# Authors

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**Who can use this feature?**

* This feature is available for all users
  {% endhint %}

With SEO On Blog, you can manage all authors (add, edit and delete) and display authors in the blogs.

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### Manage authors

#### Add authors

* In app, go to **Sections ->** **Author** -> Click **Add author**

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* Edit author info: Profile picture, Name, Type (individual or team: individual is a writer; team is a team or a agency), Job title, Profile link, Bio, Social network profile

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* Click **Save**
* New author will be visible in author management and in the author list in blog editor.

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#### Edit or delete authors

* Go to **Author** -> Click to edit or delete author. Before deleting authors, make sure that it won't affect your blog.

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* You can also select many authors and delete authors in bulk.

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### Show authors in blog

You can show author details in your blog to build trust and increase engagement with readers.

{% hint style="info" %}
To show authors in your blog, you need to embed SEO On Blog in your theme.
{% endhint %}

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* To show authors in your blog, you need to embed SEO On Blog in your theme.\
  In Shopify admin, go to **Themes** -> Click **Customize**

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* Go to **App embeds** -> Find Avada SEOon -> Turn on

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* In Theme editor -> Go to **Blog page** -> Click **Add block** -> Find app **SEO On Blog** and add to page

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* Click **Save**. This is how authors look like on your blog.

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