Multiple Authors?

[kthecoder]

Is it possible to have a different authors for each page. So that posts can be set to different authors defined in the pages Front-Matter. And have a default author in case you want to delete an author from the data set? If its not implemented, how hard would it be to add a connection to a JSON, XML, or Database to reference the correct author?

[bennyxguo]

@kthecoder I would say this is a good idea. If multi-author is added, the author info would probably be setup in the config file, then you can set the post author on the post Front-Matter. If the author's "username" matches, it will be displayed as the post author, if not will fallback to the blog's main author.

I would say this is definitely achievable!

I am working on a complete new version of this theme. This feature I would first add it to the new theme call "ObsidiaNext". I will get back to this comment once the new theme releases. Which would me very soon!

[kcn3388]

@kthecoder multiple author is possible. you can modify the code in /layout/_partial/post/article.ejs to allow another author and his avatar. Here is the code.

line 121 (possible)
<p><%- page.author || config.author %></p>
<img src="<%- page.avatar || theme.avatar %>" height=300 width=300></img>

Of course, you need to add the variable to the front-matter of your markdown file. For example,

---
title: xxx
date: 2021-03-23 14:40:48
author: KMurasaki
avatar: /img/avatar/KMurasaki.jpg
slogan: "xxx"

You can see other modification in my commit. commit

[bennyxguo]

@kthecoder multiple author is possible. you can modify the code in /layout/_partial/post/article.ejs to allow another author and his avatar.

Nice! Feel free to submit a PR if you have added or fix anything of this theme. Happy to see your contributions!~

[kcn3388]

@TriDiamond Well, since I do other personal modify which may not suit for this project, I think it's better that I post the code here and you commit. The key code of modified article.ejs with comment is here:

                <div class="subbox">
<! -- here is the code for another author, you need to declare the link of the custom avatar in your front-matter -->
                    <img src="<%- page.avatar || theme.avatar %>" height=300 width=300></img>
<! -- here is the another author's name, also need to declare in front-matter -->
                    <p><%- page.author || config.author %></p>
<! -- custom slogan, same as above -->
                    <span><%- page.slogan || theme.descriptionOne %></span>
                    <dl>
<! -- here is used to show custom social media. IMPORTANT: YOU MUST DECLARE "3RDPARTY" AND "SOCIALS.PAGE" IN THE RULE WHICH I WILL MENTION IN THE FRONT-MATTER PART. -->
<! -- since a new variable is "false" at default, blog's owner's article have no need to add "3rdparty" in your article -->
                        <% if (page.3rdparty == false){%>
                        <dd><a href="<%- theme.socials.github %>" target="_blank"><span
                                    class=" iconfont icon-github"></span></a></dd>
                        <dd><a href="<%- theme.socials.twitter %>" target="_blank"><span
                                    class=" iconfont icon-twitter"></span></a></dd>
                        <dd><a href="<%- theme.socials.bilibili %>" target="_blank"><span
                                    class=" iconfont icon-bilibili"></span></a></dd>
                        <% } %>
<! -- since other author's social media may not the same as owner's, I only add one personal page for other author. you can modify it as your wish -->
                        <% if (page.3rdparty == true){%>
                        <dd></dd>
                        <dd><a href="<%- page.socials.page %>" target="_blank"><span
                                    class=" iconfont icon-page"></span></a></dd>
                        <dd></dd>
                        <% } %>
                    </dl>
                </div>

template of the front-matter:

---
title: Title 1
date: 2021-03-23 14:40:48
author: Author1
avatar: https://custom.avatar
slogan: "test"
<! -- IMPROTANT: WHEN "3RDPARTY" IS TRUE, YOU MUST ADD SOCIALS LIKE THE FOLLOWING WAY -->
3rdparty: true
socials:
    page: https://personal.link
categories: 
    - c1
    - c2
tags:
    - t1
    - t2
cover:
    - https://custom.cover
preview: 136
---

If any bug you can @me.