Title: Author still in Source Code
Last modified: February 1, 2023

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# Author still in Source Code

 *  Resolved [briannie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/briannie/)
 * (@briannie)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/author-still-in-source-code-2/)
 * If you use the well known hack ?author=1 you will get a 16 digit code. At that
   point go to the source code you will find the author’s name. It actually shows
   the nickname so a workaround would be to always use a nickname because if you
   don’t then the author name is shown. This image shows the issue. I’ve redacted
   the username. [https://prnt.sc/6xH5NJoGL07F](https://prnt.sc/6xH5NJoGL07F)
   Are
   you able to update the plug in to avoid this?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fauthor-still-in-source-code-2%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [Peter Raschendorfer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/petersplugins/)
 * (@petersplugins)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/author-still-in-source-code-2/#post-16463167)
 * Hi Briannie,
 * that is not correct. You are confusing two completely different things.
 * What you see in the source code is the “Display name publicly as” setting from
   the user profile. This is not the slug! You can change this setting your own.
   This should never be the same as the slug.
 * WordPress only allows you to select from a few given values that are automatically
   created. If you like take a look at another plugin from me [https://wordpress.org/plugins/smart-custom-display-name/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/smart-custom-display-name/).
 * I mark this as resolved.
 * Regards,
   Peter
    -  This reply was modified 3 years, 4 months ago by [Peter Raschendorfer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/petersplugins/).
      Reason: corrected typo

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 * Last activity: [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/author-still-in-source-code-2/#post-16463167)
 * Status: resolved