Avada theme as we all know is one of the best and most popular multi-purpose WordPress themes out in the market today. It has sold more than 309,630+ and still counting.
With Avada, you can create almost any type of WordPress-based website. In fact, the site you are using now is proudly powered by this awesome theme.
It has a lot of features you are looking for on a theme.
Lately, we received a query from one of our readers asking us how he can remove the author’s link in every post but leaving the name intact?
In this article, we’ll walk you through deleting the authors’ link in posts on the Avada theme but leaving the name as it is.
Why Delete Author Link in WordPress Website?
By default, the authors link is displayed on your blog post. In the Avada theme, when you hover over to your name on the author section, you would see your username in the URL. Similar to the image below.
There’s nothing wrong enabling author link in WordPress. However, if you are concern about WordPress security you should not allow it.
Exposing your username literally means inviting hackers to exploit your site. In addition, hackers already halfway inside your website or blog.
Avada WordPress Theme: Remove Author Link URL
1. Remove Authors link in the post
Once logged into your Dashboard, navigate to “Appearance » Editor”. Look for the file called single.php.
You need to edit a line of code here. It is recommended to make a backup of this file so that when something bad happens you can easily restore it. Ready? Let’s proceed.
Now, with your keyboard, press “CTRL + F” and input
the_author_posts_link()
This simply searching a particular term on your browser.
Now, change it to:
the_author()
Then, click on the “Update file” button to save changes and you’re done!
2. Entirely remove Authors info in Theme options
a. Go to Avada » Theme optionsb. Now, choose Blog » Blog Single Postc. Look for “Author Info Box” and then click “Off”. This will turn off the display of the author info box below posts.d. Click “Save Changes”.
That’s all, we hope this article helped you learn how to remove the author’s link in WordPress. You may also want to see our ultimate guide on different ways of securing the WordPress website from hackers.
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With Avada, you can create almost any type of WordPress-based website. In fact, the site you are using now is proudly powered by this awesome theme.
It has a lot of features you are looking for on a theme.
Lately, we received a query from one of our readers asking us how he can remove the author’s link in every post but leaving the name intact?
In this article, we’ll walk you through deleting the authors’ link in posts on the Avada theme but leaving the name as it is.
Why Delete Author Link in WordPress Website?
By default, the authors link is displayed on your blog post. In the Avada theme, when you hover over to your name on the author section, you would see your username in the URL. Similar to the image below.
There’s nothing wrong enabling author link in WordPress. However, if you are concern about WordPress security you should not allow it.
Exposing your username literally means inviting hackers to exploit your site. In addition, hackers already halfway inside your website or blog.
Avada WordPress Theme: Remove Author Link URL
1. Remove Authors link in the post
Once logged into your Dashboard, navigate to “Appearance » Editor”. Look for the file called single.php.
You need to edit a line of code here. It is recommended to make a backup of this file so that when something bad happens you can easily restore it. Ready? Let’s proceed.
Now, with your keyboard, press “CTRL + F” and input
the_author_posts_link()
This simply searching a particular term on your browser.
Now, change it to:
the_author()
Then, click on the “Update file” button to save changes and you’re done!
2. Entirely remove Authors info in Theme options
a. Go to Avada » Theme optionsb. Now, choose Blog » Blog Single Postc. Look for “Author Info Box” and then click “Off”. This will turn off the display of the author info box below posts.d. Click “Save Changes”.
That’s all, we hope this article helped you learn how to remove the author’s link in WordPress. You may also want to see our ultimate guide on different ways of securing the WordPress website from hackers.
The post How To Remove Author Link in Avada WordPress Theme appeared first on WPMakeSite.com.
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