# Show or hide the author, date and reading time

_Category: Design and templates_

Under each article's title, readers can see who wrote it, when it was last updated and how long it takes to read. Choose which of the three to show, or hide the line altogether.

**Who can do this:** Owners and Admins (Editors through **Customize** on your help center) · **Plans:** All plans

## Choose what shows

1. In the template editor, open **Pages** and pick the **Article** page.
2. Under **Regions**, click **Main**. The **Article metadata** component sits in the **After the title** zone.

![Screen recording. Open the Article page and its Main region. Click Add to "After the article" and pick Was this helpful?. Add Comments the same way.](https://helpcenter-io.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/self/y75fnyW4ij5Qvnwab85qiQhRwPvB3ZBfJ0pgWY1U.gif)
How to reach the Article page's Main region. The recording then adds other components.

1. Click **Article metadata** to open its settings.
2. Under **What each item shows**, turn **Author**, **Last updated** and **Reading time** on or off.
3. Click **Publish**.

## What each part shows

| Part | What readers see |
| --- | --- |
| **Author** | The name of the article's author. It's left out on articles without an author. |
| **Last updated** | The date the article was last updated, written the way the reader's language writes dates. |
| **Reading time** | An estimate such as "4 min read", based on the article's length at about 220 words a minute. Notes for your team don't count. |

## Hide the line completely

1. In the **Main** region of the Article page, open the **⋯** menu on the **Article metadata** row.
2. Choose **Delete**, then **Remove**.
3. Click **Publish**.

To bring it back, click **Add to "After the title"** and pick **Article metadata**.

## Move it

- Drag it by its handle (⋮⋮) to the **Before the title** zone to show it above the title.
- Set its **Width** to **Half width** to share a row with the Export menu.
- Or add it to the **Sidebar** region instead of Main.

## Troubleshooting

**My help center still shows the old line.** Click **Publish**. Your change is in the draft until you do.

**I deleted it, but the author still shows.** Check the Article page's **Sidebar** region too: each region can hold its own Article metadata.

## Related articles

- [Customize the article page](https://self.helpcenter.io/content/article-page)
- [Add, move and remove components](https://self.helpcenter.io/content/components)