Byline shows wrong name instead of assigned author
The top post byline shows the editor or admin name instead of the assigned author in some themes after updates.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 3 March 2026 · last reported 7 October 2026
What's going wrong
Owners of several WordPress sites using different themes report that the top byline on posts sometimes displays the editor or site admin rather than the writer.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
In the idea report
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- Related problems.
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