diff --git a/_includes/byline.html b/_includes/byline.html
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+++ b/_includes/byline.html
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+
+{% if page.layout == "post" or page.layout == "blog" or page.layout == "page" %}
+<!--
+	<div class="byline">
+		<span class="author">{{ site.author.short_name }}</span>
+		<span class="date">{{ page.date | date: "%a, %-d %b, %Y" }}</span>
+	</div>
+-->
+{% else %}
+	<!-- this page type has no byline -->
+{% endif %}
\ No newline at end of file