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Author Biolink Page Setup Guide

The Author Profile Page in the TanaFlows theme is more than just a list of blog posts. The theme features a built-in Author Biolink function that transforms the author profile page into a professional personal Landing Page (similar to Linktree), including:

  • Hero Section: Avatar, title, bio introduction, and a large call-to-action (Hero CTA) button.
  • Social Icons: Automatically shows Facebook, X (Twitter), and personal website icons.
  • Link List (Biolinks): Custom link buttons (e.g., Freebies, Community Group, Product Pages, etc.).

Here is the step-by-step guide to setting up your Biolink from Ghost Admin.

Step 1: Create an Internal Tag for the Author

Ghost does not natively support custom meta fields for individual staff members, so TanaFlows uses an Internal Tag to store these settings.

  1. Go to Ghost Admin > Tags > select the Internal tags tab at the top.
  2. Create a new internal tag with a name (Slug) that matches the Author slug exactly, prefixed with #.
    • Real-World Example: If the author name is Cường Thạch (Ghost’s default slug is cuongthach), you must name the internal tag #cuongthach (Ghost will automatically turn its slug into hash-cuongthach).
  3. REQUIRED: Assign this internal tag to at least one public post written by this author. This is a technical requirement for Ghost to read and synchronize this tag’s metadata on the author profile page.

Step 2: Configure Title, Bio, and Hero CTA Button

You will enter this information in the Description field of the internal tag you created in Step 1 (e.g., the #cuongthach tag).

  • Format Formula: Main Title | Short Bio | CTA Button Label | CTA Button URL (Separate each section with a vertical bar |)
  • Real-World Example: Hi, I am Cường Thạch! | Sharing insights on building Tana digital brain systems. | JOIN THE 30-DAY CHALLENGE | https://tanaflows.com/challenge-30-days

How it displays:

  • Main Title: Hi, I am Cường Thạch!
  • Short Bio: Sharing insights on building Tana digital brain systems.
  • Hero CTA Button: JOIN THE 30-DAY CHALLENGE pointing to the challenge signup page.

Step 3: Configure Link Buttons (Biolinks)

The vertical list of links (like Linktree) is configured in the Meta Description field inside the SEO settings of your internal tag #cuongthach (click on the Metadata section of the tag configuration).

  • Format Formula: Button 1 Name|Button 1 URL, Button 2 Name|Button 2 URL, Button 3 Name|Button 3 URL (Separate the name and link of a button with a vertical bar |, and separate each button with a comma ,)
  • Real-World Example: Get Free Notion Templates|https://tanaflows.com/notion-free, Join Facebook Group|https://facebook.com/groups/tanaflows, Buy Second Brain Book|https://tanaflows.com/book

How it displays:

  • The author page will automatically render 3 sleek, vertically stacked buttons pointing to the respective destinations.

Step 4: Add Social Links

To show social media icons (Facebook, X, Website) right below the profile picture:

  1. Go to Ghost Admin > Staff > select the account for the author (e.g., cuongthach).
  2. Fill in the author’s Facebook, Twitter (X), or personal website URL into Ghost’s default fields.
  3. Click Save.

Important Considerations

Match Slug Exactly

The internal tag name must match the author’s slug 100%. You can verify the author’s slug by viewing their profile URL on your website (e.g., domain.com/author/cuongthach/ means the slug is cuongthach).

Fallback Display

If an author does not have a configured internal tag, the theme will automatically fall back to displaying the author’s Name and default Bio from their Ghost Staff settings. This ensures the page never breaks or looks empty.

Synchronization Delay

After updating fields on the internal tag and saving them, refresh the author page in your browser to check the updated layout.