diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 22631d1b..d4609062 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -224,9 +224,6 @@ paige:
       domain: ""
     yandex: # See https://metrica.yandex.com
       account_id: ""
-  authors:
-    class: "text-center text-secondary"
-    hide: false
   color: "#0d6efd" # Bootstrap primary color; theme color for Safari and Windows
   color_scheme: "" # Always use this color scheme without automatic switching; must be "", "light", or "dark"
   comments:
@@ -264,9 +261,6 @@ paige:
   git:
     commit_url_prefix: "" # Example is "https://github.com/willfaught/paige/commit/"
   list:
-    authors:
-      class: "mb-0 text-center text-secondary"
-      hide: false
     content:
       show: false
     date:
diff --git a/layouts/partials/paige/metadata.html b/layouts/partials/paige/metadata.html
index e1bdfadd..9854aef8 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/paige/metadata.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/paige/metadata.html
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
     {{ $listshowcontent = $params.listshowcontent }}
 {{ end }}
 
-{{ $authors := cond ($page.Param "paige.authors.hide" | not) (partial "paige/authors.html" $page) "" }}
-{{ $authorsclass := $page.Param "paige.authors.class" | default "paige-authors text-center text-secondary" }}
+{{ $authors := partial "paige/authors.html" $page }}
 {{ $categories := cond ($page.Param "paige.terms.hide" | not) ($page.Params.categories | default slice) slice | uniq }}
 {{ $commiturl := "" }}
 {{ $date := cond ($page.Param "paige.date.hide" | not) (cond (eq ($page.Param "paige.date.source" | default "published") "published") $page.PublishDate $page.Lastmod) "" }}
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@
     {{ end }}
 
     {{ with $authors }}
-        <p {{ if or $authorsclass $date $readingtime }} class="{{ if or $date $readingtime }} {{ $nogap }} {{ end }} {{ with $authorsclass }} {{ . }} {{ end }}" {{ end }}>{{ . }}</p>
+        <p class="{{ if or $date $readingtime }} {{ $nogap }} {{ end }} paige-authors text-center text-secondary">{{ . }}</p>
     {{ end }}
 
     {{ with $date }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/paige/pages.html b/layouts/partials/paige/pages.html
index 2f5a10d0..0790dea7 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/paige/pages.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/paige/pages.html
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@
                     <p class="{{ $.Param `paige.list.date_header.class` | default `h5 paige-date-header text-center` }}">{{ .Key }}</p>
                 {{ end }}
                 {{ range .Pages }}
-                    {{ $authors := cond ($page.Param "paige.list.authors.hide" | not) (partial "paige/authors.html" .) "" }}
-                    {{ $authorsclass := $page.Param "paige.list.authors.class" | default "mb-0 paige-authors text-center text-secondary" }}
+                    {{ $authors := partial "paige/authors.html" . }}
                     {{ $categories := cond ($page.Param "paige.list.terms.hide" | not) (.Params.categories | default slice) slice | uniq }}
                     {{ $commiturl := "" }}
                     {{ $date := cond ($page.Param "paige.list.date.hide" | not) .PublishDate "" }}
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@
                         {{ end }}
 
                         {{ with $authors }}
-                            <p {{ with $authorsclass }} class="{{ . }}" {{ end }}>{{ . }}</p>
+                            <p class="mb-0 paige-authors text-center text-secondary">{{ . }}</p>
                         {{ end }}
 
                         {{ with $date }}