Authors

Authors are a custom post type that serve as profile pages that include contact info, a biography and featured articles.

You can assign multiple Authors to an article. For example, if your article features a story and a video, you can credit both the author and the videographer.

Before creating an Author you need to first create an Author type. An Author type can be anything you’d like, but some common types are Staff and Guest.

To create an Author type:

• Under Authors, choose Author types
• Enter the name of the Author type and the slug, and then click “New Author Type”

To create an Author:

• Under Authors, click “Add New Author”
• Enter the Authors name in the Title field
• Under Author Information, select the Author type
• Enter additional contact information if applicable in the Author Information, such as social media accounts and a biography
• You can also choose Featured stories to appear on their profile page from the post choose below

Now that you have an Author created, you can assign them to articles.

To add an Author to an article:

• Open or create the article
• In the settings on the right, expand the Authors tab
• Select the Type of author, if you have only one type it should be automatically selected
• From the drop down below, select the Author you want to add to the article
• Select the “Add author”
• If you want to add an additional Author to the article (like a photographer or videographer), select another author from the drop down menu and select “Add author” again.
• You can then edit the different authors Roles by choose an appropriate credit for each from the Roles drop down menu.
• You can also reorder the authors by dragging and dropping them.
• Save your article.
• If you have a Metabar included in your article the Author’s name will appear within it.