{{- $scratch := newScratch }}
-{{- if not .Date.IsZero -}}
-{{- $scratch.Add "meta" (slice (printf "<span title='%s'>%s</span>" (.Date) (.Date | time.Format (default ":date_long" site.Params.DateFormat)))) }}
+{{- if (.Param "ShowWordCount") -}}
+{{- $scratch.Add "meta" (slice (printf "<span>%s</span>" (i18n "words" .WordCount | default (printf "%d words" .WordCount)))) }}
{{- end }}
{{- if (.Param "ShowReadingTime") -}}
{{- $scratch.Add "meta" (slice (printf "<span>%s</span>" (i18n "read_time" .ReadingTime | default (printf "%d min" .ReadingTime)))) }}
{{- end }}
-{{- if (.Param "ShowWordCount") -}}
-{{- $scratch.Add "meta" (slice (printf "<span>%s</span>" (i18n "words" .WordCount | default (printf "%d words" .WordCount)))) }}
-{{- end }}
-
-{{- if not (.Param "hideAuthor") -}}
-{{- with (partial "author.html" .) }}
-{{- $scratch.Add "meta" (slice (printf "<span>%s</span>" .)) }}
-{{- end }}
+{{- if not .Date.IsZero -}}
+{{- $scratch.Add "meta" (slice (printf "<span title='%s'>%s</span>" (.Date) (.Date | time.Format (default ":date_long" site.Params.DateFormat)))) }}
{{- end }}
{{- with ($scratch.Get "meta") }}