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title: "Add author bios with credentials"
description: "An author bio with verifiable credentials connects content to a real person. Show name, role, relevant experience and links to professional profiles, and link the byline to a dedicated author page. Use Person markup, keep bios current, and never invent expertise or personas."
url: "https://seo-mcp.io/t/add-author-bios-with-credentials"
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# Add author bios with credentials

An author bio with verifiable credentials connects content to a real person. Show name, role, relevant experience and links to professional profiles, and link the byline to a dedicated author page. Use Person markup, keep bios current, and never invent expertise or personas.

## Prerequisites

- Author records in the CMS
- Access to article templates

## Steps

1. **Create author records** *(general best practice)* — For each byline, store name, role, experience and two verifiable credentials. Add links to professional profiles that actually mention the person.
   Check: Every author record has a role, two credentials and at least one working external profile link.
2. **Render the bio and author page** *(general best practice)* — Show a short bio on the article and link the byline to an author page listing their articles. Add Person JSON-LD with sameAs.
   Check: The byline links to a 200 author page that lists at least three articles by that author.
3. **Align content with the author** — Assign articles to authors with relevant expertise and remove generic personas. Add a disclosure line where AI assisted the draft.
   Check: No article is attributed to a persona without a working profile or credential.

## Source

@seo-mcp on 2026-10-19: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/creating-helpful-content

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