diff --git a/content/templates/rss.md b/content/templates/rss.md
index 70c3c7704..60e09ccf1 100644
--- a/content/templates/rss.md
+++ b/content/templates/rss.md
@@ -69,9 +69,7 @@ This is the default RSS template that ships with Hugo. It adheres to the [RSS 2.
         <link>{{ .Permalink }}</link>
         <description>Recent content {{ with .Title }}in {{.}} {{ end }}on {{ .Site.Title }}</description>
         <generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator>{{ with .Site.LanguageCode }}
-        <language>{{.}}</language>{{end}}{{ with .Site.Author.email }}
-        <managingEditor>{{.}}{{ with $.Site.Author.name }} ({{.}}){{end}}</managingEditor>{{end}}{{ with .Site.Author.email }}
-        <webMaster>{{.}}{{ with $.Site.Author.name }} ({{.}}){{end}}</webMaster>{{end}}{{ with .Site.Copyright }}
+        <language>{{.}}</language>{{end}}{{ with .Site.Copyright }}
         <copyright>{{.}}</copyright>{{end}}{{ if not .Date.IsZero }}
         <lastBuildDate>{{ .Date.Format "Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700" | safeHTML }}</lastBuildDate>{{ end }}
         <atom:link href="{{.URL}}" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
@@ -80,7 +78,6 @@ This is the default RSS template that ships with Hugo. It adheres to the [RSS 2.
           <title>{{ .Title }}</title>
           <link>{{ .Permalink }}</link>
           <pubDate>{{ .Date.Format "Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700" | safeHTML }}</pubDate>
-          {{ with .Site.Author.email }}<author>{{.}}{{ with $.Site.Author.name }} ({{.}}){{end}}</author>{{end}}
           <guid>{{ .Permalink }}</guid>
           <description>{{ .Content | html }}</description>
         </item>
diff --git a/content/templates/variables.md b/content/templates/variables.md
index b85387b46..12f940f17 100644
--- a/content/templates/variables.md
+++ b/content/templates/variables.md
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ Also available is `.Site` which has the following:
 **.Site.Files** All of the source files of the site.<br>
 **.Site.Menus** All of the menus in the site.<br>
 **.Site.Title** A string representing the title of the site.<br>
-**.Site.Author** A map of the authors as defined in the site configuration.<br>
+**.Site.Authors** An ordered list (ordered by defined weight) of the authors as defined in the site configuration.<br>
 **.Site.LanguageCode** A string representing the language as defined in the site configuration. This is mostly used to populate the RSS feeds with the right language code.<br>
 **.Site.DisqusShortname** A string representing the shortname of the Disqus shortcode as defined in the site configuration.<br>
 **.Site.GoogleAnalytics** A string representing your tracking code for Google Analytics as defined in the site configuration.<br>