Title: how to remove the author's link
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# how to remove the author's link

 *  [bimmerime](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bimmerime/)
 * (@bimmerime)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-the-authors-link/)
 * I want to remove the link from the authors name. When it says posted by [name],
   you can click on the name and get all the posts from that author. How do i remove
   this, so it’s only text?
    this is my single.php
 *     ```
       <?php get_header(); ?>
       	<?php
       	$content_css = 'width:100%';
       	$sidebar_css = 'display:none';
       	$content_class = '';
       	$sidebar_exists = false;
       	$sidebar_left = '';
       	$double_sidebars = false;
   
       	$sidebar_1 = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'sbg_selected_sidebar_replacement', true );
       	$sidebar_2 = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'sbg_selected_sidebar_2_replacement', true );
   
       	if( Avada()->settings->get( 'posts_global_sidebar' ) ) {
       		if( Avada()->settings->get( 'posts_sidebar' ) != 'None' ) {
       			$sidebar_1 = array( Avada()->settings->get( 'posts_sidebar' ) );
       		} else {
       			$sidebar_1 = '';
       		}
   
       		if( Avada()->settings->get( 'posts_sidebar_2' ) != 'None' ) {
       			$sidebar_2 = array( Avada()->settings->get( 'posts_sidebar_2' ) );
       		} else {
       			$sidebar_2 = '';
       		}
       	}
   
       	if( ( is_array( $sidebar_1 ) && ( $sidebar_1[0] || $sidebar_1[0] === '0' ) ) && ( is_array( $sidebar_2 ) && ( $sidebar_2[0] || $sidebar_2[0] === '0' ) ) ) {
       		$double_sidebars = true;
       	}
   
       	if( is_array( $sidebar_1 ) &&
       		( $sidebar_1[0] || $sidebar_1[0] === '0' )
       	) {
       		$sidebar_exists = true;
       	} else {
       		$sidebar_exists = false;
       	}
   
       	if( ! $sidebar_exists ) {
       		$content_css = 'width:100%';
       		$sidebar_css = 'display:none';
       		$sidebar_exists = false;
       	} elseif(get_post_meta($post->ID, 'pyre_sidebar_position', true) == 'left') {
       		$content_css = 'float:right;';
       		$sidebar_css = 'float:left;';
       		$content_class = 'portfolio-one-sidebar';
       		$sidebar_exists = true;
       		$sidebar_left = 1;
       	} elseif(get_post_meta($post->ID, 'pyre_sidebar_position', true) == 'right') {
       		$content_css = 'float:left;';
       		$sidebar_css = 'float:right;';
       		$content_class = 'portfolio-one-sidebar';
       		$sidebar_exists = true;
       	} elseif(get_post_meta($post->ID, 'pyre_sidebar_position', true) == 'default' || ! metadata_exists( 'post', $post->ID, 'pyre_sidebar_position' )) {
       		$content_class = 'portfolio-one-sidebar';
       		if(Avada()->settings->get( 'blog_sidebar_position' ) == 'Left') {
       			$content_css = 'float:right;';
       			$sidebar_css = 'float:left;';
       			$sidebar_exists = true;
       			$sidebar_left = 1;
       		} elseif(Avada()->settings->get( 'blog_sidebar_position' ) == 'Right') {
       			$content_css = 'float:left;';
       			$sidebar_css = 'float:right;';
       			$sidebar_exists = true;
       			$sidebar_left = 2;
       		}
       	}
   
       	if(get_post_meta($post->ID, 'pyre_sidebar_position', true) == 'right') {
       		$sidebar_left = 2;
       	}
   
       	if( Avada()->settings->get( 'posts_global_sidebar' ) ) {
       		if( Avada()->settings->get( 'posts_sidebar' ) != 'None' ) {
       			$sidebar_1 = Avada()->settings->get( 'posts_sidebar' );
   
       			if( Avada()->settings->get( 'blog_sidebar_position' ) == 'Right' ) {
       				$content_css = 'float:left;';
       				$sidebar_css = 'float:right;';
       				$sidebar_left = 2;
       			} else {
