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:

  1. In the header, click add.
  2. From the Create list, select Author.
  3. Using the following table as a reference, complete the fields as needed.
  4. Complete your site's workflow and publish the author.

Author fields

Click each tab below to see a description of the associated fields.

FieldDescription
NameAuthor's full name. This name is visible to the visitors to your site.
First NameAuthor'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 NameAuthor'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).
SlugThis 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.
ImageAuthor's image, typically a head shot. This image is visible to the visitors to your site.
TitleEnter 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.

EmailAuthor's email. The email is not visible to the visitors to your site.
Short BiographyEnter 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 BiographyText that appears in the author's bio. This text is visible to the visitors to your site.
Alphabetical Sort ValueValue 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 UsernameEnter the username associated with the author's Facebook account.
Instagram UsernameEnter the username associated with the author's Instagram account.
LinkedIn Entity

Select one of the following options:

  • None—Brightspot will not display a social link to a LinkedIn account on the front end.
  • Company—Enter the name of the company with which the author is affiliated.
  • Showcase—Enter the name of the showcase with which the author is affiliated.
  • User—Enter the username associated with the author's LinkedIn account.

You can only select one option from this list.

Pinterest UsernameEnter the username associated with the author's Pinterest account.
TikTok UsernameEnter the username associated with the author's TikTok account.
Tumblr UsernameEnter the username associated with the author's Tumblr account.
Twitter UsernameEnter the username associated with the author's X (Twitter) account.
YouTube Entity

Select one of the following options:

  • NoneBrightspot will not display a social link to a YouTube account on your site.
  • Channel—Enter the name of the channel associated with the author.
  • Custom—Enter the name of a custom channel or video.

FieldDescription
TitleText 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 NameIf toggled on, your site's name will not appear in the <title> tag and subsequently in search results.
DescriptionText 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.
RobotsText appearing in the item’s <meta name="robots"> tag.

For an explanation of the available options, see Robots Meta Directives.
AMP DisabledToggle on to disable generation of an AMP version of this asset.

For details, see AMP.

Logos & Icon Overrides



FieldDescription
LogoSelect a new image to serve as the logo that displays on this asset. For information about creating a logo, see Image Logo.
News Publisher LogoSelect a new image to serve as the news publisher logo that displays on this asset.

Layout Overrides



FieldDescription
HatSelect one of the options to override the inherited hat.

For details, see Creating a hat.
NavigationSelect one of the options to override the inherited navigation.

For details, see Creating a navigation.
BannerSelect one of the options to override the inherited banner.

For details, see Applying a breaking news banner.
FooterSelect one of the options to override the inherited footer.

For details, see Creating a footer.
AboveSelect one of the options to override the inherited Above layout block.

For details, see Above, Aside, and Below layout blocks.
AsideSelect one of the options to override the inherited Aside layout block.

For details, see Above, Aside, and Below layout blocks.
BelowSelect one of the options to override the inherited Below layout block.

For details, see Above, Aside, and Below layout blocks.

Advanced



FieldDescription
Exclude from Dynamic ResultsToggle on to prevent this asset from showing up in dynamic list modules.

For details, see List module.
Exclude from Search ResultsToggle on to prevent this asset from showing up in search results on your site.

Promo Overrides



FieldDescription
Promo TitleEnter 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 DescriptionEnter 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 ImageImage 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 CategoryText 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 LinkLink associated with the promo category. This field inherits from the selected promo category, and you can override this as needed.

Share Overrides



FieldDescription
Share TitleText 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 DescriptionText 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 ImageImage 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



FieldDescription
Change FrequencySelect 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.
PriorityEnter 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


FieldDescription
PresetSelect one of the following:
  • None—Applies styling from the site's theme.
  • Custom—Opens a form to customize the site's theme for this asset.
  • (Various)—Aside from None or Custom, there may be additional options in this list depending on the value selected in the Template field. If the selected template has presets, then those presets are able to be selected in this list and applied. For information about configuring template presets, see Creating a template preset.

FieldDescription
LocaleSets 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.

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