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    The Author entity and related objects and methods for author data in templates.

    {{ author }}

    Properties
    Name Type Description
    object_type string Will always be author
    is_valid boolean True if this references a published author
    guid string The unique identifier for this author
    value string Synonym for guid
    name {{ text }} The name of the author
    title {{ text }} The title of the author
    linked_title string A link to the author if it has a URL, or the escaped title if not
    prefix {{ text }} Title prefix (e.g., Mr., Ms., Dr.)
    first_name {{ text }} Given name
    last_name {{ text }} Family name
    suffix {{ text }} Title suffix (e.g., Jr., Sr., III)
    job_title {{ text }} Professional role or job title
    email {{ text }} Email address for this author
    image_guid string The unique identifier of the related image
    image {{ image }} Reference to the related image object
    bio {{ html }} HTML biography content
    tags {{ tags }} The list of tags associated with this author
    has_url boolean True if the author has a URL
    include_in_search boolean Whether or not this author should be returned in on-site search results
    domain_name {{ text }} The domain name used by the URL for this author
    url {{ text }} The portion of the URL for this author following the domain name
    full_url string The full URL for this author including the scheme, domain name, and path
    visited boolean Whether or not the user has visited this URL previously in their current session. Note that this will always be false if the user has not allowed session permission (see the Permissions and Personalization documentation). Using this property prevents the page from being fast-cached
    template_guid string The unique identifier for the template that would be used to respond to this URL
    template {{ template }} The template that would be used to respond to this URL
    canonical_url {{ url }} The canonical URL if this is not the original source of content for this URL
    browser_title {{ text }} The browser title for this URL. The editor requires a browser title for every entity that has a URL.
    meta_description {{ textarea }} The meta description for this URL
    meta_robots {{ text }} The meta robots for this URL
    keywords {{ textarea }} The SEO keywords for this URL
    search_entity_guid string The unique identifier for the entity that search results should be directed to (if this author does not have a URL)
    search_entity {{ entity }} The entity that search results should be directed to (if this author does not have a URL)
    folder_guid string The unique identifier for the folder that contains this author.
    folder {{ folder }} The folder that contains this author.
    field_id string The identifier for this field
    label string The label for this field
    output string The default output that the author produces when output directly to the template. The default output may change at any time. Template developers should avoid using this and should handle the output of authors themselves
    data {{ data }} Object containing the custom fields on this author
    * string Specific custom fields may be accessed using {{ entity.fieldid }} or {{author['field-id']}}
    Example Load one author and render a byline from their fields{% author %} loads a single author by name or GUID; author fields like first_name, last_name, job_title, and email are then available on the assigned variable.
    Liquid
    {%- author var byline = "Jane Doe" -%}
{%- if byline.is_valid -%}
	<p>{{ byline.first_name }} {{ byline.last_name }}, {{ byline.job_title }}</p>
	<p><a href="mailto:{{ byline.email }}">{{ byline.email }}</a></p>
{%- endif -%}

    {% author %} fetches a single author. Pass a name or GUID after the assignment target; the result is an author object (or an invalid one when nothing matches). Author-specific fields such as first_name, last_name, job_title, and email sit alongside the shared entity properties (title, url, is_valid, and so on).

    Example Fetch authors by tag and render a linked list plus names{% authors %} returns an authors list; linked_list prints comma-separated linked titles, and each item exposes author fields such as first_name and last_name.
    Liquid
    {%- authors var staff = tag:"Staff" limit:25 sort_by:"title" -%}
<p>Contributors: {{ staff.linked_list }}</p>
<ul>
{%- for person in staff -%}
	<li>{{ person.first_name }} {{ person.last_name }} — {{ person.job_title }}</li>
{%- endfor -%}
</ul>

    {% authors %} is the list method for author entities. Type-specific options such as tag and folder combine with the shared list options (limit, sort_by, start, page, and so on). The result is an authors object: iterate it directly, or use linked_list for a ready-made comma-separated string of linked author titles (with " and " before the last name, or "(none)" when empty).

    {{ authors }}

    Contains multiple authors.

