How do I add "by" the before author's name in the meta?

Hi there,

Are you currently using a PHP snippet for the post meta?

If so I'd highly recommend using the block element post meta feature introduced in GPP 2.0:
https://docs.generatepress.com/article/block-element-post-meta-template/

Then you can use the before text option:
https://docs.generatepress.com/article/dynamic-data/#list-of-terms

I have done, but how do I give them an italic effect. I am not able to see the option for italic

Hi there,

There's no option for making it italic if you use the "before text" on the dynamic headline block because there's no element string separation between "by" and the dynamic author name value.

If you need to have it in italic, you'll have to remove the before text on the dynamic headline block and add it in through other means like custom CSS.

Example:

.gb-headline.gb-headline-3fb4928a.gb-headline-text:before {
    content: "By ";
    font-style: italic;
}