Title: Remove post author
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Remove post author

 *  [jillacox](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jillacox/)
 * (@jillacox)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-post-author/)
 * Still love this theme, just working on a few minor changes.
 * Below the post title there’s a line that says “By Author’s Name on June 9th, 
   x comments.”
 * How can I delete the “By Author’s Name” portion of that line. It’s a bit redundant
   for my blog. I tried to play around on my own but no luck.
 * Thanks.

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 *  [David A. Kennedy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidakennedy/)
 * (@davidakennedy)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-post-author/#post-3824659)
 * Hi jillacox,
 * This may not get this in all places in your theme, but I think it will after 
   a quick glance at your theme files.
 * Open the file called `content.php` in your theme folder.
    Find the line with 
   this: `<?php printf( __( 'by', 'ilisa' )); ?> <?php the_author(); ?>` and delete
   that. Next to it, you’ll see a line with this: `<?php printf( __( 'on', 'ilisa'));?
   >` Change it to: `<?php printf( __( 'Posted on', 'ilisa' )); ?>`
 * That should take away your byline, and make it say “Posted on [date here].
 * It’s a good idea to make sure your theme files are backed up before editing. 
   Also, edit them using a text editor, not in the Theme Editor within WordPress.
   That way, if you have issues, you can always go back to the previous version.
   🙂
 * Let me know if you have questions!
 *  Thread Starter [jillacox](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jillacox/)
 * (@jillacox)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-post-author/#post-3824677)
 * Hi David,
 * Thank you. That worked!
 * Ideally I’d like for that top line to just be the date. Can you tell me how to
   move the comments to the bottom of the post? Above the line for categories, if
   possible.
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-post-author/#post-3824678)
 * This kind of modification should be done in a Child Theme – so that your changes
   are not lost when the theme is updated…
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes)
 *  [David A. Kennedy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidakennedy/)
 * (@davidakennedy)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-post-author/#post-3824680)
 * Yogi is right. Child themes are they way to go here because if your parent theme
   gets updated, you won’t lose these changes. If you want to go that route:
    1. Make the style.css file (as outlined in the link above) in a folder called ilisa-
       child-theme.
    2. Copy your `content.php` file (the one with the changes you made) and place it
       in that folder.
    3. Upload that folder to your themes directory.
    4. You should now see it in your Themes menu in the WordPress Admin.
    5. Activate it, and you should be good.
 * If you want to make changes where just your date shows, you should be able to
   just delete the line: `<?php printf( __( 'Posted on', 'ilisa' )); ?>`
 * From what I remember from the theme files, that should work. Remember to back
   up your files! 🙂

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