Manage authors

An author contains information about a person or organization, such as a name, photo, external links, and can be linked to websites, content, and libraries.

• Create an author
• Edit an author
• Removing an Author

Create an author

To add an author, go to the Websites app Dashboard, you can find the Websites app in the store, then:

1. Click Contents on the left sidebar;
2. Click Authors and then New Author;
3. Enter the name and then click Create;

Edit an author

To edit an author, go to the Websites app Dashboard, you can find the Websites app in the store, then:

1. Click Contents on the left sidebar;
2. Click Authors and then click the name of the author you want to edit;
3. Here you can:
   • edit the title;
   • edit the description;
   • change, delete or upload the image representing the author;
   • edit the author's links:
     • to add one, click Add link and then enter the link title in the first field and the URL in the second field;
     • to delete one, click the button with the pencil icon next to the link you want to delete then click the button with the trash icon;
     • to edit one, click the button with the pencil icon next to the link you want to edit then, once you're done editing, click the button with the check icon to save;
4. Click Save to apply the changes to the title, description and image.

Editing links and information

When you're editing author information (such as title, description and image) you can't add links. To add links, save your changes to the information. Likewise, when you're editing links you can't simultaneously edit author information.

Removing an Author

To remove an author, go to the Websites app Dashboard, you can find the Websites app in the store, then:

1. Click Contents on the left side menu bar;
2. Click Authors and then the button with the trash can icon;
3. Click Delete Author in the confirmation panel;
4. Enter the confirmation text and then click Proceed and delete.

Removing an Author Linked to a Site or Content

If you remove an author linked to a resource (for example, a website or content), the author will no longer be visible in the list of authors for that resource.