diff --git a/pkgdown/extra.js b/pkgdown/extra.js
index 2c110e24..7a27741f 100644
--- a/pkgdown/extra.js
+++ b/pkgdown/extra.js
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
   // add doctoral titles to authors
   function doct_tit(x) {
     if (typeof(x) != "undefined") {
-      x = x.replace(/Author, maintainer/g, "Principal maintainer");
-      x = x.replace(/Author, contributor/g, "Contributing maintainer");
+      x = x.replace(/Author, maintainer/g, "Principal developer");
+      x = x.replace(/Author, contributor/g, "Package maintainer");
       x = x.replace(/Thesis advisor/g, "(former) Doctoral advisor");
       // contributors
       x = x.replace("Alex", "Prof. Alex");