diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6614b18..f12a2ed 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ The following optional attributes modify the behavior of the list of commits:
 * `max=NUM`: Optional; `NUM`: Positive integer; list not more than `NUM` commits (example: `5`).
 * `ref_name=STRING`: Optional: list only commit from branch or reference name `STRING` (examples: `main`, `v1.1`).
 * `default_branch`: Optional; if set, list only commits from the project's default branch.
+* `author="none"`: Optional; do not print names of authors in the commit list.
 
 ## Author and License
 
diff --git a/lang/linuxfoo-gitlab-de_DE.po b/lang/linuxfoo-gitlab-de_DE.po
index 9d39fe0..d993d55 100644
--- a/lang/linuxfoo-gitlab-de_DE.po
+++ b/lang/linuxfoo-gitlab-de_DE.po
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ msgid "http://tk-sls.de/ref/gitlab-list-commits"
 msgstr "http://tk-sls.de/ref/gitlab-list-commits"
 
 #. Description of the plugin
-msgid "Summary: Embed list of most recent commits to a Gitlab project from a Gitlab instance's public REST API. Example: Add [gitlab-list-commits url=https://tk-sls.de/gitlab project_id=42 commits=\"all\" since=\"3 month\" max=5 releases=\"latest\"] for a list of at most 5 commits to that project that were made since at most 3 months ago, followed by alink to the latest release of the project (if any). To disable the list of commits, set commits=\"none\". To generate a list of all releases, set releases=\"all\". To disable the list of releases, omit the \"releases\" attribute or set releases=\"none\"."
-msgstr "Zusammenfassung: Bette Liste der neuesten Commits eines Gitlab-Projektes ein, die mit Gitlabs REST API abgerufen wird. Beispiel: Füge folgenden Shortcode zu einem Artikel hinzu, um die letzten 5 Commits anzuzeigen, die nicht älter als 3 Monate sind: [gitlab-list-commits url=https://tk-sls.de/gitlab project_id=42 since=\"3 month\" max=5]. Um die Liste der Commits zu deaktivieren: commits=\"none\". Um eine Liste von Releases hinzuzufügen: releases=\"all\". Um nur die neueste Release anzuzeigen: releases=\"latest\"."
+msgid "Summary: Embed list of most recent commits to a Gitlab project from a Gitlab instance's public REST API. Example: Add [gitlab-list-commits url=https://tk-sls.de/gitlab project_id=42 commits=\"all\" since=\"3 month\" max=5 releases=\"latest\"] for a list of at most 5 commits to that project that were made since at most 3 months ago, followed by alink to the latest release of the project (if any). To disable the list of commits, set commits=\"none\". To disable printing the author name of a commit, set author=\"none\". To generate a list of all releases, set releases=\"all\". To disable the list of releases, omit the \"releases\" attribute or set releases=\"none\"."
+msgstr "Zusammenfassung: Bette Liste der neuesten Commits eines Gitlab-Projektes ein, die mit Gitlabs REST API abgerufen wird. Beispiel: Füge folgenden Shortcode zu einem Artikel hinzu, um die letzten 5 Commits anzuzeigen, die nicht älter als 3 Monate sind: [gitlab-list-commits url=https://tk-sls.de/gitlab project_id=42 since=\"3 month\" max=5]. Um die Liste der Commits zu deaktivieren: commits=\"none\". Um die Ausgabe der Autor-Namens pro Commit zu deaktivieren: author=\"none\". Um eine Liste von Releases hinzuzufügen: releases=\"all\". Um nur die neueste Release anzuzeigen: releases=\"latest\"."
 
