Using the Author Box Widget

The Author Box widget is a Theme Element. It is one of the available Single Post Template widgets that is used to dynamically display the current post’s author box.

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Content

1. Drag an Author Box into the editing screen
2. Source: Choose between Current Author or Custom Author *
3. Profile Picture: Show or Hide the Profile Picture. When using Custom – upload an image
4. Name: Show or Hide the Author Name. When using Custom – type the Author Name
5. HTML Tag: Choose an HTML Tag for your Author
6. Link To: Link the Author Name and Image to your website or your post archive. When using Custom – enter your own link
7. Biography: Show or Hide your Author Biography. When using Custom – enter your Author Biography
8. Archive Button: Show or Hide an Archive Button. This will direct your users to your post archive. When using Custom – enter your own link
9. Archive Text: Customize the Archive Button text by entering a value or using a Dynamic Tag
10. Layout: Set the layout for your Author Box
11. Alignment: Set the Alignment for your Author Box

* Note: Current Author takes the WordPress user’s dynamic info to display the Post Author. Custom Author is static info.

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Style

Image

1. Vertical Align:  align your Author image to the top or to the middle.
2. Image Size: Set the image size
3. Gap: Adjust the gap between the image and the text
4. Border: Slide for a border
5. Border Color: Set the border color
6. Border Width: Set the border width
7. Border Radius: Set the border radius
8. Box Shadow: Add Box Shadow to your Image

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Text

Under Name:

1. Color: Set the Author name text color
2. Typography: Set the typography design
3. Gap: Set the gap between the Author Name and the Biography

Under Biography:

1. Color: Set the Biography text color
2. Typography: Set the typography design
3. Gap: Set the gap between the Biography and the Button

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Button

1. Text Color: Set the Button Text Color
2. Background Color: Set the button Background Color
3. Typography: Set the Typography design
4. Border Width: Set the border width
5. Border Radius: Set the border radius
6. Padding: Set the button padding