Tips & TricksMarch 7th, 2025

Author Name Enhancements

By Linda Houle

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As part of our ongoing transition away from using usernames as the default author name on your binders, we’re introducing new improvements to how you set your author name.

Whats New

When you create a new binder there will now be 3 fields required to create your binder: Title, Description, and Author name.

LiveBinders binder icon in the upper left screen above a blue line that spans horizontally across the screen. Underneath the blue line is a series of text boxes to "Create a New Binder." They are Binder title, Description, Tags and Author Name. There is a check box underneath author name that says " Set Default Author Name". There are 2 other check boxes that say Public and Private with the Private check box preselected as the default privacy setting for the binder. The button "Create New Binder" is at the bottom of the page.

When you make a copy of a binder, you’ll be prompted to enter an author name in a pop up

.Binder Title appears across the top of the screenshot of the Pop up window. Underneath title is the text: You need an author name for every binder. Please set the author name for this copy before proceeding. Author name: (maximum 24 characters). Below text is a box for adding your Author name. Below that is a check box with the text Set Default Author Name. Below that a Name and Copy Binder button.

How It Works

  • You’ll be required to fill in the author name field when creating a new binder or copying an existing binder.
  • Author names can be no more than 24 characters, including blank spaces.
  • If you already have a default author name set, it will automatically populate the author name field for you. As an example, if your default name is “Jane Smith” when you create a new binder, it will populate the author name field with “Jane Smith.”  If you copy a binder, it will use that default name and copy the binder to your account without prompting you to add an author name.  All author names can be changed at any time.

Where You’ll Be Required to Set Your Author Name

  • Creating a new binder – it will be part of the existing binder form that requests a binder title, description and now author name.
  • Making a copy of a binder – a window will pop up after you click ‘copy binder’ with a field to type in your author name. NOTE that if you have the default set, the window will not pop up.

How to Set the Default Name

You can set a Default Author Name when you create a new binder by simply checking the box labeled “Make as Default Author Name” under the author name fields when you are prompted. This will ensure your default name is automatically used moving forward. Text box titled Author Name appear in the upper left corner. A NOTE: You can change this at any time. Below the text box is a check box with a red arrow pointing at it and a NOTE: You can change this under your My Profile Page

For a step-by-step guide on managing your author name, check out the Help Guide binder under Set Author Name.