Assigning authors to content pages

September 01, 2023

Rosie Atherton

What's inside this article:

Basic information
Assign authors to content pages
Assign authors to Live blog posts
Create a new author
Assign contributors
Learn more

Basic information

You can assign one or more authors to any content page. Information about the assigned authors might be visible as follows:

The author names are visible at the top of the published page.
On text-based content pages, an author highlight box might be visible below the main content (if Highlight author in enabled in the individual author settings).

This article explains how to assign authors to content pages.

Assign authors to content pages

NOTE: You can only assign an author who is already created and included on the authors list for your site. For information about creating a new author, see the following article:

Creating an author

On all content page types, you can assign authors by following these steps:

Select Authors, contributors in the left panel.
Click inside the Authors box to see the available authors for your site. Start typing to quickly find a specific author. You can search by the first name, last name, or English name.
Select the author you want to assign. The author name appears in the box. Optionally start typing to add an additional author.

On most text-based content page types, you can also assign authors by hitting Add Author on the Editor screen.

The authors are not assigned until you hit Save or Save & close in the bottom-right corner.

Assign authors to Live blog posts

On a Live blog page, you can also assign authors to individual posts. The author name is visible above the post. For details, see the following article:

Adding posts on a Live blog

Create a new author

You can only assign an author who is already created and included on the authors list for your site. To add a new author to the list, follow either step below:

Go to Upload > Author on the edit screen for a text-based content page.
Go to Settings > Authors > Add new.

For detailed information about configuring the author settings, see the following article:

Creating an author

Assign contributors

NOTE: This field is redundant for all entities except RFE/RL.

You can assign one or more contributors to any content page. The title of the content page and the name of each assigned contributor are shared with the RFE/RL Finance Department, which uses the information to calculate payroll. Contributor names are not visible on the public site.

A contributor might be any author with a valid Contributor ID. A Contributor ID can be added in the author settings. If you need a Contributor ID, contact the RFE/RL Finance Department.

To assign one or more contributors to a content page:

Select Authors, contributors in the left panel.
Click inside the Contributors box to see the available authors for your site. Not all listed authors have a valid Contributor ID. It's important that you only assign contributors who have a valid Contributor ID.
Start typing to quickly find a specific name. You can search by the first name, last name, or English name.
Select the author that you want to assign as a contributor. The contributor name appears in the box. Optionally start typing to add an additional contributor.