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How to Add Authors to a Post

Step-by-step guide to add single or multiple authors to posts—setup user accounts, assign roles, and display names in the byline.

Step 1: Create a User Account for Each Author

Before you can assign an author to a post, you need to create a user account for them in your site’s back-end.

To create a new user:

  1. Log in to your site’s back end.

  2. From the main menu, navigate to Users.

  3. Click Add New User.

 

Important notes about creating a new user:

  • The only required fields are:

    • Username (this cannot be changed later)

    • Email Address

    • Password

  • Choosing the right user role:

    • We recommend assigning the lowest necessary role for each user to maintain site security.

    • For authors, the Author or Contributor role is ideal:

      • Author: Can create and publish their own posts.

      • Contributor: Can create posts but cannot publish them without approval.

    • Avoid giving higher access roles like Editor unless absolutely necessary, as this role allows for broad site changes.

💡 Tip for collective author names:

If you want to publish a post under a group name (e.g. Board Members, Education Department), create a user account specifically for that collective name. You can then assign this account as the post’s author, and it will appear as such on the front end.

 

Step 2: Add Authors to a Post

Once the user accounts are created, you can assign them as authors to any post.

To add one or multiple authors to a post:

  1. Go to the post’s back-end editor.

  2. In the right-hand menu, ensure you’re on the Post tab.

  3. Scroll to the Authors section at the top of the menu.

  4. Use the Search for an author drop-down field to find and select the author’s name.

  5. Repeat this step for each additional author you’d like to add to the post.

 

 

Step 3: Save Changes and View the Byline

After adding the authors:

  1. Save the changes as a Draft or Publish it.

  2. On the front end of your website, the authors’ names will appear in the post’s byline, along with the category and publish date.

👀 Please note:

The word "By" that appears in front of the author’s name in the byline is part of the site’s standard design and cannot be removed.