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# How to Set a Content's Author and Publish Date

# How to Set a Content's Author and Publish Date

**In this article:**
* Overview
* How to set the author
* How to set the publish date
* Things to keep in mind
* FAQs
* Who can do this

## Overview

You can record who created a piece of content and when it was published using the **Author** and **Date published** fields. These give your people useful context — who is behind a resource and how current it is — and both can be set when you add content or changed later from the content's edit panel.

## How to set the author

1. Open the content item from your **Library** and open the **Edit content** panel (the pencil icon on the right-hand toolbar).
2. In the **Author** field, enter the author's name or company.
3. Click **Save changes** to save.

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## How to set the publish date

1. In the same **Edit content** panel, find the **Date published** field.
2. Click the field and choose a date from the date picker.
3. Click **Save changes** to save.

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## Things to keep in mind

* Both **Author** and **Date published** are optional — leave them blank if they do not apply.
* The author and publish date are shown on the content's details page when set.

## FAQs

**Can the author be a company rather than a person?**
Yes. The **Author** field accepts a person's name or a company name.

**Does the publish date affect when the content is available?**
No. The **Date published** field is informational — it records when the content was published and does not control its availability in the Library.

## Who can do this

**Owners**, **Admins**, **Managers**, **Content Managers** and **Instructors** can edit Library content and set its author and publish date. **People Managers**, **Employees** and **Restricted** users cannot — they have read-only access to content.