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1. indextree
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   On my site we have multiple authors. I followed the directions that I found here on how to set this up but something is wrong. When you hover over each link it says http://www.sitename.com/blog/author/authorname/ but when you click on it you go to the home page.

   I was able to set it up so under each post (except on home page) it displays the Author's Name and that would link to an author profile page with:

   <p>Written by <?php the_author_posts_link(); ?> | <?php the_time('F j, Y'); ?> </p>

   Then I created an author.php file:
   

   <?php get_header(); ?>
   
   <div id="content">
   
      <div id="contentleft">
   
   <!-- This sets the $curauth variable -->
   <?php
   if(isset($_GET['author_name'])) :
   $curauth = get_userdatabylogin($author_name);
   else :
   $curauth = get_userdata(intval($author));
   endif;
   ?>
   <h3>About: <?php echo $curauth->display_name; ?></h3>
   <p><strong>Website:</strong> <a href=”<?php echo $curauth->user_url; ?>”><?php echo $curauth->user_url; ?></a></p>
   <p><strong>Profile:</strong> <?php echo $curauth->user_description; ?></p>
   <h3>Posts by <?php echo $curauth->display_name; ?>:</h3>
   <ul>
   <!– The Loop –>
   <?php if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
   <li>
   <a href=”<?php the_permalink() ?>” rel=”bookmark” title=”Permanent Link: <?php the_title(); ?>”>
   <?php the_title(); ?></a>
   </li>
   <?php endwhile; else: ?>
   <p><?php _e(’No posts by this author.’); ?></p>
   <?php endif; ?>
   <!– End Loop –>
   </ul>
   </div>
   
   <?php include(TEMPLATEPATH."/sidebar_right.php");?>
   
   </div>
   
   <!-- The main column ends  -->
   
   <?php get_footer(); ?>

   What am I missing?

2. powtac
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Hi indextree,
   I created a plugin which prevents the 404 at the authors page when no posts where written by this author, perhaps it fits your problem?

   http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/show-authors-without-posts/

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