{"id":1276,"date":"2017-12-08T12:23:03","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T09:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpreviewspro.com\/?p=1276"},"modified":"2017-12-08T12:23:03","modified_gmt":"2017-12-08T09:23:03","slug":"manually-create-a-custom-author-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humble-yellow-mule.74-50-76-122.cpanel.site\/?p=1276","title":{"rendered":"How to Manually Create a Custom Author Page in Your WP Theme [2022]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Due to the relatively small number of WordPress blogs<\/a> with multiple authors, very few WordPress themes<\/a> include a custom author page.<\/p>\n

This means that whenever someone visits an author archive, WordPress will typically use your author.php template. If that file is not available, WordPress falls back to archive.php and then index.php. This often does not make for a very useful author page because it displays that author’s posts in the same format as other archives.<\/p>\n

How to Manually Create a Custom Author Page<\/h2>\n
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To create an author page, make a copy of your archive.php file, rename it author.php, and upload it to your site using SFTP<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Another option is to open your theme folder using SFTP, create an author.php file, and copy the contents of archive.php into your new author.php template. If you are working with a classic theme, use a child theme so your changes are not lost when the parent theme updates.<\/p>\n

You then need to edit the author.php file you created. The exact code will vary between themes, but you will generally need to customize the post loop for this template.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> Some themes already include an author.php file, so you can edit that file instead of creating a new one.<\/p>\n

A typical archive template calls the header and then finishes by calling the sidebar and footer. We will change the code between those calls. Here is an example of what a custom author template can use between the header and sidebar\/footer calls:<\/p>\n


\n<?php $curauth = get_queried_object(); ?><\/p>\n

About: <?php echo esc_html( $curauth->display_name ); ?><\/h3>\n

Website:<\/strong> <?php if ( ! empty( $curauth->user_url ) ) : ?><a href=”<?php echo esc_url( $curauth->user_url ); ?>”><?php echo esc_html( $curauth->user_url ); ?><\/a><?php endif; ?><\/p>\n

Profile:<\/strong> <?php echo esc_html( $curauth->description ); ?><\/p>\n

Posts by <?php echo esc_html( $curauth->display_name ); ?>:<\/h3>\n