How to Change a Byline in Google Reader
Google Reader is an RSS feed reader that syndicates content from a website's RSS feed. If you want to change the byline that appears in your site's Google Reader feed, you'll need to change the byline on the website, as the reader simply copies the data from the Web page. The exact process of changing the byline depends on which content management system you are using for your site.
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Changing the Byline in WordPress
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Log in to your WordPress dashboard. Click on the "Users" tab.
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Click on "Your Profile." Type the byline in the "Nickname" field as you would like it to appear.
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Select your nickname in the "Display Name Publicly As" box.
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Click on "Update Profile." The byline on the site and in RSS readers is now updated.
Changing the Byline in Joomla!
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Sign in to your Joomla! administration dashboard. Click on "Users."
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Click on the user whose byline you want to edit.
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Change the byline in the "Name" field.
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Click "Save and Close." The author's byline is now updated. You can also set an author alias in the "Byline Alias" field of each individual article.
Changing the Byline in Drupal
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Sign in to your Drupal dashboard. Click on "Structure" and select "Content Types." Click "Edit" next to "Article."
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Click "Display Settings." Deselect the "Show Author Username" box and click "Save."
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Click "Manage Fields" and then "Add New Field." Type "Author-Name" into the display box.
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Select "Term Reference" next to "Field" and choose "Radio Check Boxes" next to "Widget."
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Click "Save," select "Find Content" and click on the article you want with the byline you want to change. Type the new byline in the "Author-Name" field and click "Save."
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