Author Page
A canonical page on your site that lists everything an author has written.
Key takeaways
- Author Page is a canonical page on your site that lists everything an author has written.
- Create a page for each author with a bio, photo, credentials and their articles.
- Avoid: using generic bylines with no author page behind them.
What is Author Page?
Author pages strengthen the author entity, host Person schema, and aggregate topical authority. Every named author on your site should have one.
Why Author Page matters for EEAT in 2026
An author page gathers everything a person has written in one place, with their background. It helps readers trust the author and helps engines recognise them as a real expert.
For a wider view of where this fits, see our full EEAT glossary or explore the Strategy and Audits service we run for clients.
How to apply Author Page on your site
Knowing the concept is only half of it. Work through these steps in order to put Author Page into practice on your own pages:
- Create a page for each author with a bio, photo, credentials and their articles.
- Link every byline to that page.
- Mark the page up with Person schema and sameAs links.
Common mistakes to avoid
Most sites that struggle with Author Page fall into the same traps. Check your pages against each of these before moving on:
- Using generic bylines with no author page behind them.
- Letting author pages go out of date.
- Creating author pages for people who don't exist.
Questions about Author Page
A canonical page on your site that lists everything an author has written.
An author page gathers everything a person has written in one place, with their background. It helps readers trust the author and helps engines recognise them as a real expert.
Start here: create a page for each author with a bio, photo, credentials and their articles. Then link every byline to that page.
The most common is using generic bylines with no author page behind them. Another is letting author pages go out of date.