How to rewrite guest author name using custom fields in WordPress

Do you want to rewrite your guest author's name using a custom field in WordPress?

If you accept guest posts on your WordPress blog, you may not want to create a new user account for every guest author on your website.

In this article, we will show you how to easily rewrite guest authors in WordPress using custom fields without creating user accounts.

Method 1. Add guest author information using WordPress plugin

For this method, we will use the WordPress plugin. Using plugins can make the process easier, and we recommend it to all users.

First, you need to install and activate the Guest Author plugin. For more details, see our step-by-step guide on how to install WordPress plug-ins.

Once activated, you need to edit the blog post you want to pay tribute to the guest author.

On the editing screen, you will notice a new tab labeled "Author" under the Posts panel on the right.

From here, switch to the Visitors tab and enter the visitor author information, such as the author name, website, biographical description, and images.

After that, you can save or post a post and preview it in your browser. This is how it looks on our demo website.

Method 2. Add a guest author in WordPress using custom fields

This method requires you to add some code to your WordPress theme file. If you haven't done this before, check out our guide on how to add custom code snippets in WordPress.

We will use a WordPress feature called Custom Fields. Custom fields allow you to add custom metadata to content, which you can then display in a WordPress theme by adding some code.

To learn more about custom fields, you may want to check out our article on WordPress Beginner Custom Fields.

In this tutorial, we first save the guest author name as a custom field in WordPress. After that, we will use the code snippet to replace the author name with the guest author name that can be used as custom metadata.

First, you need to edit the blog post where you want to display the guest author's name.

On the editing screen, click the three-dot menu in the upper right corner of the screen and select Preferences.

This will pop up the Block Editor settings popup.

From here, you need to switch to the Panel tab and open the Custom Fields option.

You can now close the Preferences pop-up.

After that, you will notice a new custom field box below the editor.

Now you need to click the "Enter New" link to create a custom field for the guest author name.

First enter "guest-author" as the name of the custom field. Then in the Value field, just enter the guest author's name.

Continue and click the "Add Custom Field" button to save.

After that, don't forget to update or save your blog post.

Now that we have saved the guest author information as a custom field, the next step is to display it on your website.

To do this, you need to copy and paste the following code into the functions.php file of the theme or into the site-specific plugin.

We hope this article helps you easily rewrite the author's name and replace it with the guest author's name in WordPress. You may also want to check out other WordPress tips, tips, and tips, or check out our guide on using user-generated content to grow your WordPress blog.

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