Internal and External Authors

Internal Authors and External Authors: What’s the difference?

Some content types, such as News, allow you to add one or more authors.

• External Authors: These are writers who wrote the news story in an external source. For example, the author of an opinion piece in the New York Times.
• Internal Authors: These are individuals who have been added to your site using the Person content type. For example, if you have a faculty member writing a News article, you can add them as the author of the piece. This will link the person with the news stories that they wrote.

Authors in Publications are automatically added as Contributors, with no distinction between external and internal authors. You can view a list of Contributors at Content > Publications > Contributors.