Authors

Add and manage contributor bios. Every byline in Project Broadsheet resolves to an author record stored in a single data file, so changing a bio once updates it everywhere.

Every article in Project Broadsheet carries an author field in its front matter. That field is a slug, not a name. It points to an entry in src/_data/authors.js, which holds the writer's display name, photo, and short biography. The byline on every article, the author page, and the per-author RSS feed are all generated from that single entry.

Define an author

Open src/_data/authors.js:

export default [
  {
    slug: "jon-ajinga",
    name: "Jon Ajinga",
    bio: "Independent journalist and web developer based in Colorado. Maintainer of Project Broadsheet.",
    photo: "/assets/img/authors/jon-ajinga.jpg",
    email: "jon@example.com",
    website: "https://thefreethinkingtimes.com"
  }
];

• slug is the identifier used in article front matter. Lowercase, hyphen-separated.
• name is the display name shown on the byline and author page.
• bio appears on the author page and (optionally) at the end of each article.
• photo is an optional headshot. Place images in src/assets/img/authors/.
• email and website are optional contact fields.

Reference an author from an article

In the article's front matter:

---
title: My first article
author: jon-ajinga
date: 2026-04-17
section: news
---

The author value must match a slug in authors.js. Typos produce a missing-byline warning in the build log.

Author pages

Each author automatically gets a page at /authors/{slug}/ listing every article they've written, along with their photo and bio. The page uses the layouts/author.njk template and pulls data from authors.js.

Per-author RSS feed

Every author also gets an RSS feed at /authors/{slug}/feed.xml. Readers can follow a specific writer without subscribing to the whole publication.

Multi-author articles

For articles with more than one byline, change author to an array:

author: [jon-ajinga, jane-doe]

Both slugs must exist in authors.js. The byline shows both names separated by "and"; the article appears on both author pages.

What to do next

• Configure editorial sections so each author's work is organized.
• Write your first article with a proper byline.
• Customize the author page layout if you want a different look.