{"id":16356162,"date":"2023-03-28T03:25:43","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T03:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/?post_type=helphub_article&p=16356162"},"modified":"2024-06-08T17:54:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T17:54:32","slug":"post-author-name-block","status":"publish","type":"helphub_article","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/article\/post-author-name-block\/","title":{"rendered":"Post Author Name block"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Go back to the list of Blocks<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Post Author <\/strong>block <\/em>displays the username of the post\u2019s author. This block is primarily nested inside a query loop<\/a> block and helps to customize the appearance of the query loop. This block is a part of the Post Author block<\/a> but exists on its own for deeper customization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can insert this block elsewhere by clicking the Add block <\/strong>icon to open the block inserter pop-up window and search for the Post Author Name block. You can also type \/Post Author name<\/kbd> and hit enter<\/kbd> in a new paragraph block to add one quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Detailed instructions on adding blocks can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Block toolbar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Each block has its own toolbar, which contains unique controls that let you customize or configure the block. The Post Author block has the following options on its toolbar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transform to<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you click the Post Author<\/strong> icon on the toolbar, you\u2019ll open the Transform to <\/strong>options to convert the block into Columns<\/strong>, Group<\/strong>, and Post Author Name<\/strong> blocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Block moving tools<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Drag<\/strong> button lets you drag and drop the Post Author block and reposition it anywhere on the editor, while the Move up<\/strong> and Move down<\/strong> buttons let you move the Post Author block up or down on the editor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If the Post Author is inside a row block, the Move up<\/strong> and Move down<\/strong> buttons are replaced by the Move left <\/strong>and Move right <\/strong>buttons to move the Post Author block inside the row block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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More options<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details about More options<\/strong> can be found in this support article<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Block settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Every block has specific options in the block settings panel. To open it, select the block and click the Settings <\/strong>button at the top-right section of the editor, or click the Options <\/strong>button on the block toolbar and select show more settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Settings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The settings section lets you choose whether to have the Post Author Name link to the same author’s archive with an option to toggle that on or off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Color<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Post Author Name block <\/strong>provides Color settings options to change the text, background, and link colors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For details refer to this support article: Color settings overview<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Typography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Post Author Name block <\/strong><\/strong>provides typography settings to change the font family, appearance, line height, letter spacing, decoration, letter case, and font size. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For details refer to this support article: Typography settings overview<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dimensions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Post Author block <\/strong><\/strong>provides dimension settings options to add padding and margin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For details refer to this support article: Dimension settings overview<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advanced<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The advanced section lets you add CSS classes to use a custom style for the selected Post Author<\/strong> Name<\/strong> block and to apply any changes globally when you’re in the Site Editor<\/a> using a block theme. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Go back to the list of Blocks The Post Author block displays the username of the post\u2019s author. This block is primarily nested inside a query loop block and helps to customize the appearance of the query loop. This block is a part of the Post Author block but exists on its own for deeper customization. You can […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","category":[80,91],"class_list":["post-16356162","helphub_article","type-helphub_article","status-publish","hentry","category-customization","category-theme-blocks"],"revision_note":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/16356162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/helphub_article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16356162"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/16356162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16360362,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/16356162\/revisions\/16360362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16356162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category?post=16356162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}