The author can write, upload files, publish, edit and delete articles. They can also change their passwords and edit their profile. As we have said before, the user with the author role has the ability to edit their own published articles and delete their own published publications, websites with several authors usually assign the collaborator role to the writers or create a user role with custom capabilities using a plugin.
Many websites provide biographical information on authors Author pages. Some sites even display a list of authors with photos on their information page or in their sidebar. Custom information such as date of birth, name, location, social profiles can be included and much more.