Author Profile

Many bloggers forget that the rest of the world doesn't know who they are. They write about their work, leisure, opinions, friends, and family, but don't provide their name, leaving visitors to hunt through the blog for clues.

By default, a WordPress installation does not display any information about the blog's owner or author. But space is reserved in the Default theme's sidebar, ready for you to activate it. Here's how.

To add an author profile to the sidebar

1.	Open the Default theme's sidebar.php file in a text editor.
2.	Locate the following section of code (Figure 1): <!-- Author information is disabled per default. Uncomment and fill in your details if you want to use it. <li><h2>Author</h2> <p>A little something about you, the author. Nothing lengthy, just an overview.</p> </li> --> Figure 1. The Author Profile code is commented out until you're ready to use it.
3.	Delete the first and last lines to remove the commenting codes.
4.	If desired, change the heading Author to something you prefer.
5.	Replace the default text between the <p> and </p> tags with information about yourself (Figure 2). Figure 2. Here's an example of Miraz's profile.
6.	Save the edited file.
7.	View your blog to see your new author profile in the sidebar (Figure 3). Figure 3. The profile appears in the sidebar.

Tips

• Remember to include your name. You may also want to include a photo (using an IMG tag) and perhaps an e-mail address.

• If you have a lot to say about yourself consider creating a Page. Chapter 3 explains how to create Pages.