       				$content_css = 'float:right;';
       				$sidebar_css = 'float:left;';
       				$sidebar_left = 1;
       			}
       		}
   
       		if( Avada()->settings->get( 'posts_sidebar_2' ) != 'None' ) {
       			$sidebar_2 = Avada()->settings->get( 'posts_sidebar_2' );
       		}
   
       		if( Avada()->settings->get( 'posts_sidebar' ) != 'None' && Avada()->settings->get( 'posts_sidebar_2' ) != 'None' ) {
       			$double_sidebars = true;
       		}
       	} else {
       		$sidebar_1 = '0';
       		$sidebar_2 = '0';
       	}
   
       	if($double_sidebars == true) {
       		$content_css = 'float:left;';
       		$sidebar_css = 'float:left;';
       		$sidebar_2_css = 'float:left;';
       	} else {
       		$sidebar_left = 1;
       	}
       	?>
       	<div id="content" class="<?php echo $content_class; ?>" style="<?php echo $content_css; ?>">
       		<?php if( ( ! Avada()->settings->get( 'blog_pn_nav' ) && get_post_meta($post->ID, 'pyre_post_pagination', true) != 'no' ) ||
       				  ( Avada()->settings->get( 'blog_pn_nav' ) && get_post_meta($post->ID, 'pyre_post_pagination', true) == 'yes' ) ): ?>
       		<div class="single-navigation clearfix">
       			<?php previous_post_link('%link', __('Previous', 'Avada')); ?>
       			<?php next_post_link('%link', __('Next', 'Avada')); ?>
       		</div>
       		<?php endif; ?>
       		<?php while( have_posts() ): the_post(); ?>
       		<div id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" <?php post_class('post'); ?>>
       			<?php
       			$full_image = '';
       			if( ! post_password_required($post->ID) ): // 1
       			if(Avada()->settings->get( 'featured_images_single' )): // 2
       			if( avada_number_of_featured_images() > 0 || get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'pyre_video', true ) ): // 3
       			?>
       			<div class="fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading post-slideshow fusion-post-slideshow">
       				<ul class="slides">
       					<?php if(get_post_meta($post->ID, 'pyre_video', true)): ?>
       					<li>
       						<div class="full-video">
       							<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, 'pyre_video', true); ?>
       						</div>
       					</li>
       					<?php endif; ?>
       					<?php if( has_post_thumbnail() && get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'pyre_show_first_featured_image', true ) != 'yes' ): ?>
       					<?php $attachment_image = wp_get_attachment_image_src(get_post_thumbnail_id(), 'full'); ?>
       					<?php $full_image = wp_get_attachment_image_src(get_post_thumbnail_id(), 'full'); ?>
       					<?php $attachment_data = wp_get_attachment_metadata(get_post_thumbnail_id()); ?>
       					<li>
       						<?php if( ! Avada()->settings->get( 'status_lightbox' ) && ! Avada()->settings->get( 'status_lightbox_single' ) ): ?>
       						<a href="<?php echo $full_image[0]; ?>" data-rel="iLightbox[gallery<?php the_ID(); ?>]" title="<?php echo get_post_field('post_excerpt', get_post_thumbnail_id()); ?>" data-title="<?php echo get_post_field('post_title', get_post_thumbnail_id()); ?>" data-caption="<?php echo get_post_field('post_excerpt', get_post_thumbnail_id()); ?>"><img src="<?php echo $attachment_image[0]; ?>" alt="<?php echo get_post_meta(get_post_thumbnail_id(), '_wp_attachment_image_alt', true); ?>" /></a>
       						<?php else: ?>
       						<img src="<?php echo $attachment_image[0]; ?>" alt="<?php echo get_post_meta(get_post_thumbnail_id(), '_wp_attachment_image_alt', true); ?>" />
       						<?php endif; ?>
       					</li>
       					<?php endif; ?>
       					<?php
       					$i = 2;
       					while($i <= Avada()->settings->get( 'posts_slideshow_number' )):
       					$attachment_new_id = kd_mfi_get_featured_image_id('featured-image-'.$i, 'post');
