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How do you stop display of author information (aka. byline)?

How do you remove the byline — the line saying "modified by XYZ at…" — from events, documents, news, etc.?

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  • Go to Site Setup → Security and check Allow anyone to view "about" information.
  • Press Save.

In older versions (ie. Plone 2.5 or older):

From the ZMI → portal_properties → site_properties → uncheck AllowAnonymousViewAbout. This stops byline from displaying to anonymous viewers.