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Simple Article Byline lets you add a custom author name to any post using a small input box in the post editor.<\/p>\n\n

The entered name is displayed automatically below the post title on the frontend.<\/p>\n\n

Perfect for:\n* Guest authors\n* Newsrooms\n* Editorial teams\n* Multi-author blogs<\/p>\n\n

No settings page. No clutter. Just works.<\/p>\n\n\n

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  1. Upload the plugin folder to \/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code><\/li>\n
  2. Activate the plugin through the \u2018Plugins\u2019 menu<\/li>\n
  3. Edit any post and enter an author name in the \u201cArticle Author Name\u201d box<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
    \n

    Does this replace the WordPress author?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    No. It adds a custom display name only.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    Does it work with any theme?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    Yes. It uses WordPress core hooks.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    Can I style it myself?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    Yes. Override the .sab-article-byline<\/code> class in your theme.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n

    1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n
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    • Initial release<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"A lightweight plugin that allows editors to add a custom article author name displayed below the post title.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/280600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280600"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/amadasunese"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=280600"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=280600"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=280600"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=280600"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=280600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}