This Joomla 5 module displays detailed information about the author of a given article.
It can show the author's image, miscellaneous information, a link to the contact's page and a list of other articles by the same author.
It's a lightweight and useful tool for content-focused Joomla sites that wish to promote author presence and content discovery.
- Download the repository.
- In your Joomla administrator panel, go to Extensions > Manage > Install.
- Upload and install the module ZIP file.
- Go to Extensions > Modules, locate Author Info, and assign it to a module position (e.g.,
sidebar,below-article, etc.). - Assign it to the relevant menu items or set it to display on article pages.
After installation, the module offers the following parameters:
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Display Author Image
Show or hide the author's avatar image (as configured in their Contact's settings). -
Display Miscellaneous Info
Display the "Miscellaneous" field from the associated Joomla Contact (if set). -
Display Author's Other Articles
If enabled, a list of other articles written by the author will be shown. -
Number of Articles Displayed
Defines how many of the author's other articles will be listed beneath the author info. -
Display Link to Contact
Adds a link to the Joomla contact page of the author (requires a Joomla Contact item linked to the user). -
Custom CSS
Add your own CSS class to customize the module's appearance further.
ℹ️ To display the contact link or miscellaneous info, ensure that each author has a properly linked Contact item under Components > Contacts and is associated with their Joomla user account.
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this module. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt.
I do not offer any kind of support. Using freely distributed software does not entitle you to free support or labor from its developers. You may contact me with any ideas for new features, but there are no guarantees that your request will be implemented or even responded to in a certain timeframe or at all.