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Author Archive

What it's for: Displaying posts from a single specific author - showing all content published by one particular author on your site

When it's used: When someone clicks on an author's name, visits an author URL (like /author/john-smith/), or lands on an individual author's archive page

What you can design: Single author archive layouts - author bio headers, post listings from that specific author, and navigation elements tailored to browsing one author's content

Appears when: Any individual WordPress author archive page is visited

Examples of when this template appears:​

  • Someone clicks on "Sarah Johnson" author link from a blog post and sees all posts written by Sarah.
  • That's your Author Archive template.
  • Or when someone visits /author/mike-davis/ and views all posts by Mike Davis - they see your Author Archive template.

What dynamic data is available:​

You have access to the specific author's data and all their posts

  • author name
  • author bio/description
  • author avatar
  • author contact information
  • posts by this author
  • pagination information
  • post count for this author
  • author metadata and custom fields
Pro feature

You can also query author social links, filter posts by additional criteria within the author's content, and create conditional layouts based on the specific author being viewed. Learn more about using dynamic data →

What you control:​

Everything on individual author archive pages - author bio sections, post grid layouts, filtering controls, pagination styles, sidebar content. You design the complete experience for people browsing posts from one specific author.

Doesn't affect:​

  • Individual posts or pages - those use Single Post, Single Page, or Single CPT templates
  • Other archive types - category, tag, or custom taxonomy pages need their specific templates
  • Homepage or blog index - those need Front Page or Blog Index templates

Template Priority: 70​

This template has default priority 70 in Builderius template hierarchy. It will override general templates like All Archives (70) when specifically targeting author archives, but gives way to more specific author conditions you might create.

Note: When you design a page or post directly (without using templates), that design always wins regardless of priority numbers. Learn more about designing pages directly →