Sites that may have content authored from various individuals can be accommodated by using data files.
To attribute an author to a post or page that is different from the site author specified in _config.yml:
Step 1. Create _data/authors.yml and add authors using the following format. Anything variables found under author in _config.yml can be used (e.g. name, bio, avatar, location, social media profiles, etc.).
# /_data/authors.yml
John Frusciante:
name : "John Frusciante"
bio : "How do you pronounce Frusciante?"
location : "Los Angeles, CA"
avatar : "/assets/images/bio-photo-jf.jpg"
twitter : "@JohnFrusciante" # used for meta twitter:creator
links:
- label: "Facebook"
icon: "lab la-facebook-f"
url: "https://www.facebook.com/Johnfrusciante"
- label: "Twitter"
icon: "lab la-twitter"
url: "https://twitter.com/johnfrusciante"
- label: "Tumblr"
icon: "lab la-tumblr"
url: "https://jfrusciantesite.tumblr.com/"
- label: "Soundcloud"
icon: "lab la-soundcloud"
url: "https://soundcloud.com/johnfrusciante-music"
Jack White:
name : "Jack White"
bio : "What do you want, jewels? I am a very extravagant man."
avatar : "/assets/images/bio-photo-jw.jpg"
links:
- label: "Website"
icon: "las la-link"
url: "https://jackwhiteiii.com/"
- label: "Facebook"
icon: "lab la-facebook-f"
url: "https://facebook.com/jackwhite"
- label: "Twitter"
icon: "lab la-twitter"
url: "https://twitter.com/thirdmanrecords"
Step 2. Assign one of the authors in authors.yml to a post or page you wish to override the site.author with.
Example: To assign John Frusciante as an author for a post the following YAML Front Matter would be applied:
---
author: John Frusciante
---
