[Resolved] Disabling linking to author's posts

[Tom]

If you add both, it will only read the latest instance of it (the second one).

[Alexander]

I would like that both are gone, the Author Link, and Post-Date, but that does not work for me.

[Tom]

This function should only show the author with no link – nothing else:

if ( ! function_exists( 'generate_posted_on' ) ) :
/**
 * Prints HTML with meta information for the current post-date/time and author.
 */
function generate_posted_on() {

	if ( 'post' !== get_post_type() )
		return;

	printf( __( '<span class="byline">%1$s</span>', 'generate' ),
		sprintf( '<span class="author vcard" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" itemscope="itemscope" itemprop="author">%1$s <span class="author-name" itemprop="name">%2$s</span></span>',
			__( 'by','generate'),
			esc_html( get_the_author() )
		)
	);
}
endif;

[Alexander]

Is there a way that I can remove both (Author Link & Post-Date) complete from Code?

[Tom]

The above code will remove the post date and the link to the author from the code.

The only thing it will display is the author name (no link).

[Dany]

Well guys, I don’t bother with adding any extra codes to anywhere.

I just simply find the lines in the theme codes which are pertinent to the date and author and I just remove them.
I’ve been doing this for a long time with many of many themes, works every time.

The only downside is that when the theme is updated sometimes you have to do it again – or just upload your edited code. (depends on the theme/update).
But since I am paranoid I keep many dated backups (even as plain files!) on my local machines anyway, so it’s not a problem.

[Tom]

That’s one way, Dany. The downside is as you said, having to re-do it every time.

The way I’ve outlined makes it so you only ever have to do it once 🙂

[Sucomi]

Hello Tom,

It’s worked for disabling link author. Thank you!

But i need another code disabling link for dates too. Please help.

[Tom]

To remove the link from dates, you would do this:

add_filter( 'generate_post_date_output','tu_remove_date_link', 10, 2 );
function tu_remove_date_link( $output, $time_string ) {
	printf( '<span class="posted-on">%s</span>',
		$time_string
	);
}

To remove the link from the author, you would do this:

add_filter( 'generate_post_author_output','tu_no_author_link' );
function tu_no_author_link() {
	printf( ' <span class="byline">%1$s</span>',
		sprintf( '<span class="author vcard" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" itemscope="itemscope" itemprop="author">%1$s <span class="fn n author-name" itemprop="name">%4$s</span></span>',
			__( 'by','generatepress'),
			esc_url( get_author_posts_url( get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) ) ),
			esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'View all posts by %s', 'generatepress' ), get_the_author() ) ),
			esc_html( get_the_author() )
		)
	);
}

[Sucomi]

Thank you so much!

[Tom]

You’re welcome 🙂

[Ericka]

Hi Tom! I use the following code through Code Snippet to remove the link from dates:

add_filter( ‘generate_post_date_output’,’tu_remove_date_link’, 10, 2 );
function tu_remove_date_link( $output, $time_string ) {
printf( ‘<span class=”posted-on”>%s</span>’,
$time_string
);
}

BUT it’s not working. Is it because I’m using another code so my post only show the las update? Or what im doing wrong?

[Tom]

Hi there,

Do you have any other functions using the generate_post_date_output filter?

[Ericka]

No, just the code to show the Last Update in my posts. Specifically this one:

if ( ! function_exists( ‘generate_posted_on’ ) ) :
/**
* Prints HTML with meta information for the current post-date/time and author.
*/
function generate_posted_on()
{
$date = apply_filters( ‘generate_post_date’, true );
$author = apply_filters( ‘generate_post_author’, true );
//if ( get_the_time( ‘U’ ) !== get_the_modified_time( ‘U’ ) )
$time_string .= ‘<time class=”updated” datetime=”%3$s” itemprop=”dateModified”>%4$s</time>’;
$time_string = sprintf( $time_string,
esc_attr( get_the_date( ‘c’ ) ),
esc_html( get_the_date() ),
esc_attr( get_the_modified_date( ‘c’ ) ),
esc_html( get_the_modified_date() )
);

// If our date is enabled, show it
if ( $date ) :
printf( ‘<span style=”float: left; margin-right: 3px;”>Actualizado:</span><span class=”posted-on”>%1$s</span>’,
sprintf( ‘%3$s‘,
esc_url( get_permalink() ),
esc_attr( get_the_time() ),
$time_string
)
);
endif;

// If our author is enabled, show it
if ( $author ) :
printf( ‘ <span class=”byline”>%1$s</span>’,
sprintf( ‘<span class=”author vcard” itemtype=”http://schema.org/Person&#8221; itemscope=”itemscope” itemprop=”author”>%1$s <span class=”author-name” itemprop=”name”>%4$s</span></span>’,
__( ‘by’,’generatepress’),
esc_url( get_author_posts_url( get_the_author_meta( ‘ID’ ) ) ),
esc_attr( sprintf( __( ‘View all posts by %s’, ‘generatepress’ ), get_the_author() ) ),
esc_html( get_the_author() )
)
);
endif;

}
endif;

[Tom]

That code is the issue. You can likely ditch it and do this: https://docs.generatepress.com/article/show-the-updated-post-date/

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