[Resolved] Change the author of a post

[Brian]

How do I change the author of a blog post? Here’s my example:
http://www.aplithelp.com/fail-pre-writing-strategy/

It was not written by me but by someone else. How do I give that person the proper attribute?

[Tom]

By default, you can enable the “Author” metabox by editing your post, and clicking the “Screen Options” tab at the top right.

Select the “Author” option, and it will reveal a metabox below that lets you choose from a list of authors.

If this isn’t quite right, try a quick Google for “wordpress author plugin” – there must be quite a few options out there.

Let me know if you have any questions 🙂

[Christine]

I would also like to change the authors of my posts, as we are a literary blog with many contributors. What’s the best way to do this in 2018?

Thanks!

[Tom]

Hi there,

The answer above should still be valid 🙂

[Christine]

I don’t see the metabox when I check “Author”

[Leo]

Hmm it should be there: http://www.screencast.com/t/LmeIOOS16Yn

[Cleo]

I’m having the same issue, unable to change the name of the author of a post.

In Screen Options, “Author” shows up as an option and is checked. However, the option to change Author doesn’t appear in the Quick Edit view – everything else does (Title, Slug, Date, Password, Categories, Tags, Allow comments, Allow pings and Status)

In the full Post editor under the Document tab, I have: Status & Visibility, Permalink, Categories, Tags, Featured image, Excerpt, Discussion, and Layout. None of these items have “Author” in them.

I am using Premium with only the following plugins: GP Premium, Simple CSS

[Cleo]

I figured it out. This is a test environment and I had only one User: Me. I guess with one user, changing an Author isn’t an option. When I added a test User, the Author field appeared in a drop-down with both users available.

[David]

Hi there,

thats correct – glad you found the solution 🙂

[Author]

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