Author Byline Audit
Checks that articles show a clear, linked author byline for SEO and trust signals
- Repository
- thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist
- Stars
- 74,632
- Licence
- MIT
- Files
- 2 files
What it does
This skill teaches an AI agent to audit a website for visible author bylines on articles and blog posts. When asked, the agent checks that each article names its author, links the name to a bio page, and shows the author's role or credentials, then reports where pages fall short. It also asks the agent to verify the final rendered HTML and HTTP response rather than only reading source templates, and to name the exact routes or templates with problems.
Great for
- Site owners or SEO specialists reviewing whether blog content shows who wrote it
- Front-end developers checking that article templates output author metadata correctly
- Content teams preparing a site for search quality review
Skip it if
- Sites with no authored content, where a byline check adds little value
- Anyone expecting the skill to write or add bylines automatically; it describes fixes but the audit itself only reports
- Legal or compliance sign-off on E-E-A-T, since the skill gives general guidance based on a checklist rather than authoritative search-engine rules
Try asking
- “Audit my blog templates for missing author bylines and tell me which routes fail”
- “Check whether each article's author name links to a bio page”
- “Verify the rendered HTML of my article pages shows the author's role near their name”
- “Review how my article metadata and structured data represent authors”
Install in 3 steps
- 1
Download the skill
The ZIP contains the 2 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.
author-byline.zip - 2
Add it to your agent
Claude Code (all projects)
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip author-byline.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)
mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip author-byline.zip -d .claude/skills/Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.
- 3
Ask for the task
No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.
Get better results
- Point the agent at your article templates and a few live URLs so it can compare source with rendered output
- Ask for a list of exact routes or files that violate the rule, rather than a general summary
- Note that the skill itself does not fetch pages; for live checks, give the agent access to your site or a fetch tool
What's inside
- references/rule.md
- SKILL.md
Redistributed unmodified from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.