Author profile fields - Verba
These are the fields the theme uses to build the byline under an article and the author page. Find them at Users: edit a profile and look for the User Options group. They appear for administrators, editors, authors, and contributors.
#Avatar
Where the author's photo comes from. Native fallback uses the WordPress avatar (Gravatar), Custom avatar uses an image you upload, and Letters draws an initials badge.
The image, for the custom option. It stays saved if you switch back.
One initial from the first name, or two from the first and last name.
The color scheme of the initials badge. Pick custom to set Badge Background and Badge Text yourself.
Use initials for an author without a photo. A byline where three writers have portraits and one has a gray silhouette looks like a mistake; an initials badge in that spot does not.
#Position
A short line under the name, for example Senior Editor or photographer.
Keep it short, since it sits under a name in a byline.
#Social profiles
A list of profiles. Each row has an icon, a URL, and a label that screen readers announce. Drag rows to set the order.
#Featured post
The Featured Post group pins one post above this author's archive, picked from posts this author wrote. Like the same field on categories and tags, it only shows on archives built by the Advanced archive source. See Category fields.
#What stays standard WordPress
The name and the biography are ordinary WordPress profile fields. Verba reads them and does not replace them.
The author box under an article is configured in the Author Bio group at VerbaTheme OptionsSingle PostFooter.
Which avatar wins if the user also has a Gravatar?
Whatever Avatar Source says. On native fallback the Gravatar is used; on custom avatar or letters, the Gravatar is ignored.
Nothing appears for my author under the article
The author box is off in the single post footer settings, or Single Post Source is not set to Advanced. Check the global settings first.
Can a post have more than one author?
With the co-authors integration, yes. See Co-authors and guest authors. Without it, WordPress allows one author per post.
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