{"id":159,"date":"2020-06-10T08:05:12","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T08:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywp.site\/template\/?p=159"},"modified":"2024-07-05T19:08:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T09:08:08","slug":"post-authors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/post-authors\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Change Post Authors In WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-To-Change-Post-Authors-In-WordPress\"><\/span>How To Change Post Authors In WordPress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Tutorial Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/post-authors\/#How-To-Change-Post-Authors-In-WordPress\" >How To Change Post Authors In WordPress<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/post-authors\/#Why-Change-Post-Authors\" >Why Change Post Authors?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/post-authors\/#How-Posts-Are-Assigned-To-Users\" >How Posts Are Assigned To Users<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/post-authors\/#Changing-Post-Authors-In-WordPress-%E2%80%93-Different-Methods\" >Changing Post Authors In WordPress &#8211; Different Methods<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/post-authors\/#How-To-Keep-The-Same-Post-Author-But-Change-The-%E2%80%98Published-By-Display-Name\" >How To Keep The Same Post Author But Change The &#8216;Published By&#8217; Display Name<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/post-authors\/#How-To-Change-Authorship-Of-Single-Posts-Using-The-Post-Editor-Screen\" >How To Change Authorship Of Single Posts Using The Post Editor Screen<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/post-authors\/#How-To-Make-Bulk-Changes-To-Post-Authors\" >How To Make Bulk Changes To Post Authors<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/post-authors\/#How-To-Change-Authors-On-Single-Posts-In-WordPress\" >How To Change Authors On Single Posts In WordPress<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/post-authors\/#How-To-Assign-Posts-To-Another-User-When-Importing-Content-From-An-XML-File\" >How To Assign Posts To Another User When Importing Content From An XML File<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/post-authors\/#How-To-Assign-Posts-From-A-Deleted-User-To-Another-User\" >How To Assign Posts From A Deleted User To Another User<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/post-authors\/#WordPress-Post-Authoring-%E2%80%93-FAQs\" >WordPress Post Authoring &#8211; FAQs<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/post-authors\/#How-can-I-change-the-author-of-a-post-in-WordPress\" >How can I change the author of a post in WordPress?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/post-authors\/#Can-I-have-multiple-authors-for-a-single-post-in-WordPress\" >Can I have multiple authors for a single post in WordPress?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/post-authors\/#Are-there-any-WordPress-plugins-for-collaborative-content-creation\" >Are there any WordPress plugins for collaborative content creation?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/post-authors\/#How-can-I-merge-posts-from-different-authors-into-a-single-author-in-WordPress\" >How can I merge posts from different authors into a single author in WordPress?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/post-authors\/#What-are-some-essential-WordPress-plugins-for-content-creation-and-collaboration\" >What are some essential WordPress plugins for content creation and collaboration?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-000.jpg\" alt=\"Post Author\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" \/>In this tutorial, you will learn:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why change post authors<\/li>\n<li>How WordPress assigns posts to authors<\/li>\n<li>How to change post authorship<\/li>\n<li>Other methods for reassigning posts to other authors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why-Change-Post-Authors\"><\/span>Why Change Post Authors?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">While managing your website or blog, there may be instances where you may need to reassign one or more posts to different authors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">The name associated with published posts changes. This commonly happens where the assigned author&#8217;s name is something like <em>admin<\/em>, <em>guest author<\/em>, <em>editor<\/em>, etc.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Your business employs content writers to publish posts and reply to users&#8217; comments on behalf of your company or department. A staff writer leaves and is no longer available to reply to comments, etc. so you decide to reassign their posts to another team member or staff writer.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">You import posts written by ghostwriters, freelancers, or outsourced article writers into your site to be published under your name or another user&#8217;s name.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">You remove or delete an author from your site and need to transfer their content and its authorship to another user.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Whatever your reasons are for reassigning posts on your site from one author to another, the tutorial below will show you how to easily do this.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-Posts-Are-Assigned-To-Users\"><\/span>How Posts Are Assigned To Users<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">WordPress comes with a number of default <a href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/users\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>user roles<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0Some user roles do not have the capabilities of authoring posts on your site.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-036.png\" alt=\"WordPress User Roles\" width=\"1000\" height=\"260\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some user roles cannot author posts on your site.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">For a user to be able to create and publish their own posts, the minimum user level they should be given is the role of <em>Author<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">You can add new authors to WordPress in the <em>Users<\/em> screen (<strong>Users &gt; Add New<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-002.png\" alt=\"WordPress Users\u00a0 screen - List of users assigned the role of Author\" width=\"1000\" height=\"789\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">WordPress Users screen &#8211; List of users assigned the role of Author<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">To learn more about user roles and capabilities, see this tutorial: <a href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/users\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How To Manage WordPress Users<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">When a user with post creating and publishing capabilities logs into your WordPress site and creates a new post, they are automatically assigned the authorship of that post.