       					if($attachment_new_id):
       					?>
       					<?php $attachment_image = wp_get_attachment_image_src($attachment_new_id, 'full'); ?>
       					<?php $full_image = wp_get_attachment_image_src($attachment_new_id, 'full'); ?>
       					<?php $attachment_data = wp_get_attachment_metadata($attachment_new_id); ?>
       					<li>
       						<?php if( ! Avada()->settings->get( 'status_lightbox' ) && ! Avada()->settings->get( 'status_lightbox_single' ) ): ?>
       						<a href="<?php echo $full_image[0]; ?>" data-rel="iLightbox[gallery<?php the_ID(); ?>]" title="<?php echo get_post_field('post_excerpt', $attachment_new_id); ?>" data-title="<?php echo get_post_field( 'post_title', $attachment_new_id ); ?>" data-caption="<?php echo get_post_field('post_excerpt', $attachment_new_id ); ?>"><img src="<?php echo $attachment_image[0]; ?>" alt="<?php echo get_post_meta($attachment_new_id, '_wp_attachment_image_alt', true); ?>" /></a>
       						<?php else: ?>
       						<img src="<?php echo $attachment_image[0]; ?>" alt="<?php echo get_post_meta($attachment_new_id, '_wp_attachment_image_alt', true); ?>" />
       						<?php endif; ?>
       					</li>
       					<?php endif; $i++; endwhile; ?>
       				</ul>
       			</div>
       			<?php endif; // 3 ?>
       			<?php endif; // 2 ?>
       			<?php endif; // 1 ?>
       			<?php if(Avada()->settings->get( 'blog_post_title' )): ?>
       			<?php echo avada_render_post_title( $post->ID, FALSE, '', '2' ); ?>
       			<?php elseif( ! Avada()->settings->get( 'disable_date_rich_snippet_pages' ) ): ?>
       			<span class="entry-title" style="display: none;"><?php the_title(); ?></span>
       			<?php endif; ?>
       			<div class="post-content">
       				<?php the_content(); ?>
       				<?php avada_link_pages(); ?>
       			</div>
       			<?php if( ! post_password_required($post->ID) ): ?>
       			<?php echo avada_render_post_metadata( 'single' ); ?>
       			<?php if( ( Avada()->settings->get( 'social_sharing_box' ) && get_post_meta($post->ID, 'pyre_share_box', true) != 'no' ) ||
       					  ( ! Avada()->settings->get( 'social_sharing_box' ) && get_post_meta($post->ID, 'pyre_share_box', true) == 'yes' ) ):
       				$full_image = wp_get_attachment_image_src(get_post_thumbnail_id(), 'full');
       				$sharingbox_soical_icon_options = array (
       					'sharingbox'		=> 'yes',
       					'icon_colors' 		=> Avada()->settings->get( 'sharing_social_links_icon_color' ),
       					'box_colors' 		=> Avada()->settings->get( 'sharing_social_links_box_color' ),
       					'icon_boxed' 		=> Avada()->settings->get( 'sharing_social_links_boxed' ),
       					'icon_boxed_radius' => Avada()->settings->get( 'sharing_social_links_boxed_radius' ),
       					'tooltip_placement'	=> Avada()->settings->get( 'sharing_social_links_tooltip_placement' ),
                       	'linktarget'        => Avada()->settings->get( 'social_icons_new' ),
       					'title'				=> wp_strip_all_tags(get_the_title( $post->ID ), true),
       					'description'		=> wp_strip_all_tags(get_the_title( $post->ID ), true),
       					'link'				=> get_permalink( $post->ID ),
       					'pinterest_image'	=> ($full_image) ? $full_image[0] : '',
       				);
       				?>
       				<div class="fusion-sharing-box fusion-single-sharing-box share-box">
       					<h4><?php echo __('Share This Story, Choose Your Platform!', 'Avada'); ?></h4>
       					<?php echo $social_icons->render_social_icons( $sharingbox_soical_icon_options ); ?>
       				</div>
       			<?php endif; ?>
       			<?php if( ( Avada()->settings->get( 'author_info' ) && get_post_meta($post->ID, 'pyre_author_info', true) != 'no' ) ||
       					  ( ! Avada()->settings->get( 'author_info' ) && get_post_meta($post->ID, 'pyre_author_info', true) == 'yes' ) ): ?>
