[Resolved] How to point a Dynamic Text Type (for Author) to point to a Page of our choosing

[Fernando]

What we’re trying to do is to enable the Author Archives, but alter them through a Loop Template so that you have a completely different Author Archive Page. Basically, it’s going to be what your static page is.

[Mark]

Is there any other way we can do this so that I can link to the any author bio depending on who the author is on that page? I’d rather not mess around with Yoast

[Fernando]

If you want it dynamically, this is the easiest way.

Another way is to create a template file.

The other way, the one you originally planned to do, would need you to create pages for each of your Authors manually. This may be too cumbersome.

[Mark]

Hi Fernando,

“If you want it dynamically, this is the easiest way.” I don’t think I can do it this way if it means changing Yoast.

How can I do it either of the other two ways that’s going to be the easiest. I just want the author name for the post/page to go to that author’s newly created bio page.

I think I almost had it cracked when I pulled the info from Biographical Info section. I just couldn’t change the typography of that text to blend in!

[David]

Hi there,

see here:

If you add a GB Headline block, and use the Author Meta, and a meta field name of: user_url for either the content or link, then it will grab the Website field from the authors user profile.

Or instead of user_url you can use description

As it will be in a headline block you can set its styles however you want.

[Mark]

YES! Thank you so much, that works beautifully! 🙂

[David]

Glad to hear that

[Author]

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