Display clear author bylines
SkillWeb & browsingLets your agent check that web pages show clear author bylines and audit their metadata and crawlability.
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Then ask your AI: use the Display clear author bylines skill
About this capability
Use when auditing metadata, crawlability, structured data, or indexability related to Display clear author bylines. Verify the rendered HTML and HTTP response rather than relying only on source files.
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by thedaviddias/front-end-checklist in skills/author-byline/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
A visible author byline is a critical E-E-A-T signal, helping users and search engines identify the person responsible for the content and their level of expertise.
Quick Reference
- Ensure every article has a visible author name prominently displayed
- Link the author's name to a detailed bio page to establish expertise
- Include the author's credentials or professional role near their name
Check
Verify that all articles and blog posts have a clearly visible author byline.
Fix
Add an author section to the article header that includes the author's name, role, and a link to their profile.
Explain
Explain why author transparency is a key factor in Google's Quality Rater Guidelines and how it affects trust.
Code Review
Review metadata generation, rendered HTML, structured data, and response headers related to Display clear author bylines. Flag exact routes or templates where search-facing output violates the rule, and describe how to verify the final page output.
For full implementation details, code examples, and framework-specific guidance,
see references/rule.md.
Rule page: https://frontendchecklist.io/en/rules/seo/author-byline
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 74k
- Forks
- 7k
- Last commit
- Aug 2026
Advanced
- Catalog kind
- skill
- Gateway key
author-byline- Source
- github.com/thedaviddias/front-end-checklist