What’s an author page? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
In contrast to an author website<\/a>, author pages are not full websites for novelists and writers, but rather, simple informational segments of any website that has a blog. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Author pages are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are some of the benefits of WordPress author pages:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Many people confuse author pages with author galleries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n An author page, at least in terms of how WordPress defines it, is a single page meant for one author\u2019s information and blog archives. You can set global styling so that every author on your website has a place to list their recent blog posts, author information, and even social media links:<\/p>\n\n\n An author gallery (or listing) page, features multiple contributors from one website, as a sort of showcase of all writers and content creators for visitors to click on and view more information about:<\/p>\n\n\n Theoretically, an author gallery would lead to author pages after visitors click on the author links. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Overall, WordPress author pages help all parties, making them ideal for improving the credibility and humanization of blog posts. And they\u2019re easy to implement! So, keep reading to learn all about how to make WordPress author pages. <\/p>\n\n\n By default, WordPress provides author pages, but they\u2019re limited to whatever design was included with your current theme. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For instance, you may have something simple like this, where you see an author name, bio, and list of articles:<\/p>\n\n\n Or you may see nothing at all, as many theme developers leave out author pages altogether. <\/p>\n\n\n\n So, there\u2019s a good chance you want at least some creative control over the author page, or you want to add one since your theme doesn\u2019t have any. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You can use one of these methods to add\/customize a WordPress author page:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before attempting any of these methods, make sure the user information for at least one author is filled in. This way, you can test to see if elements like photos and descriptions appear correctly when customizing the author page. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To complete user information, go to the Users<\/strong> tab on WordPress. Select a user, then fill in important fields like: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Also add:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally, click the Update Profile<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u26a0 Note: If you have multiple contributors to a blog, you must have each of them complete their own User<\/strong> profile information; only then will the content show on their author page. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n One way to customize elements of your WordPress author page is with a plugin. There\u2019s no specific author page plugin, but several membership plugins allow you to create rich profiles<\/a> for each of your contributors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For this method, we\u2019ll use the Ultimate Member plugin. To begin, download and install the plugin to your WordPress site:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Author pages vs. author galleries<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Install the plugin<\/h4>\n\n\n\n