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Create an author in Purple Hub

10min

Purple Hub



Summary

In this article, you learn how to create a new author profile, map it to an existing user, name it and store a picture. You will go to an existing article and assign a new author to it.



Preconditions

  • Have an article created
  • Have a picture of the author uploaded to your Media Gallery


How-to guide

1. Go to Purple Hub and click on 'Authors' in the left-hand sidebar.

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2. Click on 'Authors'.

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3. Below 'Mapped User' click on 'Select a User'.

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4. Click 'New Author'.

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5. Click 'Edit Author Profile'.

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6. Enter the first name of the author in the 'First Name' text field.

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7. Enter the last name of the author in the 'Last Name' text field.

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8. Click 'Update'.

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9. Click the 'Avatar' tab.

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10. Click 'Custom image'.

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11. Click 'Select image'.

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12. Choose your author image from the media gallery and click on it.

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13. Enter the full author name in the 'Alt Text' field.

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14. Click 'Select'.

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15. Click 'Update'.

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16. Click 'Purple Feed' from the left sidebar.

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17. Click 'Articles'.

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18. Click on the title of an article in the list to open it.

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19. In the right-hand sidebar (settings) scroll down to 'Authors' and click on the 'Search for an Author' dropdown.

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20. Choose your newly created author from the list and click on it.

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21. Click 'Save Draft'.

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You have now successfully created a new Author Profile, mapped it to an existing user, named it and stored a picture. You have assigned an article to this author.



Updated 04 Oct 2023
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