under your username, not theirs. If you want to change it, follow these steps! :)
There are two easy ways to change the author post. One is via the All Posts page and one is via the post itself.
if you’re in the post:
Click on Screen Options at the very top right of the screen, then check the box that says Author under Show on screen.
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Usually when you add a new box to the screen WordPress will shove it anywhere it finds a space, so scroll around a bit – ours turned up at the bottom under the content editor.
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Once you’ve picked the right author just save the post and you’re done!
If you’re on the All Posts page:
Hover over the post you want to change and click Quick Edit.
![How to Change the Author of a WordPress Post](http://www.bonjourblogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screen-Shot-2015-07-22-at-12.25.03.png)
Then select the author you want from the dropdown on the left, and click the Update button on the right. Simple! :)
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