{"id":26552,"date":"2024-01-08T20:05:47","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T20:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/?p=26552"},"modified":"2026-03-09T08:58:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T08:58:17","slug":"wordpress-bulk-edit-posts-author","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wordpress-bulk-edit-posts-author\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change Author in WordPress (Bulk Change Post Author Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Managing authors is an important part of running a multi-author WordPress website. As your site grows and more contributors publish content, you may eventually need to change the author of existing posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, when a writer leaves your website, you may want to transfer all their posts to another editor or administrator. In other situations, you may need to change the author name in WordPress for editorial reasons or assign multiple posts to a specific user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortunately, WordPress provides several ways to change the author of a post. You can edit a single post author, quickly change authors using the Quick Edit option, or bulk change the author of multiple posts at once.In this guide, we will show you <strong>6 practical methods to change author in WordPress<\/strong>, including built-in WordPress tools, programmatic solutions, and advanced bulk editing plugins that allow you to change post authors across posts, pages, and custom post types in seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How to change author in WordPress (3 methods)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5mKWTjXFd7Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why do you need to WordPress bulk edit posts author?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The main reason for WordPress bulk change post author is to prevent the loss of information created by an author. For example, consider that you have a large website with several active authors. If any of them decide to leave, the best action is to transfer all posts created by that author to one of the active users working on your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, when multiple authors write for your WordPress site, sometimes you have to change the author of several posts. For instance, you may want to show a specific user as the author of multiple posts or assign an editor to a post instead of an author.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For any reason you may need to WordPress bulk change post author, it is essential to use one of the solutions we will share with you in this guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"method-1\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method #1: Use the default editor for bulk change author WordPress&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The simplest way to bulk change a post author is by using the default editor of WordPress for posts or pages by following the below steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WordPress bulk change post author<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To have access to the default editor of WordPress, first, you need to open the <strong>All Posts<\/strong> page:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/01-067-click-all-post-wordpress.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"140\" height=\"146\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/01-067-click-all-post-wordpress.png\" alt=\"Click all post menu in WordPress dashboard\" class=\"wp-image-26571\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Click to open All Posts page in WordPress<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On this page, you can see a list of all posts in a table with filtering and bulk editing options on top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To quickly bulk change WordPress post author, try to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Filter posts<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two options available for filtering WordPress posts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Filter by date<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Filter by category<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can set a date range, then choose one category from the list, and finally press the <strong>Filter<\/strong> button to limit the list of posts displayed in the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the next step, you need to mark some posts in the result table.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/02-067-filter-wordpress-post-and-select-desired-posts.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1733\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/02-067-filter-wordpress-post-and-select-desired-posts.png\" alt=\"Filter WordPress post and select desired posts\" class=\"wp-image-26572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/02-067-filter-wordpress-post-and-select-desired-posts.png 1733w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/02-067-filter-wordpress-post-and-select-desired-posts-500x168.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/02-067-filter-wordpress-post-and-select-desired-posts-1536x517.png 1536w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/02-067-filter-wordpress-post-and-select-desired-posts-1000x336.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1733px) 100vw, 1733px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Select some of posts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Now, you can open the default editor form by choosing the <strong>Edit<\/strong> option from the dropdown list of <strong>Bulk Action<\/strong> and pressing <strong>Apply.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/03-067-click-bulk-edit-action-wordpress.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1014\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/03-067-click-bulk-edit-action-wordpress.png\" alt=\"Click bulk edit action in WordPress\" class=\"wp-image-26573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/03-067-click-bulk-edit-action-wordpress.png 1014w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/03-067-click-bulk-edit-action-wordpress-500x158.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/03-067-click-bulk-edit-action-wordpress-1000x316.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Select Edit in the dropdown list<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In this form, locate the <strong>Author<\/strong> field and click on the author list combo box.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/04-067-select-new-wordpress-post-author.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1738\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/04-067-select-new-wordpress-post-author.png\" alt=\"Select new WordPress post author and WordPress bulk edit posts author\" class=\"wp-image-26574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/04-067-select-new-wordpress-post-author.png 1738w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/04-067-select-new-wordpress-post-author-500x126.