hiding my login name. security issue?

  • macgig

    (@macgig)


    7 years ago

    so lets say I login with the name “joe”. but I changed my display name in admin to “bob”. It shows up as bob on the post. problem is, when I mouse over the name “bob”, it’s showing “joe” as the post author… it’s telling people what my login name is. how can I fix this?

    thanks.

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  • Keith Driscoll

    (@keithdriscoll)

    This most likely depends on the theme you are using. What theme are you using?

    Thread Starter macgig

    (@macgig)

    twenty seventeen.

    Keith Driscoll

    (@keithdriscoll)

    wpbeginner has a blog post on hiding your author name here.

    It also specifically mentions the twenty seventeen theme. If that is not what you are looking to do the same post also suggests using a specific author account that is different from your admin account.

    Thread Starter macgig

    (@macgig)

    thanks I’ll check it out.

    Keith Driscoll

    (@keithdriscoll)

    If you created a child theme and are using that, it is most likely possible to use only your display name by modifying some code.

    Thread Starter macgig

    (@macgig)

    not using a child theme at the moment.

    Keith Driscoll

    (@keithdriscoll)

    Just wanted to add that if you were and you are comfortable modifying code, the same post mentioned modifying a specific function.

    anyway good luck and if you are unable to resolve, let us know ??

    Thread Starter macgig

    (@macgig)

    getting late now I may have to mess with this again tomorrow or over the weekend. ??

    thanks for the help.

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