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-003.png\" alt=\"Post Author\" width=\"1000\" height=\"810\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">WordPress normally assigns authorship of a post to the user that created it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">If you need help creating posts in WordPress, see this tutorial: <a href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/create-wordpress-post-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How To Create A Post In WordPress<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Changing-Post-Authors-In-WordPress-%E2%80%93-Different-Methods\"><\/span>Changing Post Authors In WordPress &#8211; Different Methods<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">As explained earlier, there may be reasons for reassigning a post created by one user to another author.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">In this section,\u00a0you will learn how to change post authors in WordPress using the following methods:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Keep the same post author but change the &#8216;published by&#8217; display name.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Change authorship of single posts using the Post Editor screen.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Change authorship of single posts using the Quick Edit feature.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Change authorship of multiple posts using the Bulk Editor feature.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Assign posts to authors when importing content.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Transfer posts from deleted users to another author.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Let&#8217;s go through each of these methods.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-To-Keep-The-Same-Post-Author-But-Change-The-%E2%80%98Published-By-Display-Name\"><\/span>How To Keep The Same Post Author But Change The &#8216;Published By&#8217; Display Name<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>Note: this method will change the author&#8217;s name displayed on all your posts.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Let&#8217;s say that you&#8217;ve authored several posts on your site and decide to change the name displayed on your site for your user account. You may want to do this because:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">You were initially set up with a display name like <em>admin<\/em> or <em>editor<\/em>, and you want your published posts to display your real name.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">You want to publish posts under an alias (i.e. a pen name).<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">You decide to change your display name.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">So, for example, let&#8217;s say that all your published posts look like the screenshot below, where the author is assigned as <em>admin<\/em>&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-004.png\" alt=\"WordPress Table of Posts - Post Author column highlighted\" width=\"1000\" height=\"790\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">WordPress Table of Posts &#8211; Post Author<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Now, let&#8217;s say that you would like to change your post author name to reflect your position or job title, e.g. <em>Business Editor<\/em>&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-005.png\" alt=\"WordPress Table of Posts - Post Author column highlighted\" width=\"1000\" height=\"790\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maybe you want all posts to be published under your job title.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Or maybe you just want all published posts to display under your real name or an alias, like this&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-006.png\" alt=\"WordPress Table of Posts - Post Author column highlighted\" width=\"1000\" height=\"790\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Or maybe you want to change all of your posts to your real name or an alias.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">To change how the author name displays on all the posts you have authored, all you have to do is change your <em>nickname<\/em> (your public display name) in your <a href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/user-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>User Profile<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">You can access your <strong>Profile<\/strong> screen in several ways:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">#1 &#8211; You can log into your WordPress Admin section and click on <strong>Users<\/strong> &gt; <strong>All Users<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-007.png\" alt=\"WordPress Users Menu - All Users\" width=\"575\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">WordPress Users Menu &#8211; All Users<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Next, hover over your username and click <strong>Edit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-008.png\" alt=\"Username - Edit link\" width=\"1000\" height=\"415\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click the Edit link under your username.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">#2 &#8211; You can also click on <strong>Users<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Profile <\/strong>in your WordPress Admin area.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-009.png\" alt=\"WordPress Users Menu - Profile\" width=\"575\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">WordPress Users Menu &#8211; Profile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">#3 &#8211; You can also click on the &#8216;Howdy, <em>Your Site Nam<\/em><em>e&#8217;<\/em> tab on the top right-hand corner of your administration screen and select <strong>Edit Profile <\/strong>from the dropdown menu.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-010.png\" alt=\"WordPress toolbar: Howdy, Your Site Name - Edit Profile\" width=\"1000\" height=\"310\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Select Edit Profile.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">All the above methods will bring you to the <em>Profile <\/em>screen.