Thread: Author Page Customization

Author Page Customization

This tutorial for users who want to modify ClassiPress Author Page. With this modification Author Page will be shown like Shop Page with images and short description.

By default page looks as below



The Author Page after small modification will be as below



Example how it looks you can see HERE
How to do it? Get start!

You should do 4 simple steps:

1 - Make backup for author.php file. This file you can find in root classipress directory.
1 - Open file and find there code with these lines:
<li>
<a href=”<?php the_permalink() ?>”><?php the_title(); ?></a>
</li>
3 - Change these lines to code below:

<!– Author Page customization by Shalena29 –>
<div>
<div style=”padding: 10px !important; width: 532px !important;”>
<div>

<?php if ( get_option(‘cp_ad_images’) == ‘yes’ ) cp_ad_loop_thumbnail(); ?>

</div>
<div style=”max-width: 420px !important;”>

<?php appthemes_before_post_title(); ?>

<h3><a href=”<?php the_permalink(); ?>”><?php if ( mb_strlen( get_the_title() ) >= 75 ) echo mb_substr( get_the_title(), 0, 75 ).’…’; else the_title(); ?></a></h3>

<div></div>

<?php //appthemes_after_post_title(); ?>

<div></div>

<?php appthemes_before_post_content(); ?>

<p><?php $tcontent = strip_tags( get_the_content() ); if ( mb_strlen( $tcontent ) >= 165 ) echo mb_substr( $tcontent, 0, 165 ).’…’; else echo $tcontent; ?></p>
<p><?php if ( get_option(‘cp_ad_stats_all’) == ‘yes’ ) appthemes_get_stats($post->ID); ?></p>
<?php //appthemes_after_post_content(); ?>
<div></div>
</div>
<div></div>

</div><!– /post-block –>

</div><!– /post-block-out –>
<!– //Author Page customization by Shalena29 –>

4 - Save and upload new author.php file. Enjoy it