Find answers to common questions about creating, displaying, linking, translating, designing, and billing RuffRuff Author Profiles. When detailed steps are required, a related article appears after the answer.
No. Deleting authors is not supported. If you reach the limit, edit an unused author and reuse it. The limit is 5 on Free, 15 on Light, and unlimited on Regular.
The Free plan allows 5, the Light plan allows 15, and the Regular plan is unlimited. When you reach the limit, you cannot select "Add author."
No. You apply an author to each blog post, product, or page. Automatic assignment with Shopify Flow or tags is not supported.
For the steps, see Display Author on Blog Posts.
No. You cannot assign this app's author from the blog post editor in Shopify admin. Apply the author from "Blog posts" in the app.
No. Each piece of content can have one author.
When you apply an author, the Shopify blog post author name is also updated to the same name. Removing the author does not revert the Shopify author name. To change it back, update the author name from Shopify admin → Content → Blog posts. Shopify author names on products and pages are not overwritten.
Yes. On the Regular plan, apply an author only to the products you want to display. Products without an author do not show the profile.
For the steps, see Display Author on Products (Regular Plan only).
No. This app displays profiles on blog posts, products, and pages. It does not create an all-authors list page or dedicated author pages.
No. The app does not output structured data. The author type (Person / Organization) only controls whether you can enter a job title. It is not for structured data.
One. Each author can have one link URL and one link title.
If "Show link" is off on the Customize screen, the link is not displayed. On the Light plan and higher, turn it on, select "Save," then reload the target page.
For the steps, see Set Up an Author Link.
No. Automatic translation is not supported. On the Light plan and higher, you can register a translation for each author.
For the steps, see Translate Author Profiles.
No. Transparent background colors are not supported. To approximate transparency, set the same color as the destination theme background.
Upload the image in Shopify admin → Content → Files, then enter the displayed URL in the author's profile image.
No. You cannot insert images into the profile description. You can set an image only as the profile image URL.
Yes. When you use the Light or Regular plan, the branding is hidden automatically. No configuration is required.
No. You can keep using the Free plan unless you change to a paid plan.
No. The app uses app blocks or app embeds, so it does not add files to the theme or modify existing code.
Existing author data is not deleted. If you are over the limit, you cannot add new authors. Higher-plan features such as display on products and pages, author links, description formatting, and translation become unavailable.
Support is available through the contact form only. We do not offer phone or online-meeting support. Contact us through the contact form.