Title: Google Webmaster error "Missing: Author"
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# Google Webmaster error "Missing: Author"

 *  [joe-the-baker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joe-the-baker/)
 * (@joe-the-baker)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-webmaster-error-missing-author/)
 * I know people have asked this before but I went through all of the previous answers
   and still have not found a solution for this problem. Google Webmaster tools 
   indicates that 128 of my posts, pages, and products are missing author information.
   I’m not sure why this is, since I am the only author on my site and they all 
   show my name as the author in my dashboard. I’m trying to optimize my SEO so 
   I’m checking everything; if this doesn’t affect my SEO then I’m not worried about
   it
 * I’ve found a lot of information about php code, but they were written before 
   the latest theme update and it appears some things have moved around. Is it possible
   to fix the problem in CSS? If not, please let me know exactly which php file 
   and line I need to edit in my child theme.
 * The site is [http://www.joe-the-baker.com](http://www.joe-the-baker.com) and 
   some of the errors listed are as follows:
 * /blog/
    10 Missing: author Missing: author Missing: author Missing: author Missing:
   author Missing: author Missing: author Missing: author Missing: author Missing:
   author
 * /category/cookies/
    10 Missing: author Missing: author Missing: author Missing:
   author Missing: author Missing: author Missing: author Missing: author Missing:
   author Missing: author
 * /category/cakes/
    10 Missing: author Missing: author Missing: author Missing:
   author Missing: author Missing: author Missing: author Missing: author Missing:
   author Missing: author
 * /tag/french-macarons/
    9 Missing: author Missing: author Missing: author Missing:
   author Missing: author Missing: author Missing: author Missing: author Missing:
   author
 * /category/pate-a-choux/
    4 Missing: author Missing: author Missing: author Missing:
   author

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 *  [Rocco Aliberti](https://wordpress.org/support/users/d4z_c0nf/)
 * (@d4z_c0nf)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-webmaster-error-missing-author/#post-6096858)
 * Do you display the author meta?
    [http://doc.presscustomizr.com/customizr/content-options/#post-metas_display](http://doc.presscustomizr.com/customizr/content-options/#post-metas_display)

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 * Last reply from: [Rocco Aliberti](https://wordpress.org/support/users/d4z_c0nf/)
 * Last activity: [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-webmaster-error-missing-author/#post-6096858)
 * Status: not resolved