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/04-067-select-new-wordpress-post-author-1536x387.png 1536w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/04-067-select-new-wordpress-post-author-1000x252.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1738px) 100vw, 1738px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Edit the Author field and save<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select one of the authors from the list and press <strong>Update<\/strong> to bulk change the WordPress post author.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bulk change author WordPress pages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The steps to bulk edit author WordPress pages are almost the same. Let\u2019s review it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>All Pages.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Filter pages by date.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mark some pages in the table.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open the dropdown list of <strong>Bulk Actions<\/strong> and choose <strong>Edit.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Press the <strong>Apply<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/05-067-filter-select-bulk-edit-wordpress-pages.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1909\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/05-067-filter-select-bulk-edit-wordpress-pages.png\" alt=\"Filter pages and select them for WordPress bulk edit pages author\" class=\"wp-image-26555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/05-067-filter-select-bulk-edit-wordpress-pages.png 1909w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/05-067-filter-select-bulk-edit-wordpress-pages-500x149.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/05-067-filter-select-bulk-edit-wordpress-pages-1536x456.png 1536w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/05-067-filter-select-bulk-edit-wordpress-pages-1000x297.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1909px) 100vw, 1909px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Select some pages to bullk edit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Find the <strong>Author<\/strong> field, and choose one of the authors from the list.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Press the <strong>Update <\/strong>list.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/06-067-select-wordpress-page-author.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"968\" height=\"291\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/06-067-select-wordpress-page-author.png\" alt=\"Select WordPress page author\" class=\"wp-image-26556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/06-067-select-wordpress-page-author.png 968w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/06-067-select-wordpress-page-author-500x150.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Update the Author field of selected pages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"method-2\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method #2: WordPress change post author programmatically<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Using <strong>PHP<\/strong> code to tweak an existing feature of WordPress or add a new feature is another method for bulk editing post author. To run <strong>Function.php<\/strong> codes, go to the WordPress <strong>Dashboard &gt; Appearance &gt; Theme &gt; Theme Editor<\/strong>, find your theme file in the list, and finally add the code in the editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By running the following code, you can easily bulk edit the author of <strong>3<\/strong> posts with <strong>ID<\/strong> <strong>numbers<\/strong>. You can change the <strong>ID numbers<\/strong> and the number of posts \u2013 highlighted in yellow &#8211; to bulk edit the author of as many posts as you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>&lt;?php<br>\/\/ don't forget to delete it or comment it out after using!<br>add_action( 'init', function(){<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;$pids = &#91; 3439, 3214, 5370 ]; \/\/ change it<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;$new_athor = 3; \/\/ change it<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;for each ( $pids as $pid ) {<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;wp_update_post( &#91;'ID' =&gt; $pid,'post_author' =&gt; $new_athor] );<br>&nbsp;}<br>} );<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep in mind that for WordPress to change post author, programmatically it is essential to have enough knowledge in code writing. Otherwise, you must ask an expert to do this task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also important to backup your site before running any code to prevent unexpected errors and restore your site if needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also recommend you create a child theme and insert this code.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"method-3\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method #3: Use bulk edit post author WordPress plugin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/plugins\/wordpress-bulk-posts-editing\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_content=bulk-edit-post-author\">WordPress posts\/pages bulk edit plugin<\/a> with a hassle-free interface provides all essential tools for bulk editing all features of WordPress posts. There is no need to add codes or spend a lot of time making changes to the post fields manually. You can simply bulk change author WordPress posts and pages by following the three below steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Install bulk edit post author WordPress plugin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The first step to bulk edit post author WordPress with this plugin is <a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/how-to-install-wordpress-bulk-posts-editing-plugin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">downloading and installing it<\/a> on your WordPress website.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After activation, you can find the <strong>iT Bulk Editing<\/strong> menu in the WordPress dashboard. Now you can press the <strong>WP Posts<\/strong> submenu to go to the plugin main page:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/07-067-select-wp-post-bulk-edit-menu.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"122\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/07-067-select-wp-post-bulk-edit-menu.png\" alt=\"Select WordPress posts bulk edit menu\" class=\"wp-image-26557\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Open PBULKiT plugin by iThemeland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the main page, all essential tools for bulk change author WordPress posts and pages are designed in a comprehensive toolbar on top of the table:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/08-067-wordpress-post-bulk-edit-main-page.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"807\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/08-067-wordpress-post-bulk-edit-main-page.png\" alt=\"WordPress posts\/pages bulk edit plugin main page\" class=\"wp-image-26558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/08-067-wordpress-post-bulk-edit-main-page.png 807w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/08-067-wordpress-post-bulk-edit-main-page-500x367.