Title: Guest authors function doesn´t work
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Guest authors function doesn´t work

 *  Resolved [Dennis16](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dennis16/)
 * (@dennis16)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/guest-authors-function-doesnt-work/)
 * Hi,
 * I set a guest author and I can see her at the backend in the post, but nothing
   appears in the post.
 * Can it be, that this is not working yet with WP 3.8?
 * When will the plugin be tested on 3.8?
 * Thanks
    Dennis
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/co-authors-plus/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/co-authors-plus/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Daniel Bachhuber](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielbachhuber/)
 * (@danielbachhuber)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/guest-authors-function-doesnt-work/#post-4490033)
 * Hi Dennis,
 * To confirm, you’ve implemented the [template tags in your theme](http://vip.wordpress.com/documentation/incorporate-co-authors-plus-template-tags-into-your-theme/)?
   They’re required for guest authors to appear.
 *  Thread Starter [Dennis16](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dennis16/)
 * (@dennis16)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/guest-authors-function-doesnt-work/#post-4490035)
 * What? no, sorry. I have no idea about programming. thats why I use plugins, I
   ´d never touch the theme files.
 * How can I do that in a way, that I don´t risk to damage anything with my page?
 *  Plugin Contributor [Daniel Bachhuber](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielbachhuber/)
 * (@danielbachhuber)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/guest-authors-function-doesnt-work/#post-4490037)
 * Theme modification is outside the scope of the support provided in this forum.
   Some theme modification is required for Co-Authors Plus to work properly. I’d
   recommend hiring a developer if this is outside your skillset.

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 * Last reply from: [Daniel Bachhuber](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielbachhuber/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/guest-authors-function-doesnt-work/#post-4490037)
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