Change the author of a node

Question

We have a website which will host lots of species information. A resource is entering the data on behalf of another person. I would like to change the author information of the nodes once the data entry is completed.

Is it possible to replace all instances of the author ID of 'Person A' with 'Person B'? I assume we need to write some database query and run it in the phpMyAdmin. What query it would be? Also, is there any other efficient way?

Thanks

Answer 1

The easiest way I think is this:

1. Install the views, views_bulk_operations, and admin_views modules.
2. Go to the content listing (admin/content).
3. Filter the results to get the nodes you are interested in.
4. Check the checkboxes next to the node (there is also an option to select all).
5. Select "Change author" from the operations dropdown and click the "Execute" button.
6. Select the user you want to change the author to and click the "Next" button.

Admin views uses views bulk operations to override the default drupal administration views with something a lot more useful.