Author Bylines

Checks for visible author names on content pages


Rule ID	`eeat/author-byline`
Category	E-E-A-T
Scope	Site-wide
Severity	warning
Weight	5/10

Solution

Author bylines demonstrate experience and accountability. Show author names prominently on articles, blog posts, and expert content. Include author credentials where relevant. Link author names to bio pages. For YMYL content (health, finance), author transparency is especially important for Google’s E-E-A-T assessment.

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Disable this rule

squirrel.toml

toml

[rules]
disable = ["eeat/author-byline"]

Disable all E-E-A-T rules

squirrel.toml

toml

[rules]
disable = ["eeat/*"]

Enable only this rule

squirrel.toml

toml

[rules]
enable = ["eeat/author-byline"]
disable = ["*"]

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