# Changing post author by admin
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-post-author-by-admin/317546
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [July 22, 2024, 9:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-post-author-by-admin/317546 "2024-07-22T09:51:07Z")
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### Author:  [@Jaskaran](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jaskaran)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2024, 9:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-post-author-by-admin/317546/1 "2024-07-22T09:51:07Z")
is it possible for admin in the site to change any post author by to any other user or admin
any help would be appreciated
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### Author:  [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2024, 9:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-post-author-by-admin/317546/2 "2024-07-22T09:52:07Z")
> [@Changing ownership of posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-ownership-of-posts/276672):
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> bookmark This guide explains how to change the ownership of posts in Discourse. It covers methods for changing ownership of single posts, multiple posts within a topic, and all posts by a specific user. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator (or users with permission, see below) warning By default only administrators have the ability to change post ownership. There are two site settings to extend this: moderators\_change\_post\_ownership — set to true to allow all mode…
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2024, 9:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-post-author-by-admin/317546/3 "2024-08-21T09:52:51Z")
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