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-011.png\" alt=\"WordPress User Profile screen.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"484\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">WordPress User Profile screen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">In the <em>Profile <\/em>screen, change the name in the <em>Nickname<\/em> field to whatever name you would like to display as your new post author name (1) and select the new nickname you&#8217;ve just created from the drop-down menu in the <em>Display name publicly as <\/em>field (2).<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-012.png\" alt=\"WordPress Profile screen: Name section\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Select a new nickname.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Remember to click the &#8216;Update Profile&#8217; button to save your new settings.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-013.png\" alt=\"WordPress Profile screen - Update Profile button.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"424\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Save your settings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Your profile will update with your new nickname.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-014.png\" alt=\"Profile updated confirmation message.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"345\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Your new profile changes have been updated.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">To learn more about editing your user profile, see this tutorial: <a href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/user-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How To Edit Your WordPress User Profile<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Once you have updated the nickname in your profile, go back to the <a href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/edit-delete-wordpress-posts-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Table of Posts<\/strong><\/a> and you should see that all the posts you have authored are now listed under your new nickname.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-035.png\" alt=\"WordPress Table of Posts -Author column highlighted.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"790\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The posts you have authored now display under your new nickname.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/idea-icon.jpg\" alt=\"tip\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Tip:<\/strong> Usernames cannot be easily changed in WordPress, so we recommend using this method to change the name associated with your posts if you were originally assigned a username like <em>admin<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-015.png\" alt=\"User Profile - Name section with Username field highlighted.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"328\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Usernames cannot be easily changed in WordPress.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-To-Change-Authorship-Of-Single-Posts-Using-The-Post-Editor-Screen\"><\/span>How To Change Authorship Of Single Posts Using The Post Editor Screen<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">If you plan to allow multiple users to publish content on your WordPress site, then you can assign post authorship to other users as follows:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">First, make sure that whoever you intend to assign posts to as the new author:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Is a registered site user,<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Has a <em>User Profile<\/em> already set up, and<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Has been assigned a role higher than <em>Subscriber<\/em>\u00a0(e.g. <em>Contributor<\/em>, <em>Author<\/em>, <em>Editor<\/em>, <em>Administrator<\/em>, etc.).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-016.png\" alt=\"WordPress User Roles\" width=\"1000\" height=\"280\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Make sure the user has been assigned a role higher than Subscriber.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-To-Make-Bulk-Changes-To-Post-Authors\"><\/span>How To Make Bulk Changes To Post Authors<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">In your Posts screen, find the author name of the posts you plan to make changes to and click on it.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-017.png\" alt=\"WordPress Table of Posts - Author column.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"769\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click on the author name.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">This will bring up a filtered list of all the posts assigned to that author.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-018.png\" alt=\"Table of Posts displaying list of posts filtered by Author.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"805\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">List of posts filtered by Author.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Select all the posts you would like to assign to a different author from the Table of Posts, either by ticking the checkbox next to individual post entries or by clicking the main checkbox on the column header to select all items at once.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-019.png\" alt=\"WordPress Table of Posts - Post selection check box\" width=\"1000\" height=\"700\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Select all the posts you would like to assign to another author.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Select &#8216;Edit&#8217; from the <em>Bulk Actions<\/em> dropdown menu (1) and click the &#8216;Apply&#8217; button (2).<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-020.png\" alt=\"Table of Posts -\u00a0 Bulk Actions menu\" width=\"1000\" height=\"830\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Select Edit then click apply to bulk edit posts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/quick-edit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bulk Edit <\/strong><\/a>feature will expand and display various inline post-editing options.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Locate the <em>Author<\/em> section.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-021.png\" alt=\"Table of Posts: Bulk Edit feature - Author settings\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Locate the Author section.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Next, select the author you would like to assign the selected posts to (1), then click the &#8216;Update&#8217; button to save your new settings (2).