WordPress Speed Up Service | WordPress Website Maintenance Packages Reply To: Author not properly updating after change, by Keith Hope I’m not pointing out the obvious…but where are you changing the author? Are you changing the author directly in the “edit post” page, which you would need to click on screen options drop-down at the top of the page and then check off “author” for the option box to appear that allows you to change the author prior to publishing. Reply To: Author not properly updating after change