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1. scarekrow76
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Is it at all possible to create an Author page that will display profile information for a user - even if they havent submitted a post or are just a Subscriber?

   The standard Author template only seems to work if they have atleast one post.

2. krugern
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   You aren't really an author if you haven't written anything yet, are you? :P

3. scarekrow76
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Nope. :)

   Within a client's website only Authors will be allowed to create and submit posts, but the profile/details of all users, Subscribers/Authors/Editors, should be viewable by users (via the Author.php template or equiv) even if they havent submitted a post.

4. scarekrow76
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   I guess it will have to be a case of creating my own custom template file for the author page - profile.php maybe.

5. scarekrow76
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Well, a found a solution...

   If I use the default Permalink structure (http://www.mydomain.com/?page_id=422) within the website, then my links to the Author page work and I can view the users profile even if thay are not associated with a post.

   If i use a different Permalink method, its doesnt work.

   Strange.

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