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Blogger: Author name is not showing on PopularPosts

I can't seem to discover why both <data:post.author/> and <data:post.dateHeader/> tags won't show inside the PopularPosts widget...
This is what I have inside the <b:includable id='main'> in my PopularPosts widget:

<ul>
    <b:loop values='data:posts' var='post'>    
        <li>
            Posted by: <data:post.author/>
            <data:post.dateHeader/> 
            <a expr:href='data:post.href'><data:post.title/></a>
        </li>
     </b:loop>
 </ul>

When I inspect the blog web page it says: <!--Can't find substitution for tag [post.author]-->
The <data:post.title/> shows just fine, while the others don't... Could someone help??

Solution

  • <data:post.author/> and <data:post.dateHeader/> aren't available in popular posts of layout version 2.

    You can upgrade your template to version 3 and use the following new tags:

    <data:post.author.name/>
<data:post.date/>

    To upgrade Blogger template:

    Replace the <html> attribute b:version='1' with b:defaultwidgetversion='2' b:layoutsVersion='3' b:templateVersion='1.3.0'