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 807px) 100vw, 807px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">List of posts and pages in PBULKiT table<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is possible to switch between WordPress posts, pages, or custom posts by pressing the <strong>Post Type <\/strong>Tool on the <strong>Toolbar<\/strong> as illustrated below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/09-067-change-wordpress-post-type.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"725\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/09-067-change-wordpress-post-type.png\" alt=\"Change WordPress post type in WordPress post\/page bulk edit plugin\" class=\"wp-image-26559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/09-067-change-wordpress-post-type.png 725w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/09-067-change-wordpress-post-type-500x105.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Switch between posts and pages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the next steps, we want to show you how to use the <strong>Filter<\/strong> and <strong>Bulk Edit<\/strong> forms to bulk change author WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center main-cta-cnt has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4a33225c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#3d67ff;padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4f39da6d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:15px\">\n<p class=\"single-cta-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1e3088a1212c636dd768e1f299293e14\" style=\"font-size:26px;font-style:normal;font-weight:800\">WPBULKiT &#8211; Bulk Edit WordPress Posts \/ Pages plugin by ithemeland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"single-cta-desc has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-16161aace0875d656706b6a3c40a74c7\" style=\"font-size:16px\">The easy way to bulk edit multiple WordPress posts\/pages\/custom posts author<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button main-cta-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/plugins\/wordpress-bulk-posts-editing\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_content=bulk-edit-post-author\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:40px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#0fba5e;padding-top:10px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:30px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy Plugin<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/ithemeland-bulk-posts-editing-lite\/\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:40px;color:#3d67ff;padding-top:10px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:30px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Free Version<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"532\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wpbulkit-banner.png\" alt=\"WPBULKiT - Bulk Edit WordPress Posts \/ Pages plugin by ithemeland\" class=\"wp-image-48729\" style=\"width:440px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wpbulkit-banner.png 532w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wpbulkit-banner-500x335.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Filter WordPress posts for bulk edit post author<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A comprehensive <strong>Filter Form<\/strong> designed in the WordPress posts\/page bulk edit plugin allows you to filter the posts\/pages\/custom posts based on all WordPress fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To use this <strong>Filter Form<\/strong>, click on the <strong>Filter<\/strong> icon of the <strong>Toolbar,<\/strong> then set the filter you need and press the <strong>Get Posts<\/strong> button to see the filtered posts in the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, we tried to filter all posts with <strong>Food<\/strong> in their title by following the below instructions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"6\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to the <strong>General<\/strong> Tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Locate <strong>Post Title<\/strong> and choose <strong>Like<\/strong> from the list of operators.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Write <strong>Food<\/strong> in the textbox.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/010-067-filter-wordpress-posts-in-wp-bulk-edit-plugin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1094\" height=\"897\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/010-067-filter-wordpress-posts-in-wp-bulk-edit-plugin.png\" alt=\"Filter WordPress posts in WordPress bulk edit plugin\" class=\"wp-image-26560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/010-067-filter-wordpress-posts-in-wp-bulk-edit-plugin.png 1094w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/010-067-filter-wordpress-posts-in-wp-bulk-edit-plugin-500x410.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/010-067-filter-wordpress-posts-in-wp-bulk-edit-plugin-1000x820.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1094px) 100vw, 1094px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Filter posts by post title<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By Pressing the <strong>Get Posts<\/strong> button, a list of all posts with food in their titles will be displayed in the table:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/011-067-result-of-filtered-products.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"821\" height=\"223\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/011-067-result-of-filtered-products.png\" alt=\"Result of filtered WordPress posts\" class=\"wp-image-26561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/011-067-result-of-filtered-products.png 821w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/011-067-result-of-filtered-products-500x136.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Result of filtering posts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Use the bulk edit form to WordPress bulk change post author<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the next step, you need to use the <strong>Bulk Edit<\/strong> form to bulk change the author&#8217;s WordPress. To make this happen, try to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mark some posts in the table.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Press the <strong>Bulk Edit<\/strong> icon on the <strong>Toolbar.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Bulk Edit<\/strong> form, go to the <strong>General<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find the <strong>Author<\/strong> field and choose your preferred author from the list.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Press the <strong>Do Bulk Edit<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/012-067-select-post-bulk-edit-authors.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1053\" height=\"888\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/012-067-select-post-bulk-edit-authors.png\" alt=\"Select WordPress post bulk edit authors\" class=\"wp-image-26562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/012-067-select-post-bulk-edit-authors.png 1053w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/012-067-select-post-bulk-edit-authors-500x422.