Don't auto assign author, use user author name

A couple of things that might help with this:

1) Check the setting “Assigned Author”

2) And/or try something like this in the WP Loop:

<?php $author_name = get_post_meta(get_the_ID(), 'user_submit_name', true);
        if (!empty($author_name)) echo $author_name; ?>

Thanks for your fast answer, Jeff!

1) What do you mean by checking that setting? My blog is in test now, so there are only 3 users registered so the assigned author setting just makes me choose one of the three of us, but I plan that more users submit their own posts, so that’s why I want to show their names instead of ours.

2) Do you mean theloop.php file from my theme?

Regards.

Glad to help!

1) “What do you mean by checking that setting?”

I mean that I think it’s possible by changing the setting, “Assigned Author”, which determines the post author. It may be necessary to edit the theme template. The Pro version has an easy setting for this feature, btw (no editing required).

2) “Do you mean theloop.php file from my theme?”

Yes, the Loop is what would need to be edited with the free version to accomplish your goals. The code above should work, but the location of the Loop may vary depending on the theme. If your theme has a file named “theloop.php” that sounds like it.