feat: Authors feature backend (and upgraded deprecated mods)

internal/domain/article/articleDomain.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package article
 
 import (
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/author"
 	"errors"
 	"time"
 	"unicode/utf8"
@@ -26,11 +27,12 @@ func ValidateTitle(title string) error {
 }
 
 type Article struct {
-	ID        uint32    `json:"id"`
-	Title     string    `json:"title"`
-	Body      string    `json:"body"`
-	IsOnline  bool      `json:"is_online"`
-	SiteID    uint32    `json:"site_id"`
-	CreatedAt time.Time `json:"created_at"`
-	UpdatedAt time.Time `json:"updated_at"`
+	ID        uint32          `json:"id"`
+	Title     string          `json:"title"`
+	Body      string          `json:"body"`
+	IsOnline  bool            `json:"is_online"`
+	SiteID    uint32          `json:"site_id"`
+	Authors   []author.Byline `json:"authors"`
+	CreatedAt time.Time       `json:"created_at"`
+	UpdatedAt time.Time       `json:"updated_at"`
 }

internal/domain/article/articleRepositoryInterface.go

@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ type Filters struct {
 }
 
 type Update struct {
-	Body   *string
-	SiteID *uint32
+	Body      *string
+	SiteID    *uint32
+	AuthorIDs *[]uint32
 }
 
 type Counts struct {

internal/domain/audit/auditDomain.go

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const (
 	CategoryAuth     Category = "auth"
 	CategorySystem   Category = "system"
 	CategorySites    Category = "sites"
+	CategoryAuthors  Category = "authors"
 )
 
 type Outcome string
@@ -76,6 +77,9 @@ const (
 	ActionSiteEdit             = "site.edit"
 	ActionSiteSetDefault       = "site.set_default"
 	ActionSiteDelete           = "site.delete"
+	ActionAuthorCreate         = "author.create"
+	ActionAuthorEdit           = "author.edit"
+	ActionAuthorDelete         = "author.delete"
 	ActionMediaUpload          = "media.upload"
 	ActionMediaRename          = "media.rename"
 	ActionMediaDelete          = "media.delete"
@@ -113,6 +117,7 @@ const (
 	TargetInvite  = "invite"
 	TargetRelease = "release"
 	TargetSite    = "site"
+	TargetAuthor  = "author"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -158,6 +163,13 @@ const (
 	FieldLocale          = "locale"
 	FieldSocialImage     = "default_social_image"
 	FieldSite            = "site"
+	FieldSlug            = "slug"
+	FieldBio             = "bio"
+	FieldWebsite         = "website"
+	FieldSocialLinks     = "social_links"
+	FieldAvatar          = "avatar"
+	FieldUser            = "user"
+	FieldAuthors         = "authors"
 	maxNameLength        = 255
 	maxActionLength      = 64
 	maxFailureReasonSize = 255
@@ -168,7 +180,7 @@ func ActorTypes() []ActorType {
 }
 
 func Categories() []Category {
-	return []Category{CategoryArticles, CategoryMedia, CategoryUsers, CategoryAPIKeys, CategoryAuth, CategorySystem, CategorySites}
+	return []Category{CategoryArticles, CategoryMedia, CategoryUsers, CategoryAPIKeys, CategoryAuth, CategorySystem, CategorySites, CategoryAuthors}
 }
 
