# How do I control what the author name is on my posts?

**URL:** <https://forum.ghost.org/t/how-do-i-control-what-the-author-name-is-on-my-posts/36578>\
**Category:** Using Ghost\
**Created:** [February 21, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/how-do-i-control-what-the-author-name-is-on-my-posts/36578 "2023-02-21T16:51:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![ChaiElemental](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/chaielemental/32/23232_2.png) [@ChaiElemental](https://forum.ghost.org/u/ChaiElemental)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/how-do-i-control-what-the-author-name-is-on-my-posts/36578/1 "2023-02-21T16:51:24Z")

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I am in the middle of a legal name change; my new social security card just arrived today. My credit card is still associated with my old name. Because of this, my old name is displayed on all of the posts I make, despite the fact that I created the site under my new name. How do I control the author name on my posts?

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**Author:** ![Theodorico\_Carvalho](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/theodorico_carvalho/32/20707_2.png) [@Theodorico\_Carvalho](https://forum.ghost.org/u/Theodorico_Carvalho)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/how-do-i-control-what-the-author-name-is-on-my-posts/36578/2 "2023-02-21T17:16:40Z")

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You can make a new account with permissions to your blog, with your new name  
And then manually change all posts’ author in the posts’ settings

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**Author:** ![ChaiElemental](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/chaielemental/32/23232_2.png) [@ChaiElemental](https://forum.ghost.org/u/ChaiElemental)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/how-do-i-control-what-the-author-name-is-on-my-posts/36578/3 "2023-02-21T17:28:06Z")

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Thanks!

Update: the display name on my blog entries is now correct.