n00b question

Normal themes come with that included.
Use the_author template tag where you want the author’s name displayed.
https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Template_Tags/the_author

ok, i get it, this tag:

<?php the_author(‘idmode’, echo); ?>

goes in a a temlpate…ok, i have searched through five related pages…and which template would that be?

they sure tell you HOW to use it but…

anyway, thanx for your help…but just a LITTLE more please?

got it, thanx….

Hmm. I still don’t see it on your blog (linked from your name) but glad it worked out.
You can put in any template (index, archive, single – or all of the above) and usually it is in the meta section: either where the date is or at the bottom where the category of the post is shown.

it is here

https://www.jetless.com/blog/