Bylines and author fields

In the site admin, open Bylines to manage the people and teams credited on content.

Checked against the product’s code on 7 November 2026.

Bylines is EmDash’s list of people and teams credited on content. A credited profile is separate from a login. Linking one to a user does not grant that person new permissions.

Create or edit a profile

1. Open Bylines.
2. Choose New byline.
3. Fill in Display name.
4. Review its Slug, the stable name used to identify it.
5. Add the profile’s image where appropriate.
6. Add Website URL where appropriate.
7. Add Bio where appropriate.
8. Under Attribution, choose a Linked user or mark it as a Guest byline.
9. Fill in any Additional details.
10. Choose Create. An existing profile uses Save.
11. Check the saved profile in the list.

Search the list by name, or filter it to Guest only or Non-guest bylines. Open a profile to edit it. A guest profile can credit someone who has no site login.

Add author fields

An Admin can change Byline schema, which defines the available author fields. These fields provide the additional details on byline profiles.

1. Open Byline schema.
2. Choose New field.
3. Enter Label.
4. Review Slug.
5. Choose Type.
6. Review Required.
7. Review Translatable, which allows separate translations.
8. Fill in any options offered for that field type.
9. Choose Create field.
10. Check the field in the schema list.

The schema list offers editing and controls to move fields up or down. Changing a field’s definition is separate from filling in that field on existing profiles. A field’s slug and type cannot be changed through the copilot’s update request.

Remove carefully

What happens when you delete a byline or field

Deleting a byline removes the profile, and content credited to it loses that credit. This cannot be undone. Deleting a byline field also removes every stored value for that field. Read the affected value count or its unavailable state before confirming. Neither permanent deletion offers automatic Undo.

The copilot can read bylines, and it creates or updates a byline profile without pausing; the receipt offers Undo. A profile has no draft, so an update applies at once. Deleting a byline always pauses and cannot be undone. Byline schema changes need an Admin and always pause for approval. Consult Content and media requests for the individual approval and Undo rules.