How to add author to Blog entries in Icon stack

[liblearn]

Hi,

I am building a new site with the Icon stack. We’d like for the author name to be listed as well as the date. I’ve added the following css code that adds a slash before the date:

   .single-post .p-meta span:first-of-type:before,
   .blog .p-meta span:first-of-type:before {
                content: "/ ";
    }

Is there a way I can add the author name before the slash?

Thanks,
Alison

[friech]

Hi Alison,

Thank you for writing in, while that is outside the scope of support, I could point you in the right direction with the understanding that it would ultimately be your responsibility to take it from here.

First of since this requires a customization, you need to setup and activate a child theme

How To Setup Child Themes

Then add this following function to your child theme’s functions.php file

Customization Best Practices

if ( ! function_exists( 'x_icon_entry_meta' ) ) :
  function x_icon_entry_meta() {

    //
    // Author.
    //

    $author = sprintf( '<span>by: %s</span>',
      get_the_author()
    );

    //
    // Date.
    //

    $date = sprintf( '<span><time class="entry-date" datetime="%1$s">%2$s</time></span>',
      esc_attr( get_the_date( 'c' ) ),
      esc_html( get_the_date() )
    );


    if ( x_does_not_need_entry_meta() ) {
      return;
    } else {
      printf( '<p class="p-meta">%1$s/%2$s</p>',
         $author,
        $date
      );
    }

  }
endif;

You might need to remove your custom CSS since there is already an / on the output between author and date.

Happy New Year,
Cheers!

[liblearn]

Hi,

Thanks for the specifics on doing this with a child theme. I was hoping it would be possible to add the author via CSS code. Another option I noticed was to use the author shortcode in the body of the post. Please let me know of any suggestions for adding the author that I could do without making changes to the functions.php file.

Thanks,
Alison

[thai]

Hi Alison,

That’s NOT possible because it would require a template change.

We need to put all the custom code under functions.php file and it would be safe for the future updates.

Regards!

[liblearn]

Hi,

Thanks for the explanation. Appreciate your quick response.

All best,
Alison

[Prasant]

You are most welcome.