       			<div class="about-author">
       				<?php
       					ob_start();
       					the_author_posts_link();
       					$title = sprintf( '%s %s', __( 'About the Author:', 'Avada' ), ob_get_clean() );
       					echo do_shortcode( sprintf( '[title size="3" content_align="left" style_type="default"]%s[/title]', $title ) );
       				?>
       				<div class="about-author-container">
       					<div class="avatar">
       						<?php echo get_avatar(get_the_author_meta ('email'), '72'); ?>
       					</div>
       					<div class="description">
       						<?php the_author_meta ("description"); ?>
       					</div>
       				</div>
       			</div>
       			<?php endif; ?>
   
       			<?php
       			// Render Related Posts
       			echo avada_render_related_posts();
       			?>
   
       			<?php if( ( Avada()->settings->get( 'blog_comments' ) && get_post_meta($post->ID, 'pyre_post_comments', true ) != 'no' ) ||
       					  ( ! Avada()->settings->get( 'blog_comments' ) && get_post_meta($post->ID, 'pyre_post_comments', true) == 'yes' ) ): ?>
       				<?php
       				wp_reset_query();
       				comments_template();
       				?>
       			<?php endif; ?>
       			<?php endif; ?>
       		</div>
       		<?php endwhile; ?>
       		<?php wp_reset_query(); ?>
       	</div>
       	<?php if( $sidebar_exists == true ): ?>
       	<div id="sidebar" class="sidebar" style="<?php echo $sidebar_css; ?>">
       		<?php
       		if($sidebar_left == 1) {
       			generated_dynamic_sidebar($sidebar_1);
       		}
       		if($sidebar_left == 2) {
       			generated_dynamic_sidebar_2($sidebar_2);
       		}
       		?>
       	</div>
       	<?php if( $double_sidebars == true ): ?>
       	<div id="sidebar-2" class="sidebar" style="<?php echo $sidebar_2_css; ?>">
       		<?php
       		if($sidebar_left == 1) {
       			generated_dynamic_sidebar_2($sidebar_2);
       		}
       		if($sidebar_left == 2) {
       			generated_dynamic_sidebar($sidebar_1);
       		}
       		?>
       	</div>
       	<?php endif; ?>
       	<?php endif; ?>
       <?php get_footer();
   
       // Omit closing PHP tag to avoid "Headers already sent" issues.
       ```
   

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 *  Thread Starter [bimmerime](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bimmerime/)
 * (@bimmerime)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-the-authors-link/#post-6545471)
 * anyone?
 *  Thread Starter [bimmerime](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bimmerime/)
 * (@bimmerime)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-the-authors-link/#post-6545677)
 * little help over here please
 *  [leejosepho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leejosepho/)
 * (@leejosepho)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-the-authors-link/#post-6545678)
 * This is not the exact line you would use, but I do that with CSS:
 * `.comment-author-link{display:none;}`
 *  Thread Starter [bimmerime](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bimmerime/)
 * (@bimmerime)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-the-authors-link/#post-6545682)
 * didn’t work
 *  [leejosepho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leejosepho/)
 * (@leejosepho)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-the-authors-link/#post-6545686)
 * The line I posted is only an example. You will need to find the element you want
   to hide and then apply `{display:none;}` to it.

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 * 5 replies
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 * Last reply from: [leejosepho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leejosepho/)
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