Title: Author profile
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Author profile

 *  [ronchicago](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ronchicago/)
 * (@ronchicago)
 * [19 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/author-profile-3/)
 * Not sure what to do. My blog is looking for writers and I would like to have 
   author profiles available somehow. Maybe something like the WP forums do where
   we register, fill out a profile and check what info goes public. Any ideas?

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 *  [Doodlebee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doodlebee/)
 * (@doodlebee)
 * [19 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/author-profile-3/#post-542349)
 * It *should* already do this. When you click on the author’s name (at the bottom
   of the post) it’ll show the profile.
 *  Thread Starter [ronchicago](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ronchicago/)
 * (@ronchicago)
 * [19 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/author-profile-3/#post-542352)
 * At present, there are no “links” on author name with the exception of “admin”
   on the two sites I am working on.
 * 1) site one = the author only appears on the main index. no author name when 
   i click on article. I have already asked the theme designer on this site and 
   have not heard from him.
 * 2) site two = the author names do appear no matter where posts sit and authors
   are linked but when i click on the name i only get all the posts this author 
   made
 * how does one get the profile?
 * r
 *  [Doodlebee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doodlebee/)
 * (@doodlebee)
 * [19 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/author-profile-3/#post-542376)
 * [from the codex](http://codex.wordpress.org/Your_Profile_SubPanel#Profile)
 * “See the_author and related template tags for information on how to display this
   information on your site (and, consequently, how to ensure the theme you use 
   does/does not display any of this information). Typically, themes only display
   the information you enter in the Display name publicly as field.”
 *  Thread Starter [ronchicago](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ronchicago/)
 * (@ronchicago)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/author-profile-3/#post-542604)
 * wish to revisit this. i have found the code, now my author is displayed. however,
   there is no link option. i gave one author a website thinking that would trigger
   a link to an author’s web site but no, the author’s name continues to display
   only.
 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/author-profile-3/#post-542605)
 * from the link that doodlbee posted:
 * _All of the other personal information asked for here is optional, and, again,
   it is never sent to any other site or person. It may be displayed on your site,
   however, depending on the theme you use, so you should test things out with your
   particular theme if you’re at all paranoid (and a bit of paranoia regarding your
   personal information is healthy). **See the\_author and related template tags
   for information on how to display this information on your site (and, consequently,
   how to ensure the theme you use does/does not display any of this information).**
   Typically, themes only display the information you enter in the Display name 
   publicly as field._
 * There is a link within that paragraph that explains all of the template tags 
   and their usage.

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 * Last activity: [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/author-profile-3/#post-542605)
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