The code I am using is the one your admin shared here on this forum. The popular PHP code shared several years ago. 

Yes, both of these can be customized.

To change the red color of the “By admin” author link, go to:

Dashboard > Forums > Usergroups > Edit the relevant usergroup > Usergroup Color

The author/member link uses the color assigned to the user's usergroup.

If you don't want the “By admin” name to link to the user's profile, you can disable the clickable member links with the following wpForo filter:

add_filter( 'wpforo_member_link_clickable', '__return_false' );

Insert this code snippets in your current active WordPress theme functions.php

This will keep the author's name displayed but remove the profile link. This is an officially provided wpForo customization and has been confirmed to work.

Please temporarily change the user's role to Administrator and let us know.

Thank you for providing the screenshots and the point values.

We’ve checked the calculation based on your current Member Rating settings:

• 1 topic = 4 points
• 1 post = 3 points
• 1 like = 2 points
• 1 dislike = -1 point

The member currently has:

• 16 forum topics → 16 × 4 = 64 points
• 16 forum posts → 16 × 3 = 48 points
• 5 received likes → 5 × 2 = 10 points
• 0 dislikes → 0 × -1 = 0 points

This gives a total of 122 points.

The 10 blog posts are not included in this calculation, as the wpForo Member Rating system calculates reputation based on wpForo topics, posts, likes, and dislikes.

Since Level 2 requires 100 points, the member has reached the required number of points and the Level 2 rating is assigned correctly.

Also, I have another question. Normally, your forum software doesn't allow images to display normally unless with a code. I added a code to be able to properly display images, but the code didn't stop the images going back to links anytime the edit button is pressed. How do I stop that. 

Regarding this one: 

Since the image display is being handled through custom code, we’re unable to provide support for or guarantee compatibility with that customization.

However, if you share the code you’re using, we can take a quick look at it. If it’s something simple and we can easily identify why the images are being converted back to links when the post is edited, we’ll be happy to point you in the right direction.

Please also provide a short video showing the issue if possible. This will help us better understand what happens when the post is edited and saved.

I don't want link By admin to the profile. Is that possible?

Hovering over it shows the correct login name. Can I disable that?

Thanks for helping
nhan