    Properties
    Name Type Description
    object_type string Will always be authors
    is_valid boolean True if this contains at least one published author
    linked_list string Displays a comma-separated list of author titles from the items list. Each title will be linked to the URL for that author if one exists. If there are no authors this will output "(none)". The last two items in the list will also be separated by " and "
    output string The default output that the authors will produce when it is output directly to the template - using the "output_in_list" property of each author in the items list
    prepended list List containing any prepended authors.
    fetched list List containing all of the authors that were fetched from the database (as opposed to prepended or appended).
    appended list List containing any appended authors.
    appended_unique list List containing any appended authors excluding any authors that are in either the list of prepended or fetched authors.
    items list List containing all of the combined authors from the prepended, fetched, and appended lists. If unique is true, this list will not contain any duplicates. If max_size is set, this list will not contain more than the number of authors specified.
    size integer The total number of authors in the items list, including prepended, fetched, and appended lists, and respecting the unique and max_size properties.
    max_size integer If set, this is the maximum number of items that will be returned in the items list and the maximum number of items that will be included when this authors object is enumerated as a list. When not set, this value will be 0.
    unique boolean When true, the items list will not contain any duplicates. Only the first instance of each author will be included.
    limit integer The maximum number of items that were allowed to be in the list of fetched authors. May be 0 in some cases (such as when when there are no fetched authors.
    start integer The 1-based index of the first item in the list of fetched authors.
    page integer The 1-based index of the paginated results returned in the list of fetched authors, which is calculated from the start and limit parameters. Useful for paginated results.
    total_count integer The 1-based index of the first item in the list of fetched authors
    total_pages integer If any items were fetched from the database, total_pages will contain the number of paginated result pages in the database for the provided arguments. This may also be calculated using the total_count and limit properties.
    Example Fetch authors by tag and render a linked list plus names{% authors %} returns an authors list; linked_list prints comma-separated linked titles, and each item exposes author fields such as first_name and last_name.
    Liquid
    {%- authors var staff = tag:"Staff" limit:25 sort_by:"title" -%}
<p>Contributors: {{ staff.linked_list }}</p>
<ul>
{%- for person in staff -%}
	<li>{{ person.first_name }} {{ person.last_name }} — {{ person.job_title }}</li>
{%- endfor -%}
</ul>

    {% authors %} is the list method for author entities. Type-specific options such as tag and folder combine with the shared list options (limit, sort_by, start, page, and so on). The result is an authors object: iterate it directly, or use linked_list for a ready-made comma-separated string of linked author titles (with " and " before the last name, or "(none)" when empty).

    {% authors %}

    {% authors output_to_template? [[var, set, or assign]? variable_name]? output_to_template? = arguments %}
    Parameters
    output_to_template optionalflag
    Include this flag to write the authors list's output into the page here. That output is a built-in default for most types and may change at any time, so see the output property of the authors object before relying on it. The flag may come before or after the variable name. With no variable named, the output is written whether or not the flag is present; with one, the flag saves the list and writes its output too.
    var, set, or assign optionalkeyword
    Chooses the scope that holds the variable. var, the default, stores it in the current scope. set and assign can store it in outer scopes; Variable Scopes compares the three and when each fits.
    variable_name optionalvariable
    The variable that receives the authors list. It may also be written as a reference, &name, which reads the variable's name from another variable (see Methods Overview). Leave it out to write the list to the template instead.
    arguments requiredcollection
    Key:value pairs. May use the variable arguments syntax. Written after a required =. The name:value pairs choose which authors to fetch and how to narrow, order and page them. Nothing is fetched unless the call gives an argument other than prepend, append, unique, exclude_prepended, exclude_appended, max_size and cache_random; without one, the list holds only the prepended and appended authors.

    Options

    prepend optionallist
    May be a single author, a list of authors, or the name or guid of one author, to be included at the beginning of the authors list.
    append optionallist
    May be a single author, a list of authors, or the name or guid of one author, to be included at the end of the authors list.
    exclude optionallist
    May be a single author, a list of authors, or the name or guid of one author that should NOT be included in the fetched results. Has no effect on prepended or appended authors.
    exclude_prepended optionalboolean
    True to specifically exclude all prepended authors from the fetched results. If "unique:true" is specified this is the default behavior, although you may also specify "exclude_prepended:false" to allow any prepended items to be fetched along with other results anyway.
    exclude_appended optionalboolean
    True to specifically exclude all appended authors from the fetched results. This is false by default - even if "unique:true" is specified - so that results are returned in the proper order.
    unique optionalboolean
    True to remove duplicates from each of the resulting lists (prepended, fetched, appended, and items), although there may be duplicates between the prepended, fetched, and appended lists. The "items" list will include objects in the order in which they appear - with prepended items first, then fetched items, then appended items.
    max_size optionalinteger
    The maximum number of items to be included in the "items" list. If there are any prepended or appended items, this will automatically lower the "limit" to only fetch as many authors as needed. Note that this may also impact both the "page" and "total_pages" values in the resulting authors. In order to use pagination with a list loaded using "max_size" use "start" instead of "page" and "limit".
    filter optionalvalue
    Only include authors that match the given string filter
    tag optionalvalue
    May include multiple tags. Only include authors with one of the given tags
    folder optionalvalue
    May include multiple folders. Only include authors with one of the given folders
    date_created_start optionalvalue
    Only include authors with date_created greater than or equal to date_created_start. Remember that date_created will typically be the date that the author was first published.
    date_created_end optionalvalue
    Only include authors with date_created less than or equal to date_created_end. Remember that date_created will typically be the date that the author was first published.
    has_url optionalboolean
    If true, only return authors that have a URL. If false, only return authors that do NOT have a URL.
    template optionalobject
    Only return authors with one of these templates. May be a single template, a list of templates, or the name or guid of a template to filter the results by. A template name is its path from the root, with or without the leading /; unlike {% template %}, a list method does not accept a relative path.
    include_in_search optionalboolean
    True or false to only return authors whose include_in_search property matches the provided value.
    domain_name optionalobject
    Only return authors from the given domain.
    start optionalinteger
    Set the 1-based index of the first author to fetch.
    page optionalinteger
    Used to automatically calculate the first author to fetch based on both the "limit" and the 1-based "page" value. Defaults to 1, but is ignored if "start" is set.
    limit optionalinteger
    The maximum number of authors to fetch. Defaults to 10; a value that is not a number also gives 10. The largest limit is 1000, and a limit of 0 or less, or above 1000, returns up to 1000 authors. Note that if "max_size" is defined, then "limit" may be automatically lowered even if specified separately.
    sort_by optionalstring
    Specify which property to sort the results by. Has no effect on prepended or appended authors. An unrecognized value is ignored without an error and the default order is used. Some methods accept more values than the built-ins listed here; see each method. By default, results will be sorted by relevance if there is a filter string and date_created desc (newest first) if not. Options include:
    • relevance: only applies when there is a filter string. sort_direction applies: descending, the default, puts the best match first.
    • date_created: the date each author was first published. Unpublishing and republishing one resets date_created to the current date.
    • random: results will be returned in a random order, which prevents the page from being fast-cached. Setting cache_random:true overrides this behavior and allows the page to be fast-cached anyway.
    • name
    • title
    • url
    • browser_title
    sort_direction optionalstring
    asc or desc. Defaults to desc; any value other than asc sorts descending.
    cache_random optionalboolean
    True to allow the results to be cached when sort_by is "random".

