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Wordpress Username Question?

by conradomahy524
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Hi guys, does anyone know a way to hide your Wordpress username from appearing in your blog posts and also from Google search results? I did a search here and couldn't find anything relevant.

I'm talking about this url: www.wordpress.com/author/username

Also, is this possible for a free wordpress account without any plugins.

Thanks so much!
#question #username #wordpress #wordpress username
  • Profile picture of the author trevord92
    Not tried it but this plugin should do the trick but obviously that would only work if you're hosting your own site.

    If all you want to do is change the name displayed, go yo Users, select the relevant user, add a different first name and select it from the "Display name publicly as" list - good practice so that you don't give away the admin user name to potential hackers.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jason Kanigan
    I use the wp author slug plugin.

    After installing, go back to the user details and pick the displayed name.
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    • Profile picture of the author AnniePot
      There are several plugins that will do this for you. Also, these days quite a few WordPress themes give you the option not to display the author/user name, Thesis is one of them.

      Also, it's a simple program adjustment. The following CSS entry should take care of it:

      .entry-meta .meta-sep, .entry-meta .author { display: none; }

      I prefer to make a CSS adjustment rather than use yet another plugin, eating up resources and slowing the site down.
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  • Profile picture of the author time4vps
    #content {
    position: absolute;
    top: -9999px;
    left: -9999px;
    }
    It's seo friendly css hiding. Removes an item from the page, without affecting page flow or causing scrollbars. Much better than display: none; or even visibility: hidden;
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  • Profile picture of the author Marvin Lex
    There are plugins for that but they don't work every time. It might be necessary to manually edit your theme.
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    • Profile picture of the author StevenCash
      Originally Posted by Marvin Lex View Post

      There are plugins for that but they don't work every time. It might be necessary to manually edit your theme.
      This. If you're still a free WP member your options are limited. There are a handful of good looking themes that do not show your username, so you might want to try and track those ones down. I wonder if there is a list of themes somewhere that hide the blog owners info?
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