# 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:** ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@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")

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> [@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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