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/012-067-select-post-bulk-edit-authors-1000x843.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1053px) 100vw, 1053px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bulk change the Author field in PBULKiT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You have successfully changed to the author of selected posts with one click.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/013-067-result-of-changed-post-authors.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1486\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/013-067-result-of-changed-post-authors.png\" alt=\"Result of changed WordPress post authors\" class=\"wp-image-26563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/013-067-result-of-changed-post-authors.png 1486w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/013-067-result-of-changed-post-authors-500x60.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/013-067-result-of-changed-post-authors-1000x120.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1486px) 100vw, 1486px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Result of bulk edit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bonus tips #1: Bulk edit author WordPress pages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As we mentioned earlier, you can instruct the plugin to show the pages in the table by pressing the <strong>Select Type<\/strong> tool and choosing <strong>Pages<\/strong> from the list:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/014-067-select-wordpress-pages-to-bulk-edit-author.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"763\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/014-067-select-wordpress-pages-to-bulk-edit-author.png\" alt=\"Select WordPress pages to bulk edit author\" class=\"wp-image-26564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/014-067-select-wordpress-pages-to-bulk-edit-author.png 763w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/014-067-select-wordpress-pages-to-bulk-edit-author-500x147.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Select type as page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To bulk change author WordPress pages, you can easily follow the steps we described in step 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/015-067-list-of-pages-in-wp-post-bulk-edit-plugin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1701\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/015-067-list-of-pages-in-wp-post-bulk-edit-plugin.png\" alt=\"List of pages in WordPress posts bulk edit plugin\" class=\"wp-image-26565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/015-067-list-of-pages-in-wp-post-bulk-edit-plugin.png 1701w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/015-067-list-of-pages-in-wp-post-bulk-edit-plugin-500x102.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/015-067-list-of-pages-in-wp-post-bulk-edit-plugin-1536x312.png 1536w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/015-067-list-of-pages-in-wp-post-bulk-edit-plugin-1000x203.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1701px) 100vw, 1701px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">List of pages in PBULKiT table view<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, bulk editing is not the only tool for making changes in the WordPress posts\/pages\/custom posts plugin.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bind Editing is another way to help you quickly bulk change WordPress authors directly from the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s review the steps to use the <strong>Bind Edit<\/strong> tool for bulk change author WordPress pages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mark some pages in the table.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Press the <strong>Bind Edit <\/strong>tool on the <strong>Toolbar.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open the dropdown list of <strong>Authors<\/strong> related to one of the selected pages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose your preferred <strong>Author<\/strong> from the list.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Press the <strong>Enter <\/strong>key.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/016-067-check-bind-edit-select-and-bulk-edit-wp-pages.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1721\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/016-067-check-bind-edit-select-and-bulk-edit-wp-pages.png\" alt=\"Check bind edit select and bulk edit WordPress pages\" class=\"wp-image-26566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/016-067-check-bind-edit-select-and-bulk-edit-wp-pages.png 1721w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/016-067-check-bind-edit-select-and-bulk-edit-wp-pages-500x115.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/016-067-check-bind-edit-select-and-bulk-edit-wp-pages-1536x353.png 1536w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/016-067-check-bind-edit-select-and-bulk-edit-wp-pages-1000x230.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1721px) 100vw, 1721px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bulk edit using the Bind Edit tool<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In a few seconds, the plugin will change the <strong>Author<\/strong> of all selected pages as we expected:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/017-067-result-of-bind-edit-wp-pages.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1608\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/017-067-result-of-bind-edit-wp-pages.png\" alt=\"Result of bind edit WordPress pages\" class=\"wp-image-26567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/017-067-result-of-bind-edit-wp-pages.png 1608w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/017-067-result-of-bind-edit-wp-pages-500x109.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/017-067-result-of-bind-edit-wp-pages-1536x333.png 1536w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/017-067-result-of-bind-edit-wp-pages-1000x217.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1608px) 100vw, 1608px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Result of Bind Edit tool<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> If the author column is not displayed in the table, you can open the <strong>Column Profile<\/strong> form and mark the <strong>Author<\/strong> field to add it to the table as illustrated below:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/018-067-add-author-column-to-plugin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1055\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/018-067-add-author-column-to-plugin.png\" alt=\"Add author column to WordPress post bulk edit plugin\" class=\"wp-image-26568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/018-067-add-author-column-to-plugin.png 1055w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/018-067-add-author-column-to-plugin-500x240.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/018-067-add-author-column-to-plugin-1000x480.