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  jesuelboricua · Member · Jun 30, 2016 at 10:17 pm

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  Hey there,

  I’m publishing posts and I would like to hide the author name that appears above the post. I’m using the web app and I can’t figure if I can hide it.

  Thanks,

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Jun 30, 2016 at 10:32 pm

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  Option 1 – Switch themes.
  Dore example Adaption doesn’t display the post author’s name.
  https://theme.wordpress.com/themes/adaption/

  Switching themes can be easily done, provided you are logged in as Admin under the same username account that registered the site. Themes are just “skins” on WordPress.COM hosted blogs. You can quickly and easily change themes on any WordPress.COM hosted blog to another one found here http://wordpress.com/themes/ and no data will be lost or negatively affected by the change. The only time you may have to do a lot of work is if you are changing to a dramatically different theme with different features and/or if you have done any CSS editing.

  Provided you are logged in as Admin under the same username account that registered the blog go to Dashboard > Appearance > Themes, Browse themes until you find one you like and click the “activate” or the “preview” link, or type in the name of the theme you want to use when it appears.

  The theme customizer https://en.support.wordpress.com/customizer/ provides a preview function for exactly that purpose ie. so you can view what a theme will appear like prior to changing one.

  All support docs are at https://support.wordpress.com/

  Option 2 – purchase an annually renewable Premium upgrade and use CSS editing to hide the author name.

  See here for details on purchasing the annually renewable Premium bundle http://store.wordpress.com/plans/premium/ that contains a custom design upgrade required for CSS editing:
  Custom design – Frequently Asked Questions such as: I’m not sure if Customize is right for me. Can I try before I buy?
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/#frequently-asked-questions
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/editing-css/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/custom-fonts/

  Note 1: Once you have the required upgrade you can use this link https://en.forums.wordpress.com/forum/css-customization#postform so you can create a thread that will appear in the CSS Forum where you will get the help you need with CSS editing.

  Note 2: You can also post there prior to purchasing an upgrade to get an answer to whether or not what you want to do can be accomplished via CSS editing.