<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-022.png\" alt=\"Making bulk post author changes\" width=\"1000\" height=\"670\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This will change the author of all selected posts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/idea-icon.jpg\" alt=\"tip\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">If you cannot find the user that you want to assign as the new post author in the dropdown menu, then make sure that you have assigned a user role for that person higher than <em>Subscriber<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The new post author&#8217;s name should now display for all the posts you have selected and edited.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-023.png\" alt=\"Bulk changing post authors.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"757\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Post author changed on multiple posts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-To-Change-Authors-On-Single-Posts-In-WordPress\"><\/span>How To Change Authors On Single Posts In WordPress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">To change post authorship for a single post, select the entry from your Table of Posts and click on <a href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/quick-edit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Quick Edit<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-024.png\" alt=\"Quick Edit\" width=\"1000\" height=\"150\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click on Quick Edit to change the current post author.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The inline editor expands to display all the options for editing your post.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Select a new post author from the <em>Author<\/em> dropdown menu and click the &#8216;Update&#8217; button to save your new settings.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-025.png\" alt=\"Quick Edit: Post editing options - Author dropdown menu.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"520\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Select a new post author from the dropdown menu.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The new post author&#8217;s name should display for the post you have selected and edited.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-026.png\" alt=\"Post entry.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"160\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This post has a new author.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">You can also change post authors in WordPress while creating or editing posts by scrolling down to the bottom of your Post editor screen and selecting a different author from the users listed in the <em>Author<\/em> dropdown menu.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-027.png\" alt=\"Post Editor screen - Author box\" width=\"1000\" height=\"728\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">You can change post authors while creating or editing posts in the Post editor screen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Your selected user will be assigned authorship of this post. Remember to save or publish to update your settings.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-030.gif\" alt=\"Post author dropdown menu - animated image.\" width=\"680\" height=\"516\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Selecting a new post author in the Post Editor screen is easy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/idea-icon.jpg\" alt=\"tip\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Tip:<\/strong> If you cannot see the <em>Author<\/em> box below your post editor area, click on the <a href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/screen-options\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Screen Options<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0tab in the top right-hand corner of the &#8220;Edit Post&#8221; screen.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-028.png\" alt=\"Screen Options tab\" width=\"1000\" height=\"595\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click on the Screen Options tab if you can&#8217;t see the Author box below your post editor area.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Check the <em>Boxes\u00a0&gt; Author\u00a0<\/em>checkbox to enable the Author Box.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-029.png\" alt=\"Screen Options tab: Boxes - Author box\" width=\"1000\" height=\"420\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tick the Author box to display it on your Post editor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The <em>Author<\/em> box should now display below the content area.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-030.png\" alt=\"Author box\" width=\"1000\" height=\"650\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Author box<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">If you need help with this section, see the following tutorials:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/quick-edit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How To Use The WordPress Quick Edit Feature<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/create-wordpress-post-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How To Create A Post In WordPress<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/edit-delete-wordpress-posts-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How To Edit and Delete Posts In WordPress<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/screen-options\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How To Use The WordPress Screen Options Tab<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-To-Assign-Posts-To-Another-User-When-Importing-Content-From-An-XML-File\"><\/span>How To Assign Posts To Another User When Importing Content From An XML File<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">WordPress has a built-in import\/export feature in the <a href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/tools-menu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Tools<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0menu section that lets you import posts exported from another WordPress site, or from a special content file (called a WordPress XML file).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">This is useful if you plan to employ content writers (e.g. freelance article writers) but don&#8217;t want to give them access to your site.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Writers can create content on a WordPress site of their own, then export an XML file with the content already formatted for WordPress.