# Metadata

The **Metadata** setting controls how some post information is displayed, such as the author's name, publish date, and estimated reading time.

This metadata appears at the top of each post and helps provide context to your readers.

Follow the steps below to access the Metadata setting:

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### Access Ghost Admin

* Log in to your Ghost Admin at `yoursite.com/ghost`
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### Navigate to Design Settings

* Go to **Settings** > **Site** > **Design & branding** `yoursite.com/ghost/#/settings/design`
* Click the **"Customize"** button to open the theme editor.
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### Open Theme Settings

* Locate the **Metadata** option under the **Post** section.
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### Available Options

* **Author** - Displays only the author's name.
* **Author / Date** *(default)* - Displays the author's name and the publish date only.
* **Author / Date / Min read** - Displays the author's name, the publish date, and the estimated reading time.
* **Date** - Displays only the publish date.
* **Date / Min read** - Displays the publish date and the estimated reading time, without the author.
* **Hide** - Hides all metadata elements from the post header.

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The **Caards** theme also supports displaying multiple authors on a post. This is enough to cover most common use cases.
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