Title: Author Issues
Last modified: May 26, 2022

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# Author Issues

 *  Resolved [crazydevila](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crazydevila/)
 * (@crazydevila)
 * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/author-issues/)
 * Hi,
 * my first question is: How to convert the author name into a link? In the Editor
   the post author block has only two settings (show avatar and show bio). Unfortunately,
   the author name is just a <p> element but it should link to the author page domain.
   com/author/@author-name/
 * So my second question is: how to create an author template with the Editor? It’s
   no available right now…
 * Thanks in advance!

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 *  Moderator [Kathryn Presner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zoonini/)
 * (@zoonini)
 * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/author-issues/#post-15724649)
 * Hi [@crazydevila](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crazydevila/), you should
   be able to create an Author template by going to Appearance > Editor > Templates,
   then clicking “Add New” and selecting the Author template option:
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 * Let me know if you see this on your end.
 * I’m looking into whether it’s possible to get the author name linked; I’m not
   sure why it’s not at the moment. I’ll keep you posted if I find out more.
 *  Moderator [Kathryn Presner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zoonini/)
 * (@zoonini)
 * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/author-issues/#post-15724670)
 * Hi again, I’ve just confirmed that there is a link option in the newest Post 
   Author Name block, but it didn’t make it into in WordPress 6.0. Unfortunately,
   the older Post Author block doesn’t have an option for linking to the Author 
   archive, but it will hopefully be coming in WP 6.1.
 * You can also follow this enhancement ticket over in GitHub which discussses the
   link option:
 * [https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/24952](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/24952)
 *  Thread Starter [crazydevila](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crazydevila/)
 * (@crazydevila)
 * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/author-issues/#post-15726126)
 * I was able to create an Author template.
 * It’s unfortunate that we still need to wait for the author name link. I’ll monitor
   the GitHub for any updates.
 * Thank you, Kathryn P!
 *  Moderator [Kathryn Presner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zoonini/)
 * (@zoonini)
 * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/author-issues/#post-15733177)
 * You’re welcome!

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 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Kathryn Presner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zoonini/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/author-issues/#post-15733177)
 * Status: resolved