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1055px) 100vw, 1055px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Manage columns to display<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bonus tips #2: Bulk change author WordPress custom posts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress posts bulk editing plugin allows you to bulk edit custom posts as well as pages. First, you need to open the <strong>Select Type<\/strong> combo box to make any changes to the WordPress custom post types. In this box, you will see a list of all custom post types created in WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can easily choose one of them from the list to see the related custom posts in the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/019-067-select-wordpress-custom-post-type.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"831\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/019-067-select-wordpress-custom-post-type.png\" alt=\"Select WordPress custom post type\" class=\"wp-image-26569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/019-067-select-wordpress-custom-post-type.png 831w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/019-067-select-wordpress-custom-post-type-500x125.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 831px) 100vw, 831px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Select post type as books<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After choosing the right custom posts- <strong>Books<\/strong> in this example &#8211; you can access the above-mentioned tools, including <strong>Filter Form<\/strong>, <strong>Bulk Edit<\/strong> form, or <strong>Bind Editing<\/strong> tool to bulk change author WordPress custom posts as we described before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, to help you have a better insight into the tools available in the bulk edit post author WordPress plugin, we want to use the <strong>Inline Edit<\/strong> method to change the <strong>Author<\/strong> of one Custom Post in the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inline editing is a quick and straightforward way when you need to change the author of a few posts\/pages or custom post types directly in the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To use this method, follow the below instructions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Add the <strong>Author<\/strong> column to the table by using the <strong>Column Profile<\/strong> form.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Filter custom posts based on your need by getting help from <strong>Filter Form.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the <strong>Author cell<\/strong> related to the <strong>Custom post<\/strong> you want to change.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose one of the <strong>Authors<\/strong> from the list.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s it. You have successfully changed the author of one custom post, and you can try to quickly change the other ones by following the same steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/020-067-inline-edit-custom-post-type-author.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1719\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/020-067-inline-edit-custom-post-type-author.png\" alt=\"Filter WordPress post and select desired posts\" class=\"wp-image-26570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/020-067-inline-edit-custom-post-type-author.png 1719w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/020-067-inline-edit-custom-post-type-author-500x127.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/020-067-inline-edit-custom-post-type-author-1536x390.png 1536w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/020-067-inline-edit-custom-post-type-author-1000x254.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1719px) 100vw, 1719px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Inline edit Author field<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to change author in WordPress single post?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The solution for changing the author in one post of WordPress is simpler than using bulk change author WordPress methods. Here, we want to share three different ways for WordPress change author name of a single post. You can review these methods and find which one works best for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Change the post author in WordPress Gutenberg editor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are using Gutenberg editor for publishing posts on your website, follow the below instructions to edit author WordPress:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to<strong> All Posts<\/strong> in WordPress dashboard to see a list of all posts on your website.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find the post you want to change the author.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hover over this post to see the <strong>Edit <\/strong>option.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the <strong>Edit <\/strong>option to open the post with Gutenberg editor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/post-edit.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"496\" height=\"136\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/post-edit.png\" alt=\"Select Edit option for post in WordPress Gutenberg editor\" class=\"wp-image-28985\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Go to edit page of posts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On the right panel of Gutenberg editor, click on the <strong>Post <\/strong>tab then scroll down to find the <strong>Author <\/strong>field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/select-author-field.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/select-author-field.png\" alt=\"Select Author field for post in WordPress Gutenberg editor\" class=\"wp-image-28986\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Change the Author field in WordPress Gutenberg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the dropdown list of <strong>Author <\/strong>field and pick one of the author names.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/select-author-admin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"118\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/select-author-admin.png\" alt=\"Select Admin option for Author field in WordPress Gutenberg editor post\" class=\"wp-image-28987\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Select the desired author<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Press <strong>Update <\/strong>on top of the screen to save changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Change post author in WordPress classic editor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are using Classic editor, follow the steps below to change author of WordPress post:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to&nbsp;<strong>Posts&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;All Posts.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find the post you want to edit author WordPress.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hover over the WP post and press&nbsp;<strong>Edit.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the&nbsp;<strong>Screen Options<\/strong>&nbsp;menu on the top.