New Feature·Pushed May 1, 2026·S
Author bylines now plain text with @ prefix
Author names on story pages and PR feeds now display as plain @-prefixed text, removing the previous conditional link behavior for author profiles.
Author bylines across the site have been simplified. Previously, author names appeared as clickable links when an author URL was available, with plain text fallback otherwise. Now, all author names display with an @ prefix as plain text with no linking. This applies consistently across story detail pages and the PR feed — two components that previously handled author display differently. The change removes the conditional logic and the author URL field from byline rendering entirely.
Technical description
Two components were updated to standardize how author bylines display. On [[code ref=1]]stories/[id]/page.tsx[[/code]], the conditional link rendering was removed — the component previously checked whether [[code]]story.authorUrl[[/code]] existed and rendered an anchor tag if so, falling back to plain text otherwise. That entire branch logic was replaced with a single plain text render: [[code]]by @{story.author}[[/code]]. Similarly, [[code ref=2]]PRFeedItem.tsx[[/code]] received the @ prefix on author names to match the new format. The authorUrl field is no longer used for byline display in either location.
Categories
- New Feature (80%) — Changes author byline behavior — authors now display as plain @-prefixed text instead of conditionally rendered links. Affects how users see author information on stories and PR feeds.
- Code Style (20%) — Visual change to author name display: adds @ prefix and removes link styling. Affects typography and presentation of author information.