Creating a New Author

Authors are the front-facing profiles that articles are published under. For users who will be publishing articles under their own names, it is easiest to create authors for them during the user creation process.

However, if you need to create an author profile for someone who does not need access to Fabrik, such as a ghostwriter or brand, an author can be created manually without creating them a Fabrik account.

If a writer is added to a new organization after their account has already been created, you should also create an author account manually.

Creating a New Author

1. Begin by navigating to the 'Authors' page by clicking the hamburger menu in the top left corner of Fabrik and then clicking 'Authors'.

2. To begin creating an Author, click 'Create' in the bottom left corner of the 'Author' page.

3. To create an Author, complete the following fields:

Name: The author's full name

Slug: The slug that will be used for the author's profile page, this is usually firstname-lastname

Image: The author's profile picture

Job Title: The author's job title, such as "Senior Editor". This is used for Schema purposes.

Contact Email: A contact email for the author, this will be displayed on the author's public profile.

Education: The author's place of education, such as "University of Southern California". This is used for Schema purposes.

Location: The author's general location, followed by the country, such as "New York, United States". This is used for Schema purposes.

About: The author's biography

Person Links: Any social media or website links that should appear on the author's profile

Meta Title: The title that will be used for the author's profile page

Meta Description: The description that will be used for the author's profile page

Associated Authors: Any users that the author should be associated with. This will allow those users to assign articles to this author.

4. Once you're done, click 'Save' to save your new author.