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mark the <strong>Author<\/strong>&nbsp;option.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/select-author-option.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/select-author-option.png\" alt=\"Select Author option for post in WordPress classic editor\" class=\"wp-image-28988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/select-author-option.png 1024w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/select-author-option-500x245.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Display author field in classic editor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Collapse the <strong>Screen Options<\/strong> and locate the <strong>Author <\/strong>field on the right panel of Classic editor.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open the dropdown list of <strong>Author <\/strong>field and pick a name from the list.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-author-field-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-author-field-2.jpg\" alt=\"Select Author field for post in WordPress classic editor\" class=\"wp-image-37142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-author-field-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/select-author-field-2-500x249.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Change the author field<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the<strong>&nbsp;Publish&nbsp;tab <\/strong>and press<strong>&nbsp;Update <\/strong>to save the changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to change author name WordPress by quick edit?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Quick edit is a simple and fast method for WordPress change author. The advantage of this method is accessing to edit Options without opening each post. You have access to the <strong>Quick Edit<\/strong> option in the WordPress dashboard, so there is no difference if you use Gutenberg or classic editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To change author in WordPress by quick edit, follow the below instructions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open<strong> All Posts<\/strong> in the WordPress dashboard.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find the post you wish to edit author and hover over it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the&nbsp;<strong>Quick Edit<\/strong> to see the edit form.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/select-quick-edit-option.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/select-quick-edit-option.png\" alt=\"Select Quick edit option for post in WordPress by quick edit\" class=\"wp-image-28990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/select-quick-edit-option.png 1024w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/select-quick-edit-option-500x247.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Click on the quick edit button<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Locate the <strong>Author <\/strong>field in this form and open the combo box next to it to see a list of all authors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pick a new author name from the list.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/select-author-field-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/select-author-field-3.png\" alt=\"Select author field for post in WordPress by quick edit\" class=\"wp-image-28991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/select-author-field-3.png 1024w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/select-author-field-3-500x248.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Change the author<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Press&nbsp;<strong>Update&nbsp;<\/strong>to apply the changes on the post.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center main-cta-cnt has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4a33225c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#3d67ff;padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4f39da6d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:15px\">\n<p class=\"single-cta-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1e3088a1212c636dd768e1f299293e14\" style=\"font-size:26px;font-style:normal;font-weight:800\">WPBULKiT &#8211; 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Whether you need to update the author of a single post or bulk change the author for dozens of posts, WordPress provides several practical solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use built-in features like Quick Edit or Bulk Edit for simple changes, modify authors programmatically using code, or rely on WPBULKiT plugin to bulk update post authors with powerful filtering tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among these options, using a dedicated WordPress bulk editing plugin like WPBULKiT is usually the fastest and most flexible method because it allows you to filter posts, select multiple items, and update authors across posts, pages, and custom post types in just a few clicks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By choosing the right method for your workflow, you can easily manage post authors and keep your WordPress content organized and up to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column blog-faq-section is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Can I bulk change the author for specific WordPress categories?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, you can bulk change author WordPress pages or posts within specific categories using the default WordPress editor or a bulk edit post author WordPress plugin. In the default editor, filter posts by category before applying the bulk edit. With the plugin, use the Filter Form to select posts or pages from specific categories, then update the author field in the Bulk Edit form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Is it safe to use PHP code to WordPress change post author programmatically?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Using PHP code to WordPress change post author programmatically is safe if you have coding expertise and back up your site beforehand. Always add the code to a child theme\u2019s functions.php file to avoid issues during theme updates. Remove or comment out the code after use to prevent unintended changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. How can I undo a bulk author change in WordPress?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>To undo a WordPress bulk change post author, you can manually reassign the original author using the default editor or plugin. If you use the bulk edit post author WordPress plugin, you can filter the affected posts or pages and reassign the original author in bulk. Always keep a backup before making bulk changes to restore your site if needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Can I bulk change authors for custom post types in WordPress?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, the bulk edit post author WordPress plugin supports WordPress bulk change author for custom post types. Use the Post Type Switcher tool to select the custom post type, filter the posts as needed, and update the author field in the Bulk Edit form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. 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