    Fetches a list of {{ authors }}.

    Example Fetch authors by tag and render a linked list plus names{% authors %} returns an authors list; linked_list prints comma-separated linked titles, and each item exposes author fields such as first_name and last_name.
    Liquid
    {%- authors var staff = tag:"Staff" limit:25 sort_by:"title" -%}
<p>Contributors: {{ staff.linked_list }}</p>
<ul>
{%- for person in staff -%}
	<li>{{ person.first_name }} {{ person.last_name }} — {{ person.job_title }}</li>
{%- endfor -%}
</ul>

    {% authors %} is the list method for author entities. Type-specific options such as tag and folder combine with the shared list options (limit, sort_by, start, page, and so on). The result is an authors object: iterate it directly, or use linked_list for a ready-made comma-separated string of linked author titles (with " and " before the last name, or "(none)" when empty).

    {% author %}

    {% author output_to_template? [[var, set, or assign]? variable_name]? output_to_template? = value %}
    Parameters
    output_to_template optionalflag
    Include this flag to write the author's output into the page at this point. What that output is differs by type, and for most types it is a built-in default that may change at any time, so see the output property of the author object before relying on it. The flag may come before or after the variable name. When the call names no variable, the output is written whether or not the flag is present, which makes {% author = value %} the smallest valid use of this method. When the call names a variable, the flag saves the author to the variable and writes its output as well.
    var, set, or assign optionalkeyword
    Chooses the scope that holds the variable. var, the default, stores it in the current scope. set and assign can store it in outer scopes; Variable Scopes compares the three and when each fits.
    variable_name optionalvariable
    The variable that receives the author. It may also be written as a reference, &name, which reads the variable's name from another variable (see Methods Overview). Leave it out to write the author to the template instead.
    value requiredexpression
    Required; without a value the method call is not valid. Identifies which author to fetch. It can evaluate to the author itself, to its GUID, or to other text that identifies it, which for most types is its name; a type identified some other way, or only by GUID, says so in its summary. Names are matched without regard to case, but accented letters must match. A GUID identifies exactly one record, whereas when several records share a name, which of them is returned is not specified, so giving the records you fetch by name unique names avoids the question. A name reads better in a template and a GUID is exact; neither suits every site. When nothing matches, no error is raised: the variable holds an invalid author, whose is_valid is false, so check is_valid before using it. When the expression itself has no value, for example an undefined variable, the method does nothing and the variable keeps any earlier value. May use liquid filters.

    Fetches a single {{ author }}.

    Example Load one author and render a byline from their fields{% author %} loads a single author by name or GUID; author fields like first_name, last_name, job_title, and email are then available on the assigned variable.
    Liquid
    {%- author var byline = "Jane Doe" -%}
{%- if byline.is_valid -%}
	<p>{{ byline.first_name }} {{ byline.last_name }}, {{ byline.job_title }}</p>
	<p><a href="mailto:{{ byline.email }}">{{ byline.email }}</a></p>
{%- endif -%}

    {% author %} fetches a single author. Pass a name or GUID after the assignment target; the result is an author object (or an invalid one when nothing matches). Author-specific fields such as first_name, last_name, job_title, and email sit alongside the shared entity properties (title, url, is_valid, and so on).