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title: Add New Author Category Boxes (Pro)
description: "This feature requires the Pro version of the PublishPress Authors plugin. [PublishPress Authors Pro](https://publishpress.com/links/authors) has a feature that allows you do more with [Author Categories](https://publishpress.com/links/author-categories). You can create an \"[Author Categories](https://publishpress.com/links/author-categories) Box\". This is a display format for your images…"
url: "https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/author-category-boxes/"
updated: "2025-06-30"
category: PublishPress Authors / Author Categories
---

# Add New Author Category Boxes (Pro)

This feature requires the Pro version of the PublishPress Authors plugin.

[PublishPress Authors Pro](https://publishpress.com/links/authors) has a feature that allows you do more with [Author Categories](https://publishpress.com/links/author-categories). You can create an "[Author Categories](https://publishpress.com/links/author-categories) Box". This is a display format for your images that is specifically designed to group authors together in their categories.

![](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/new-categories-box-1024x624.jpg)

When you create an Author Categories box, this will produce a list layout with the authors grouped by category. This screenshot below shows three categories: Authors, Coauthor, and Reviewers.

![](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/pro-author-category-1024x282.png)

There are four displays available, and you can also choose to utilize the default [Author Box](https://publishpress.com/links/author-box) layouts.

![](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/different-author-category-layouts-1024x545.png)

This next screenshot shows the same five authors but using the "Simple Name [Author Category](https://publishpress.com/links/author-categories) Block" layout. I've included a change to the "Grouping Display Style" option. The "Flex" option results in the authors being organized into three columns.

![Simple Name Author Category Block layout](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/simple-name-author-1024x583.png)

If you change the layout to "Boxed", you get the same three column layout, but with more author details.

![Boxed layout for author categories](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/group-author-box-1024x444.png)

It's possible to completely customize the displays you see in this screenshots. The [Author Boxes](https://publishpress.com/links/author-box) come with many display options that cover font, font size, colors, layouts, and more. And if you prefer to use your own code, you can also [create your own Author Display templates](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/author-boxes-theme-templates/).