Child theme function to edit author byline

BB Theme
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I need to edit the author byline wording as coded in the BB theme file classes/class-fl-theme.php (line 1081) so that if the author is one specific author ID, the byline displays differently (without the word “By” to indicate our curated content). Can you advise as to the best way and location/file to do this in a child theme so that theme updates won’t overwrite? Thanks in advance for your help.

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Hey Julie,

You’ll just need to create that same file in your child theme and edit as needed. For more info, check out this codex article specifically the Template Files section. Hope that helps!

Best,
Billy

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Thanks… if the BB theme is updated and that lengthy parent file changes, then I would need to also replace the child file and re-edit. I was hoping to avoid that by somehow only referencing that bit of code.