Creating an "Authors" Page in the Pages App

[sadams101]

I have dozens of authors who have written articles and would like to create an "Authors" page that would be a simple listing of each author in alphabetical order, where you could then click on a link to the author's bio page. Does anyone know how I could set this up?

[Joel R]

If you want to be super lazy and smart, you can utilize the Staff page.  Create a new category specifically for authors, choose one of the three designs, write a short bio, and done! 

Another alternative is, as you suggestrd, create a new IP.Pages database and create a custom template to display author bios.  You could potentially use the relational links to link an author to multiple articles; you could use fields for author image, bio, interests, etc; and you can use the Super quotes template by @opentype which might work well for you.  

[sadams101]

Interesting. So there is a way to pull in a listing of all authors of my articles there?

I assume with a custom block...any idea how to set up such a block?

[Joel R]

The Staff Directory allows either:

- membergroups

- member

So if you have authors in a special membergroups, then yes, you can pull them all in.  Or you can list them manually.  Your choice.  

Also, if your authors are in a membergroups, you could also use one of the many mods in the Marketplace for Staff or Member Lists.  There's probably three or four of them.  

[sadams101]

Great, they are currently not in a group, but I can fix that. Thank you!

[sadams101]

I know this is a long shot, but, since I have so many authors, over 400, I am now hoping for help on a possible script that would automatically change the group that my authors are in from their current "Members" group to the new "Authors" group. So the script would need to scan all articles, determine the author, then change their group. 

[Adlago]

Use "Group Promotion Rules" - Authors usually have a lot of posts. Use the filters and transfer to a new group.

[sadams101]

Great idea, however, most don't have any posts, as they were imported from a different article software. I will assume group promo rules don't allow me to do that via the number of articles.

[Adlago]

2 minutes ago, sadams101 said:

Great idea, however, most don't have any posts, as they were imported from a different article software. I will assume group promo rules don't allow me to do that via the number of articles. 

Filter -> Content Count

[sadams101]

Wait...you may have saved me...90% of them joined on the same day that I imported them...so I can use that date to move them!

[Adlago]

So I said - look at all the filters and use the appropriate ones

[sadams101]

Well, creating the rule is one thing, but applying it is another. I did create the correct rule, but it looks like something must happen for it to be triggered, for example they must post something, or log in, but it doesn't just move everyone to that group once the rule is created.

[Adlago]

Try run task promote

[Joel R]

5 minutes ago, sadams101 said:

Well, creating the rule is one thing, but applying it is another. I did create the correct rule, but it looks like something must happen for it to be triggered, for example they must post something, or log in, but it doesn't just move everyone to that group once the rule is created.

Yeah I *think* Group Promotion is based upon login. So the next time they login it should move them.  

[sadams101]

Most never login...this is old school...most submitted articles to me by email. But how do I "run task promote"?

[Adlago]

Advanced Configuration - View task

 

[sadams101]

It is my experience with these rules that they won't get promoted until they log in. I don't think running the task would do it...but I still don't see how to run that task separately there.

 

[Adlago]

and

[sadams101]

I ran it, but it did not work. I suspect they must log in.

[Adlago]

or other task, but I'm not sure who

[Adlago]

Are for your group Members is enable Group Promotion?

[sadams101]

yes...and then I ran the cron promote, but it doesn't work.