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How to change the author name in your RSS Feed

Learn how to modify author names in Edit

Updated over a week ago

You can customize how the author name appears in your RSS feed by choosing from several display options.

1. Open your feed and click Edit.

2. Toggle the Enable Display Author As button.

3. Choose your author display format:

  • Hostname – Shows the domain of the source (e.g., nytimes.com)

  • Website Name – Shows the site’s name (e.g., The New York Times)

  • Author – Displays the actual author of the news article (if available)

  • Custom Name – Lets you type in your own name or label to display

Once saved, your feed will update with the new author name format:

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