Display Post Author on Front Page

create a child theme;

create this file in the child theme (including the folder structure) from a copy of the same file in the parent theme:

/template-parts/post/content.php

edit this file;

change these lines:

			echo '<div class="entry-meta">';
				if ( is_single() ) {
					twentyseventeen_posted_on();
				} else {
					echo twentyseventeen_time_link();
					twentyseventeen_edit_link();
				};
			echo '</div><!-- .entry-meta -->';

to:

				echo '<div class="entry-meta">';
						twentyseventeen_posted_on();
						echo ' - '; comments_popup_link(); 
						twentyseventeen_edit_link();
				echo '</div><!-- .entry-meta -->';

Thank you. I have implemented this and it is working. Would it be possible for me not the display the comment count?

Would it be possible for me not the display the comment count?

remove this line also from the code:

echo ' - '; comments_popup_link();

Hello,

I was also trying to implement this change, but the author is not displaying. It looks like there is a css rule hiding the element:

.byline, .updated:not(.published) {
display: none;

Does a function need to be changed somewhere as well?

Thanks,
CJ

Hello @alchymyth I’m having the same issue as @catalano

@dbmiller65
this works pretty much like in my earlier reply https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/display-post-author-on-front-page/#post-9891827

start by creating a child theme (or, if you already edited the original theme, or can’t use a child theme for any reason, edit directly in /template-parts/post/content.php):

just use this replacement code:

	echo '<div class="entry-meta">';
			
		twentyseventeen_posted_on();
		twentyseventeen_edit_link();
			
	echo '</div><!-- .entry-meta -->';

Thanks Michael. Actually I found the issue:

If all the posts were from the same author, then author does not appear

Else, author appears!

Thank you @alchymyth

Thanks @alchymyth – this is an essential feature for a multi-author blog. Too bad it’s not an option in the customizer.