I may be missing something but is there a way to disable the author link contained on the item page?

I am aware that I can hide the author through the back-end settings, however I still want the author visible on the item page, I just don't want it to appear as a link.

So far the only way I see that this could be done is by modifying the item.php file.

Any suggestions?

I am using:
Joomla! v1.7.2
Joomlart JAT3 2.0 Framework
Joomlartt T3_blank template v1.0.6
k2 v2.5

That would be the correct way to do it. Searc h for the code in item.php and change it. Best to do it in a k2 template or override and it wont be wiped upon upgrades

Thanks William.

I changed the following in my item.php override,

[code type=php-brief]
<?php if($this->item->params->get('itemAuthor')): ?>
<!-- Item Author -->
<span class="itemAuthor">
<?php echo K2HelperUtilities::writtenBy($this->item->author->profile->gender); ?>&nbsp;
<?php if(empty($this->item->created_by_alias)): ?>
<a rel="author" href="<?php echo $this->item->author->link; ?>"><?php echo $this->item->author->name; ?></a>
<?php else: ?>
<?php echo $this->item->author->name; ?>
<?php endif; ?>
</span>
<?php endif; ?>[/code]

to this,

[code type=php-brief]
<?php if($this->item->params->get('itemAuthor')): ?>
<!-- Item Author -->
<span class="itemAuthor">
<?php echo K2HelperUtilities::writtenBy($this->item->author->profile->gender); ?>&nbsp;
<?php if(empty($this->item->created_by_alias)): ?>
<?php echo $this->item->author->name; ?>
<?php endif; ?>
</span>
<?php endif; ?>[/code]

Hope someone else finds this useful.