---
title: "Author"
description: "Display the current post author in Bricks, including avatar, name, bio, and optional links to the author archive or website."
canonical: "https://academy.bricksbuilder.io/builder/elements/single/author/"
markdownUrl: "https://academy.bricksbuilder.io/builder/elements/single/author.md"
pageType: "article"
section: "builder"
category: "elements"
lastmod: "2026-05-21T13:58:32.000Z"
---
Displays information about the post author.

## Settings

### Avatar
- **Show avatar** (checkbox) - Display author avatar. Default: true.
- **Avatar size** (number) - Avatar dimensions. Default: 60px.
- **Avatar position** (select) - Avatar placement. Options: Top, Right, Bottom, Left. Default: Left.
- **Avatar border** (border) - Avatar border settings.
- **Avatar box shadow** (box-shadow) - Avatar shadow settings.

### Name
- **Show name** (checkbox) - Display author name. Default: true.
- **Link to website** (checkbox) - Make name link to author website. Default: true.
- **Typography** (typography) - Name typography.
- **HTML tag** (text) - HTML tag for name. Default: h2.

### Bio
- **Show bio** (checkbox) - Display author biography. Default: true.
- **Typography** (typography) - Bio typography.

### Posts
- **Show link to author posts** (checkbox) - Display button linking to all author posts. Default: true.
- **Padding** (spacing) - Button padding.
- **Text** (text) - Button text. Default: "All author posts".
- **Size** (select) - Button size.
- **Style** (select) - Button style. Default: primary.
- **Background** (color) - Button background color.
- **Border** (border) - Button border.
- **Typography** (typography) - Button typography.

:::tip[Developer reference]
See the [Author Schema](/developer/schema/elements/post-author/) for the full JSON schema of this element's settings and controls.
:::