Changing author name

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  olivialouden17 · Member · Aug 9, 2022 at 9:10 pm

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  Hi, my posts show up on the blog with my full name on the bottom and I’d like to change it so that it only reads my first name. How can I change the way my name appears as the post author?

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  bookstooge · Member · Aug 10, 2022 at 10:00 am

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  Try looking around here:
  https://wordpress.com/me

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  supernovia · Staff · Aug 10, 2022 at 10:20 pm

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  Thanks @bookstooge :) @olivialouden17, if you wanted to change your username as well, you can. Here’s how:
  https://wordpress.com/support/change-your-username/

  Just note the old name will be gone. Cheers!