How do I output an entry author's data

Question

I have a blog. I want to output an entry author's first and last name. What is a good method to accomplish this?

Is "author" a reserved term in Craft CMS? I made a field called "author" but it is returning my name (I'm the one who typed the entries in) instead of the author of the article I'm entering. — David Rhoden, Jul 09 '17 at 07:19

score 22 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 14 '14 at 14:25

For each entry, you can get the username of the author by simply using {{ entry.author }} (assuming entry is the variable containing the blog entry).

If you want to display Full name, first name and/or last name for one entry, you'd use:

{{ entry.author.fullName }}
{{ entry.author.firstName }}
{{ entry.author.lastName }}

For a list of entries and their authors, you'd use:

{% for entry in craft.entries.section('your-section').find() %}
    {{ entry.author.fullName }}
{% endfor %}

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 01 '15 at 16:05

3

{{ entry.author.firstName }} {{ entry.author.lastName }}

edited Oct 01 '15 at 16:05

Jamie Wade

answered Jul 14 '14 at 14:24

blairrorani

2 Answers2