Add author bio at the end of blog posts

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  csmith724 · Member · Jun 17, 2013 at 2:25 pm

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  I am managing a blog with multiple contributors and I’d like to have their author bio/about the author display at the bottom of each of their posts. Is there any way to do this with WordPress.com?

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  supportbot · Member · Jun 17, 2013 at 2:25 pm

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  csmith724 · Member · Jun 17, 2013 at 2:33 pm

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  This is for a WordPress.com blog that has not publicly launched yet.

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  timethief · Member · Jun 17, 2013 at 3:12 pm

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  That’s nice. We require the URL please.

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  timethief · Member · Jun 17, 2013 at 3:13 pm

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  NOTE: Only some themes are designed to display an author byline http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2009/08/15/author-displayed-or-not/
  Regardless of the theme, bylines will only display now if there are at least two authors who both have at least one published post in the blog. The workaround you can use for displaying an author byline on a single author blog is found here and will work only if the theme is deigned to display an author byline at all. http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2012/01/03/wordpress-com-changes-bylines-for-authors/

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  csmith724 · Member · Jun 17, 2013 at 4:45 pm

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  Thanks. I will contact our developer about the theme’s ability to display bylines.

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  timethief · Member · Jun 19, 2013 at 6:33 pm

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  Why on Earth would you contact your developer about anything at all on free hosted WordPress.com blog? I don’t get it. Simple and clearly state what the theme is being used on this private blog and either I will provide the answer or another Volunteer will.