https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/users-name-not-showing-up-on-user-generated-posts Gravity Support Forums Topic: Users name not showing up on User-Generated Posts en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:36:09 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/users-name-not-showing-up-on-user-generated-posts#post-56317 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:58:15 +0000 Rob Harrell 56317@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>No problem - have a good one yourself! </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/users-name-not-showing-up-on-user-generated-posts#post-56313 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:17:20 +0000 Gwen 56313@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Thanks so much for your help! Have a great Tuesday! </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/users-name-not-showing-up-on-user-generated-posts#post-56300 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:29:22 +0000 Rob Harrell 56300@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Right, it is working. You could put in your Post Body - This post submitted by: "Jane" (in this case). The content there is all how you want it to appear in both terms of context and styling. You can use HTML and apply classes, etc.</p> <p>If you want it more dynamic, like WP does on regular posts, you will need your posters to join your site as users as I stated above prior to being able to submit a post. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/users-name-not-showing-up-on-user-generated-posts#post-56288 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:43:45 +0000 Gwen 56288@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Thanks. Made all updates, added new post but is still not showing up with any author...</p> <p>See <a href="http://mybelovedmug.com/janes-mug" rel="nofollow">http://mybelovedmug.com/janes-mug</a> -- changed CSS. Removed "used logged in as author" and added the merge above and it just shoes name ..." JANE." That is not going to work. Is that how it should appear? </p> <p>The point of user-generated content would be to be able to display WHO posted it. Seems like there are a lot of workarounds here or I'm missing something. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/users-name-not-showing-up-on-user-generated-posts#post-56278 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:08:57 +0000 Rob Harrell 56278@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>You place that as part of your Post Body content and as long as that field has been filled out it will show in the body of the post. This will be for posts going forward, not for posts that have already been submitted. You'd need to edit the already-published posts to add in that content. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/users-name-not-showing-up-on-user-generated-posts#post-56277 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:06:26 +0000 Gwen 56277@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Okay I was able to hide via CSS but what do I use to display the author of the post? Or what will merge do? I tried adding the merge {Name (First):1.3} and it is not showing up anywhere. Is it something else I have to merge to post body? </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/users-name-not-showing-up-on-user-generated-posts#post-56275 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:55:57 +0000 Gwen 56275@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Thanks! Will do. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/users-name-not-showing-up-on-user-generated-posts#post-56273 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:53:01 +0000 Rob Harrell 56273@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>WP can't assume that everyone who fills a form out on your site is tied to a user profile in your WP setup. That's how posts are generated, through roles of WP. That's why it's defaulting to your Admin. Someone has to be accountable for it, so if you want the users info to show there, then you will need to have them register on your site first. Have you tried reaching out to the theme-maker for help in how you can remove that information specifically from the post detail page? You could always hide it via CSS too:</p> <pre><code>[css] .author.vcard { display: none; }</code></pre> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/users-name-not-showing-up-on-user-generated-posts#post-56272 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:47:25 +0000 Gwen 56272@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Well, I have Genesis -- and the child theme inherits templates from a parent theme. THere is nothing in any of the files per above. No reference to "get author" -- only mention of changing gravatar for author box. </p> <p>Seems like user-generated content should pick up that author on these forms. Not sure what next steps. Ideas? </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/users-name-not-showing-up-on-user-generated-posts#post-56269 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:42:15 +0000 Rob Harrell 56269@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Every theme is different, but something like: <code>&lt;?php $author = get_the_author(); ?&gt;</code></p> <p><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_the_author" rel="nofollow">http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_the_author</a> </p>