Title: Admin not “Post Author”
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Admin not “Post Author”

 *  [flick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mosey/)
 * (@mosey)
 * [19 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-not-post-author/)
 * I found I had this problem just now… where in the dropdown ‘author’ selection,‘
   admin’ could not be found. The other users are ones with administrator status.
 * I have managed to resolve this by editing the table in question as suggested 
   by this bug report: [](http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/2818)
 * Hope it helps others 🙂

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 *  [Bobcat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bobcat/)
 * (@bobcat)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-not-post-author/#post-529134)
 * A workaround is to create a second Administrator account, then use that account
   to change ‘admin’ to an Editor, save the changes, then back to Administrator,
   and save the changes again. That should cause admin to appear in the dropdown
   list.
 * Also see [http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/2818](http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/2818)
 *  [thrustwyn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thrustwyn/)
 * (@thrustwyn)
 * [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-not-post-author/#post-529149)
 * I had the exact same problem, but Bobcat’s workaround is an excellent one – fast,
   easy, and works. Great suggestion, Bobcat!
 *  [ulisse1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ulisse1/)
 * (@ulisse1)
 * [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-not-post-author/#post-529186)
 * bobcat i love you
 *  [gilliancs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gilliancs/)
 * (@gilliancs)
 * [18 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-not-post-author/#post-529193)
 * The bug is marked ‘worksforme’ but sadly it doesn’t work for at least some of
   us.
 * Still, at least there is a work round. I have five blogs and growing, so what
   would be a small change in a single bog becomes quite a bore with several. However,
   witout the altruistic people responding to queries in the forums we would be 
   completely sunk! Thank you.

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