 #. Author of the plugin
 msgid "Tilman Kranz"
diff --git a/lang/linuxfoo-gitlab.pot b/lang/linuxfoo-gitlab.pot
index 810ea64..53ef2a9 100644
--- a/lang/linuxfoo-gitlab.pot
+++ b/lang/linuxfoo-gitlab.pot
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ msgid "http://tk-sls.de/ref/gitlab-list-commits"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. Description of the plugin
-msgid "Summary: Embed list of most recent commits to a Gitlab project from a Gitlab instance's public REST API. Example: Add [gitlab-list-commits url=https://tk-sls.de/gitlab project_id=42 commits=\"all\" since=\"3 month\" max=5 releases=\"latest\"] for a list of at most 5 commits to that project that were made since at most 3 months ago, followed by alink to the latest release of the project (if any). To disable the list of commits, set commits=\"none\". To generate a list of all releases, set releases=\"all\". To disable the list of releases, omit the \"releases\" attribute or set releases=\"none\"."
+msgid "Summary: Embed list of most recent commits to a Gitlab project from a Gitlab instance's public REST API. Example: Add [gitlab-list-commits url=https://tk-sls.de/gitlab project_id=42 commits=\"all\" since=\"3 month\" max=5 releases=\"latest\"] for a list of at most 5 commits to that project that were made since at most 3 months ago, followed by alink to the latest release of the project (if any). To disable the list of commits, set commits=\"none\". To disable printing the author name of a commit, set author=\"none\". To generate a list of all releases, set releases=\"all\". To disable the list of releases, omit the \"releases\" attribute or set releases=\"none\"."
 msgstr ""
 
 #. Author of the plugin
diff --git a/linuxfoo-gitlab.php b/linuxfoo-gitlab.php
index 44e0a02..599b302 100644
--- a/linuxfoo-gitlab.php
+++ b/linuxfoo-gitlab.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 /*
 Plugin Name: Gitlab REST API Shortcodes
 Plugin URI: http://tk-sls.de/ref/gitlab-list-commits
-Description: Summary: Embed list of most recent commits to a Gitlab project from a Gitlab instance's public REST API. Example: Add [gitlab-list-commits url=https://tk-sls.de/gitlab project_id=42 commits="all" since="3 month" max=5 releases="latest"] for a list of at most 5 commits to that project that were made since at most 3 months ago, followed by alink to the latest release of the project (if any). To disable the list of commits, set commits="none". To generate a list of all releases, set releases="all". To disable the list of releases, omit the "releases" attribute or set releases="none".
+Description: Summary: Embed list of most recent commits to a Gitlab project from a Gitlab instance's public REST API. Example: Add [gitlab-list-commits url=https://tk-sls.de/gitlab project_id=42 commits="all" since="3 month" max=5 releases="latest"] for a list of at most 5 commits to that project that were made since at most 3 months ago, followed by alink to the latest release of the project (if any). To disable the list of commits, set commits="none". To disable printing the author name of a commit, set author="none". To generate a list of all releases, set releases="all". To disable the list of releases, omit the "releases" attribute or set releases="none".
 Author: Tilman Kranz
 Version: 1.4
 Author URI: https://tk-sls.de
@@ -57,15 +57,19 @@ class LinuxfooGitlab {
 
     static function format_commit($atts, $commit) {
         preg_match('/^....-..-../', $commit->committed_date, $m);
-        $date = $m[0];
 
-        $title = htmlspecialchars($commit->title, ENT_NOQUOTES|ENT_HTML5|ENT_SUBSTITUTE, 'UTF-8', FALSE);
+        $result = $m[0].' ';
 
-        return
-            $date.' '.
-            __('by', 'linuxfoo-gitlab').' '.$commit->author_name.
+        if($atts['author']==null || $atts['author']!='none')
+            $result .=
+                __('by', 'linuxfoo-gitlab').' '.$commit->author_name;
+
+        $result .=
             ': '.
-            '<a href="'.$commit->web_url.'">'.$commit->short_id.'</a> '.$title;
+            '<a href="'.$commit->web_url.'">'.$commit->short_id.'</a> '.
+            htmlspecialchars($commit->title, ENT_NOQUOTES|ENT_HTML5|ENT_SUBSTITUTE, 'UTF-8', FALSE);
+
+        return $result;
     }
 
     static function format_commit_stats($atts, $commits_count, $branch) {