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">You then simply import this file into your own WordPress site, assign it to one of your users, and publish the post as your own.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">WordPress gives you a couple of options when importing a WordPress XML file:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Import the content and assign it to a new user (you will create the new users on the spot)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Import the content and assign it to an existing user.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-037.png\" alt=\"WordPress Import feature\" width=\"1000\" height=\"740\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Import content from other WordPress sites as a WordPress XML file and assign a user of your choice.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">For more details on how to import and export content from WordPress, see this tutorial: <a href=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/tools-menu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How To Use The WordPress Tools Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-To-Assign-Posts-From-A-Deleted-User-To-Another-User\"><\/span>How To Assign Posts From A Deleted User To Another User<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">If you delete users from your site (e.g. ex-staff members who no longer work in your business), what happens to their posts?<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-031.png\" alt=\"Users - Delete\" width=\"1000\" height=\"425\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">What happens to a user&#8217;s posts when the user is deleted?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">WordPress asks you what to do with the content owned by the user. You can delete the content or attribute (assign) it to another user.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">To assign all content from the user you are about to delete from your site to another user, select the <em>Attribute all content to:<\/em> radio button and choose a new author from the dropdown menu.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-032.png\" alt=\"WordPress Users - Delete Users screen\" width=\"1000\" height=\"595\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Before deleting a user from your site, WordPress lets you select another user to assign their content to.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Click the <strong>Confirm Deletion<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-033.png\" alt=\"WordPress Users: Delete Users screen - Confirm Deletion button\" width=\"1000\" height=\"575\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click the button to delete the old user and attribute all their content to the new user you have selected.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">All post content from the deleted user will be transferred to the selected user. They will now be assigned as that content&#8217;s author.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-034.png\" alt=\"WordPress User screen - User deleted confirmation notice.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"185\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">User deleted confirmation notice.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WordPress-Post-Authoring-%E2%80%93-FAQs\"><\/span>WordPress Post Authoring &#8211; FAQs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Here are frequently asked questions about post authoring in WordPress:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-can-I-change-the-author-of-a-post-in-WordPress\"><\/span>How can I change the author of a post in WordPress?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>To change the author of a post in WordPress, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to the post editor screen.<\/li>\n<li>Click the down arrow next to the author&#8217;s name.<\/li>\n<li>Select the new author from the dropdown menu.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can-I-have-multiple-authors-for-a-single-post-in-WordPress\"><\/span>Can I have multiple authors for a single post in WordPress?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes, you can have multiple authors for a single post in WordPress by using plugins that allow you to assign multiple authors to a post, improving collaboration and crediting all contributors.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are-there-any-WordPress-plugins-for-collaborative-content-creation\"><\/span>Are there any WordPress plugins for collaborative content creation?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes, several WordPress plugins facilitate collaborative content creation, enabling content creators to collaborate on articles, blog posts, and other editorial content directly within WordPress.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-can-I-merge-posts-from-different-authors-into-a-single-author-in-WordPress\"><\/span>How can I merge posts from different authors into a single author in WordPress?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>To merge posts from different authors into a single author in WordPress, you may need to use specific plugins or manual methods depending on your requirements. There isn&#8217;t a native feature for this in WordPress, but plugins or custom scripts might offer solutions.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-are-some-essential-WordPress-plugins-for-content-creation-and-collaboration\"><\/span>What are some essential WordPress plugins for content creation and collaboration?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Several essential <a href=\"https:\/\/contentmanagementcourse.com\/content-tools\/plugins\/wordpress-content-plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WordPress content creation and collaboration plugins<\/strong><\/a> are available that include features for streamlining workflows, improving team collaboration, and optimizing the editorial process. These plugins enhance productivity and facilitate seamless collaboration among team members.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">***<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Congratulations! Now you know how to change post authors in WordPress.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wptrainingmanual.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/elite\/tut\/wptm-029\/WPTM-029-001.png\" alt=\"How To Change Post Authors In WordPress\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Change post authors In WordPress.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">***<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to change posts authors in WordPress. 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