Remove posted by author and date on a blank theme

  • I’m using a blank theme to start up a wordpress site. I would like to remove the “Posted By” and “Posted Date” that appears with each post title. I have scoured the index.php code along with the functions.php code and cannot seem to see any reference to the posted by or posted date tags.

    Any ideas where they might be? Does this vary by theme?

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  • Does this vary by theme?

    Yes, it does. If you’re customising a pre-existing, bare bones, theme, I’d suggest that you start by reviewing Theme Development so that you have a good understanding of the theme template hierarchy.

    Phil

    (@owendevelopment)

    If on a post, you need to be looking at single.php. It could appear in multiple places, index.php, content.php etc

    It may also be referenced as ‘meta’, ‘post-meta’ or ‘metadata’ depending on the theme you use.

    Thread Starter mooneyk20

    (@mooneyk20)

    I see. So would there be any adverse effects of commenting out the meta?

    None that I could think of…

    Thread Starter mooneyk20

    (@mooneyk20)

    Ok Great. I’ll do that for now and take a look at the theme development link you provided.

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