Author
An author is information about a contributor to a site that can be displayed on a page by itself, and can also be associated with another asset, such as an article to serve as attribution. Generally speaking, the author is credited as the creator of an asset.
For a wire frame example of what this content type can look like on your site, see Author page design.
Tip
If necessary, create and upload images you will use in the author. For details, see Image.
To create an author:
- In the header, click .
- From the Create list, select Author.
- Using the following table as a reference, complete the fields as needed.
- Complete your site's workflow and publish the author.
Author fields
Click each tab below to see a description of the associated fields.
Field | Description |
Name | Author's full name. This name is visible to the visitors to your site. |
First Name | Author's first name. This name is not visible to the visitors to your site. Instead, it is used internally in the CMS for ordering (For example, this field allows you to search for authors by first name). |
Last Name | Author's last name. This name is not visible to the visitors to your site. Instead, it is used internally in the CMS for ordering (For example, this field allows you to search for authors by last name). |
Slug | This field, by default, is auto-populated by a Title, Name, Display Name, or Headline field, and becomes part of the asset's URL. Auto-populated slugs are lowercase, have diacritics removed, and any symbols or spaces are replaced with - .You can modify the URL Slug field if necessary. |
Image | Author's image, typically a head shot. This image is visible to the visitors to your site. |
Title | Enter a title for this asset. This title is visible to the visitors to your site. |
Affiliation | Organization with which the author is affiliated. This name is not visible to the visitors to your site. |
Author's email. The email is not visible to the visitors to your site. | |
Short Biography | Enter a short biography. When the author appears in a list, this text is visible to the visitors to your site. (If left blank, the Short Biography displays the Full Biography by default.) |
Full Biography | Text that appears in the author's bio. This text is visible to the visitors to your site. |
Alphabetical Sort Value | Value to use when sorting authors in a list. The default sort value is using the author's last name, so Anderson appears toward the beginning of a list of authors. If you enter Zhang , the author appears toward the end of a list. |
Social | |
Facebook Username | Enter the username associated with the author's Facebook account. |
Instagram Username | Enter the username associated with the author's Instagram account. |
LinkedIn Entity | Select one of the following options:
You can only select one option from this list. |
Pinterest Username | Enter the username associated with the author's Pinterest account. |
TikTok Username | Enter the username associated with the author's TikTok account. |
Tumblr Username | Enter the username associated with the author's Tumblr account. |
Twitter Username | Enter the username associated with the author's X (Twitter) account. |
YouTube Entity | Select one of the following options:
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Field | Description |
Title | Text appearing in the asset's <title> tag. Brightspot automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by entering a new title. |
Suppress SEO Display Name | If toggled on, your site's name will not appear in the <title> tag and subsequently in search results. |
Description | Text appearing in the asset's <meta name="description"> tag. Brightspot automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by entering a new description. |
Robots | Text appearing in the item’s <meta name="robots"> tag. For an explanation of the available options, see Robots Meta Directives. |
AMP Disabled | Toggle on to disable generation of an AMP version of this asset. For details, see AMP. |
Logos & Icon Overrides
Field | Description |
Logo | Select a new image to serve as the logo that displays on this asset. For information about creating a logo, see Image Logo. |
News Publisher Logo | Select a new image to serve as the news publisher logo that displays on this asset. |
Layout Overrides
Field | Description |
Hat | Select one of the options to override the inherited hat. For details, see Creating a hat. |
Navigation | Select one of the options to override the inherited navigation. For details, see Creating a navigation. |
Banner | Select one of the options to override the inherited banner. For details, see Applying a breaking news banner. |
Footer | Select one of the options to override the inherited footer. For details, see Creating a footer. |
Above | Select one of the options to override the inherited Above layout block. For details, see Above, Aside, and Below layout blocks. |
Aside | Select one of the options to override the inherited Aside layout block. For details, see Above, Aside, and Below layout blocks. |
Below | Select one of the options to override the inherited Below layout block. For details, see Above, Aside, and Below layout blocks. |
Advanced
Field | Description |
Exclude from Dynamic Results | Toggle on to prevent this asset from showing up in dynamic list modules. For details, see List module. |
Exclude from Search Results | Toggle on to prevent this asset from showing up in search results on your site. |
Promo Overrides
Field | Description |
Promo Title | Enter text to override this asset's title when used in a promo. Brightspot automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by entering a new title. |
Promo Description | Enter text to override this asset's description when used in a promo. Brightspot automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by entering a new description. |
Promo Image | Image appearing in the asset's image when the asset is used as a promo. Brightspot automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by selecting a new image. |
Promo Category | Text appearing in the asset's category when the asset is used as a promo. Brightspot automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by entering a new category. |
Promo Category Link | Link associated with the promo category. This field inherits from the selected promo category, and you can override this as needed. |
Share Overrides
Field | Description |
Share Title | Text appearing in the asset's title when a visitor shares the asset. automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by entering a new title. |
Share Description | Text appearing in the asset's description when a visitor shares the asset. automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by entering a new description. |
Share Image | Image appearing in the asset's image when a visitor shares the asset. automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by selecting a new image. |
Site Map
Field | Description |
Change Frequency | Select an option from the list to denote how frequently the page is likely to change. This value provides general information to search engines and may not correlate exactly to how often search engines crawl this asset. See the <changefreq> tag definition in Sitemaps XML format. |
Priority | Enter a value to designate this asset's priority over other URLs on your site. Valid values are 0.0 to 1.0. This allows you to relay to search engines which pages you deem most important for crawlers. For more information, see the <priority> tag definition in Sitemaps XML format. |
Author Page Styles
Field | Description |
Preset | Select one of the following:
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Field | Description |
Locale | Sets the content's locale. This setting can also be used to auto-localize content based on the users requested locale. |
Note
If more than one author is attributed to an asset, Brightspot will display each author's bio on the page.