Does WordPress display the wrong author name on your published posts? If you want WordPress to display your full name instead of the site owner’s username on your posts, you need to add or change your full name in WordPress. In this blog, we will share with you an easy way to handle this task. Let’s check it out.
Why do you need to use your full name in WordPress?
When you first set up your WordPress site, WordPress requires you to create a username that is used to log in to your website. By default, this username will be displayed on your blog posts. However, displaying your username might be dangerous for your website because hackers can use your username to try to break into your site.
In addition, using your full name instead of a username is a great way to make your website look more professional than ever. One of the biggest advantages is that displaying a real name helps search engines easily recognize that the content is written by you. It also helps you build your personal brand once readers recognize your name.
How to change your full name in WordPress?
It is very easy to change your full name in WordPress without changing your username.
First of all, you need to go to the Users > Profile page from your WordPress admin.
Then, scroll down the profile page to the section displaying the username, first name, last name, and nickname. From here, you can add your first name, last name, and nickname as you like.
Once you have completed these fields, you will notice the option “Display name publicly as“. Click on it, and you will see a list of options that include username, first or last name, full name, and nickname. You can choose one of them to be displayed as the author of your posts.
After that, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on “Update Profile” to save your changes.
Now, look at the right corner of the WordPress toolbar. Next to “Howdy“, you will see the display name you selected.
Moreover, if you open any of your published posts, you will see that your username is now replaced with your full name.
How to change the display name if your website has multiple authors
If your WordPress site has multiple authors, the process of changing the full name shown on each author’s posts is similar to what you did above.
However, there is a small difference. To change the full name of each author, you need to go to Users > All users and click on the user whose name you want to change. This takes you to their profile page where you can change the name settings and choose the “Display name publicly as” setting.
Once you are done, don’t forget to click on “Update User” at the bottom of the page to save your changes.
Sum up
To conclude, changing your full name in WordPress is really useful, since it not only helps you build your personal brand but also makes your site look more professional. Hopefully, our blog provided you with a useful tutorial to help you easily change your full name in WordPress. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment below. We will help you as soon as possible.
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