How to Write Anonymous Posts in WordPress
We have PublishPress customers who sometimes want to publish posts with no author attached. There are many reasons why they want anonymous blog posts. Sometimes the post is an official statement from the company and doesn't have a single author. Sometime the post is controversial and the safe choice is not to attach a person's name.
Whatever the reason, it's good to have the option to have the option to make some posts anonymous. I'll show you how it's done in this guide.
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How to Create Anonymous Author Profiles
- Install the PublishPress Authors plugin.
- Go to “Authors” then “Settings”.
- Click the “Author Profiles” tab.
- Check the “Allow users to opt out of Author Boxes” box.
- Click “Save Changes”.
- Go to the “Authors” screen.
- Create a new author profile. In this screenshot below, I'm making it very clear that this profile is going to be be for anonymous accounts. This guide explains the two types of author profile.
- Click the “Edit Author Profile” link under your new anonymous profile, as in this screenshot below:
- Check the box “Do not show this profile publicly”.
- Click “Update”.
Now, whenever you want to create an anonymous post, choose this new author profile, as in this screenshot below. Any author display powered by PublishPress Authors will be automatically hidden from the frontend display.
More on PublishPress Authors
Please note that you may need to hide the default “Author” display in your theme. This is true whenever you install PublishPress Authors or any plugin that improves the default WordPress author profiles. Some themes will have a settings to remove the author display. Some allow to remove the author display via the “Customize” link or the Full-Site Editing link.
Here are different ways to display the new PublishPress Author profiles on your site. The simplest and most popular option is to use show the author profile below your posts.
Here's a video guide to creating anonymous authors on your site:
The Best Author Profile Plugin for WordPress
The PublishPress Authors plugin allows you to create beautiful profiles for your site's authors. You can add social media links, recent posts, custom layouts and much more.
