Post Author

Displays the current post author bio card with avatar, display name, and biographical description. It is shown in the block inserter as Post Author and registered as canvas-core/post-author.

Select the block on a page and its own settings open in the sidebar, in the panels below:

Settings

Each setting is named exactly as the block editor names it, followed by what it does and what it starts as. Where a setting carries a Shown when line, it stays hidden until that condition is met, which is the usual reason a setting looks missing from the sidebar:

Settings

• Show AvatarDefaultOn

  Includes the author portrait in the card.

• RendersDefaultThe whole bio card

  One piece of the author's profile, so a hero can arrange them itself.

  ChoicesThe whole bio cardPortrait onlyName onlyRole onlyBiography onlyPublished record countYear joined

• Card StyleDefaultBordered card

  The tinted panel is the wider block an editorial article closes on: portrait beside the name, note and biography.

  ChoicesBordered cardTinted panelShown when Renders is "The whole bio card"

• Archive Link TextDefaultEmpty

  Text of the link to the author archive under the biography. Empty uses the card style's own wording.

  Shown when Renders is "The whole bio card"

• ElementDefaultDiv

  What this single piece is rendered as. A heading level puts the author name in the page outline; the link choice sends a reader to everything that author has written.

  ChoicesDivSpanParagraphLink to the author archiveH1H2H3H4H5H6Shown when Renders is "Name only" or "Role only" or "Biography only" or "Published record count" or "Year joined"

• Written AfterDefaultEmpty

  Text after the value, in its own span: the caption under a figure.

  Shown when Renders is "Published record count" or "Year joined"

• Avatar Size (px)Default80

  How wide the portrait is drawn, in pixels. Raise it for an author panel that closes a long article.

  Shown when Show Avatar is on

• Show BiographyDefaultOn

  Includes the description from the author profile. Nothing is shown for an author who has not written one.

• Show Byline NoteDefaultOff

  Adds a small muted line under the author name, for a follower count or a job title.

• Byline NoteDefaultEmpty

  Small muted line under the author name. Leave empty to use each author's own "Byline Note" profile field, so one template serves every writer.

  Shown when Show Byline Note is on

• Show Follow ButtonDefaultOff

  Adds a pill button beside the author name, for a subscribe or social link.

• Follow Button LabelDefaultFollow

  Wording on that button.

  Shown when Show Follow Button is on

• Follow Button LinkDefaultEmpty

  Leave empty to use each author's own "Follow Link" profile field, falling back to their author archive.

  Shown when Show Follow Button is on

Related

Every Canvas block also carries the Animation, Scroll Effects and Advanced panels, which are described in Controls every Canvas block has.

Other blocks in Posts: Blog Archive Loop, Blog Loop, Blog Single Post, Post Archive Index, Post Comments, Post Content.