diff --git a/layouts/partials/head.html b/layouts/partials/head.html
index 48b5d355..af7ac9d6 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/head.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/head.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 <meta name="description" content="{{- with .Description }}{{ . }}{{- else }}{{- if .IsPage}}
     {{- .Summary | default (printf "%s - %s" .Title  .Site.Title) }}{{- else }}
     {{- with .Site.Params.description }}{{ . }}{{- end }}{{- end }}{{- end -}}">
-<meta name="author" content="{{ .Params.author | default .Site.Params.author }}">
+<meta name="author" content="{{ (partial "author.html" . ) }}">
 <link rel="canonical" href="{{ .Permalink }}" />
 {{- if .Site.Params.analytics.google.SiteVerificationTag }}
 <meta name="google-site-verification" content="{{ .Site.Params.analytics.google.SiteVerificationTag }}" />
diff --git a/layouts/partials/post_meta.html b/layouts/partials/post_meta.html
index 1b329470..e0dbef40 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/post_meta.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/post_meta.html
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 {{- $scratch.Add "meta" (slice (i18n "read_time" .ReadingTime | default (printf "%s min" .ReadingTime))) }}
 {{- end -}}
 
-{{- if or .Params.author .Site.Params.author }}
-{{- $scratch.Add "meta" (slice (.Params.author | default .Site.Params.author)) }}
-{{- end -}}
+{{ with (partial "author.html" . ) }}
+{{ $scratch.Add "meta" (slice .)}}
+{{end}}
 
 {{- with ($scratch.Get "meta")}}
 {{- delimit . "&nbsp;·&nbsp;"}}