Author (deprecated)

This block is deprecated and should not be used in new content. Please use the Avatar block, the Author Name block, and the Author Biography block instead.
  • Name: core/post-author
  • Category: theme
  • API Version: 3
  • Block Type: Dynamic (server-rendered)

Attributes

Defined via the attributes property in block.json.

Attribute Type Default Description
textAlign string
avatarSize number 48
showAvatar boolean true
showBio boolean
byline string
isLink boolean false Role: content
linkTarget string "_self" Role: content

Supports

Defined via the supports property in block.json.

Context

Defined via the usesContext and providesContext properties in block.json.

Uses context:

  • postType
  • postId
  • queryId

CSS Selectors

Defined via the selectors property in block.json.

  • filter:
    • duotone: .wp-block-post-author .wp-block-post-author__avatar img

Block Markup

This is a dynamic block. It is rendered on the server and does not save HTML in post content.

In post content, it is stored as a block comment:

<!-- wp:post-author /-->

Source