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How to change the default author when creating k2 material?

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5 years 8 months ago #171414 by Michael
How to change the default author when creating k2 material? was created by Michael
I do not want to click "Change the Author" at creation/editing material. How can I set the author by default?
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5 years 8 months ago #171415 by Brendan Hedges
Replied by Brendan Hedges on topic How to change the default author when creating k2 material?
The author is set via who ever is logged in and creating the article/item.
If you want to change the author you will have to write a fictitious alias at the point of publishing. Or, edit your username to 'Fred' instead of Superuser in Joomla's User menu.

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5 years 8 months ago #171418 by JoomlaWorks
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When you edit another user's item, it's mandatory to change the author manually if you want another user to show as the creator. Can you imagine the hell unleashed if updating a single option totally unrelated to the content in an item triggered a user change? I can't...
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5 years 8 months ago - 5 years 8 months ago #171423 by Michael
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Thank you. I understand.
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5 years 8 months ago #171433 by JoomlaWorks
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Great :)
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