{"Status":true,"Message":"","Response":{"post":{"postuid":"27794f9e-95ec-4ca0-976f-fc8af26b767d","tenantuid":"d8b744fc-2e70-4089-bb80-dd1d08f6c7b2","projectuid":"fc6490ac-7527-4f49-b06e-46f701280e85","title":"Authors and Author Pages","slug":"article/authors-and-author-pages","html":"\u003Cp\u003EAuthors let you credit the people who write your content. Each author gets a public profile page listing their articles, with structured data that helps search engines connect the content to a real person.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ch2 id=\u0022the_authors_page\u0022\u003EThe Authors page\u003C/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EClick \u003Cb\u003EAuthors\u003C/b\u003E in the left navigation. The page lists every user in your HelpGuides account. Each author is linked to one of these users.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ctable border=\u00221\u0022 style=\u0022border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\u0022\u003E\u003Cthead\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Cth\u003EColumn\u003C/th\u003E\u003Cth\u003EShows\u003C/th\u003E\u003C/tr\u003E\u003C/thead\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUser\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EThe user\u0027s name in HelpGuides\u003C/td\u003E\u003C/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAuthor Name\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EThe name shown publicly, if the user is set up as an author\u003C/td\u003E\u003C/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAuthor URL\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EThe author\u0027s website, if set\u003C/td\u003E\u003C/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EStatus\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAuthor\u003C/b\u003E if the user is set up as an author for this project, otherwise \u003Cb\u003ENot configured\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/td\u003E\u003C/tr\u003E\u003C/table\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAuthors are set up per project, so the same person can have a different profile in each project.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ch2 id=\u0022add_an_author\u0022\u003EAdd an author\u003C/h2\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOn the \u003Cb\u003EAuthors\u003C/b\u003E page, find the user and click \u003Cb\u003EAdd as Author\u003C/b\u003E. If the person isn\u0027t listed, invite them to your account first.\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIn \u003Cb\u003EAdd Author\u003C/b\u003E, check the \u003Cb\u003EAuthor Name\u003C/b\u003E (it starts as the user\u0027s name) and fill in any other fields.\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EClick \u003Cb\u003ESave\u003C/b\u003E.\u003C/li\u003E\u003C/ol\u003E\u003Ctable border=\u00221\u0022 style=\u0022border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\u0022\u003E\u003Cthead\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Cth\u003EField\u003C/th\u003E\u003Cth\u003EUsed for\u003C/th\u003E\u003C/tr\u003E\u003C/thead\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAuthor Name\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EThe name shown on articles and on the author page. It also sets the author page URL\u003C/td\u003E\u003C/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAuthor URL\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EA link to the author\u0027s own site or profile, shown as \u003Cb\u003EWebsite\u003C/b\u003E on the author page\u003C/td\u003E\u003C/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAuthor Photo\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EA headshot shown on the author page\u003C/td\u003E\u003C/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBio\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EA short biography shown on the author page and used as its meta description\u003C/td\u003E\u003C/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EEmail\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EShown as an \u003Cb\u003EEmail\u003C/b\u003E link on the author page\u003C/td\u003E\u003C/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELinkedIn URL\u003C/b\u003E, \u003Cb\u003EFacebook URL\u003C/b\u003E, \u003Cb\u003ETwitter URL\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EShown as social icons on the author page\u003C/td\u003E\u003C/tr\u003E\u003C/table\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll fields except \u003Cb\u003EAuthor Name\u003C/b\u003E are optional, and anything you leave blank is left off the author page. The email address is public, so only add one you\u0027re happy for readers to see.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo change an author later, click \u003Cb\u003EEdit\u003C/b\u003E on their row, make your changes and click \u003Cb\u003ESave\u003C/b\u003E. To stop crediting someone, click \u003Cb\u003EEdit\u003C/b\u003E, then \u003Cb\u003ERemove Author\u003C/b\u003E and confirm. The user keeps their HelpGuides access.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ch2 id=\u0022assign_an_author_to_an_article\u0022\u003EAssign an author to an article\u003C/h2\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOpen the article in the editor and click \u003Cb\u003EAdvanced\u003C/b\u003E.\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOn the \u003Cb\u003ESEO\u003C/b\u003E tab, choose the author from \u003Cb\u003EAuthor\u003C/b\u003E. Only users set up as authors appear in the list.\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EClick \u003Cb\u003ESave Options\u003C/b\u003E.\u003C/li\u003E\u003C/ol\u003E\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022lazy-load\u0022 data-src=\u0022https://graffiti-auf7e6dwhxhcbwek.z03.azurefd.net/d8b744fc-2e70-4089-bb80-dd1d08f6c7b2/fc6490ac-7527-4f49-b06e-46f701280e85/images/fcff0961ac774c1397315322d092b3a2.png?v=191685176\u0022 data-width=\u0022700\u0022 data-height=\u0022900\u0022 style=\u0022max-width: 100%;\u0022 alt=\u0022SEO tab with the Author dropdown\u0022/\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003EChoosing an article author\u003C/figcaption\u003E\u003C/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo remove the credit, choose \u003Cb\u003ENo author selected\u003C/b\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn blog posts, the author appears under the title as \u003Cb\u003EWritten by:\u003C/b\u003E with a link to their author page, and in the post\u0027s \u003Ccode\u003EBlogPosting\u003C/code\u003E structured data. 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