 func Outcomes() []Outcome {

internal/domain/author/authorDomain.go

@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+package author
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"net/url"
+	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"unicode/utf8"
+)
+
+var (
+	ErrAuthorNotFound      = errors.New("author not found")
+	ErrSlugTaken           = errors.New("an author with that slug already exists")
+	ErrAuthorHasArticles   = errors.New("the author is still credited on articles")
+	ErrUserAlreadyLinked   = errors.New("the user already has an author")
+	ErrAuthorAlreadyLinked = errors.New("the author is already linked to a user")
+	ErrAuthorRights        = errors.New("only an owner or admin can change this author")
+	ErrBioTooLong          = errors.New("the bio is too long")
+	ErrInvalidURL          = errors.New("invalid url")
+	ErrTooManyLinks        = errors.New("too many social links")
+	ErrInvalidSlug         = errors.New("invalid slug")
+	ErrInvalidReassign     = errors.New("invalid reassign destination")
+	ErrInvalidSocialType   = errors.New("invalid social link type")
+)
+
+const (
+	MinNameRunes = 1
+	MaxNameRunes = 100
+	MaxSlugRunes = 100
+	MaxBioRunes  = 280
+	MaxURLLength = 2048
+	MaxLinks     = 5
+
+	FallbackSlug = "author"
+
+	SocialX        = "x"
+	SocialLinkedIn = "linkedin"
+	SocialGitHub   = "github"
+	SocialMastodon = "mastodon"
+	SocialCustom   = "custom"
+)
+
+var slugPattern = regexp.MustCompile(`^[a-z0-9]+(-[a-z0-9]+)*$`)
+
+var nonSlugRun = regexp.MustCompile(`[^a-z0-9]+`)
+
+var diacriticFolder = strings.NewReplacer(
+	"à", "a", "á", "a", "â", "a", "ã", "a", "ä", "a", "å", "a", "ā", "a", "ă", "a", "ą", "a",
+	"æ", "ae",
+	"ç", "c", "ć", "c", "č", "c", "ĉ", "c",
+	"ď", "d", "đ", "d",
+	"è", "e", "é", "e", "ê", "e", "ë", "e", "ē", "e", "ė", "e", "ę", "e", "ě", "e",
+	"ğ", "g",
+	"ì", "i", "í", "i", "î", "i", "ï", "i", "ī", "i", "į", "i", "ı", "i",
+	"ł", "l", "ľ", "l",
+	"ñ", "n", "ń", "n", "ň", "n",
+	"ò", "o", "ó", "o", "ô", "o", "õ", "o", "ö", "o", "ø", "o", "ō", "o", "ő", "o",
+	"œ", "oe",
+	"ř", "r",
+	"ś", "s", "š", "s", "ş", "s", "ș", "s",
+	"ß", "ss",
+	"ť", "t", "ț", "t", "ţ", "t",
+	"ù", "u", "ú", "u", "û", "u", "ü", "u", "ū", "u", "ů", "u", "ű", "u", "ų", "u",
+	"ý", "y", "ÿ", "y",
+	"ź", "z", "ż", "z", "ž", "z",
+)
+
+type SocialLink struct {
+	Type string `json:"type"`
+	URL  string `json:"url"`
+}
+
+type Author struct {
+	ID           uint32       `json:"id"`
+	Name         string       `json:"name"`
+	Slug         string       `json:"slug"`
+	Bio          string       `json:"bio"`
+	AvatarID     *uint32      `json:"avatar_id"`
+	Website      *string      `json:"website"`
+	SocialLinks  []SocialLink `json:"social_links"`
+	UserID       *uint32      `json:"user_id"`
+	IsLinked     bool         `json:"is_linked"`
+	ArticleCount int          `json:"article_count"`
+	UserEmail    *string      `json:"user_email,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type Byline struct {
+	ID          uint32       `json:"id"`
+	Name        string       `json:"name"`
+	Slug        string       `json:"slug"`
+	Bio         string       `json:"bio"`
+	AvatarID    *uint32      `json:"avatar_id"`
+	Website     *string      `json:"website"`
+	SocialLinks []SocialLink `json:"social_links"`
+}
+
+func (a Author) Byline() Byline {
+	links := a.SocialLinks
+	if links == nil {
+		links = []SocialLink{}
+	}
+	return Byline{ID: a.ID, Name: a.Name, Slug: a.Slug, Bio: a.Bio, AvatarID: a.AvatarID, Website: a.Website, SocialLinks: links}
+}
+
+type Nullable[T any] struct {
+	Set   bool
+	Value *T
+}
+
+type Patch struct {
+	Name        *string
+	Slug        *string
+	Bio         *string
+	AvatarID    Nullable[uint32]
+	Website     Nullable[string]
+	SocialLinks *[]SocialLink
+	UserID      Nullable[uint32]
+}
+
+type ListQuery struct {
+	Q    string
+	Page int
+	Size int
+}
+
+type Page struct {
+	Items []Author
+	Total int
+}
+
+func IsValidSlug(slug string) bool {
+	length := utf8.RuneCountInString(slug)
+	return length >= 1 && length <= MaxSlugRunes && slugPattern.MatchString(slug)
+}
+
+func IsValidName(name string) bool {
+	length := utf8.RuneCountInString(strings.TrimSpace(name))
+	return length >= MinNameRunes && length <= MaxNameRunes
+}
+
+func ValidateBio(bio string) error {
+	if utf8.RuneCountInString(bio) > MaxBioRunes {
+		return ErrBioTooLong
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func ValidateURL(raw string) error {
+	if raw == "" || len(raw) > MaxURLLength {
+		return ErrInvalidURL
+	}
+	parsed, err := url.Parse(raw)
+	if err != nil || parsed.Scheme != "https" || parsed.Hostname() == "" {
+		return ErrInvalidURL
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func NormalizeWebsite(website *string) (*string, error) {
+	if website == nil || *website == "" {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	if err := ValidateURL(*website); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return website, nil
+}
+
+func IsValidSocialType(linkType string) bool {
+	switch linkType {
+	case SocialX, SocialLinkedIn, SocialGitHub, SocialMastodon, SocialCustom:
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func ValidateLinks(links []SocialLink) error {
+	if len(links) > MaxLinks {
+		return ErrTooManyLinks
+	}
+	for _, link := range links {
+		if !IsValidSocialType(link.Type) {
+			return ErrInvalidSocialType
+		}
+		if err := ValidateURL(link.URL); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func GenerateSlug(name string) string {
+	folded := diacriticFolder.Replace(strings.ToLower(name))
+	slug := strings.Trim(nonSlugRun.ReplaceAllString(folded, "-"), "-")
+	slug = truncateSlug(slug, MaxSlugRunes)
+	if slug == "" {
+		return FallbackSlug
+	}
+	return slug
+}
+
+func truncateSlug(slug string, limit int) string {
+	if len(slug) <= limit {
+		return slug
+	}
+	return strings.TrimRight(slug[:limit], "-")
+}
+
+func SlugWithSuffix(base string, attempt int) string {
+	if attempt <= 1 {
+		return base
+	}
+	suffix := "-" + strconv.Itoa(attempt)
+	return truncateSlug(base, MaxSlugRunes-len(suffix)) + suffix
+}

internal/domain/author/authorRepositoryInterface.go

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package author
+
+type Repository interface {
+	List(query ListQuery) (Page, error)
+	Get(id uint32) (Author, error)
+	GetBySlug(slug string) (Author, error)
+	GetByUserID(userID uint32) (Author, error)
+	Create(author Author) (Author, error)
+	Update(author Author) (Author, error)
+	DeleteMovingCredits(id uint32, reassignTo *uint32) error
+	DeleteUncrediting(id uint32) error
+	AvatarUsage() (map[uint32]int, error)
+	ClearAvatar(imageID uint32) ([]uint32, error)
+	AssignAvatar(authorIDs []uint32, imageID uint32) error
+	RepointAvatar(fromImageIDs []uint32, toImageID uint32) (int, error)
+}

internal/domain/purge/purgeDomain.go

@@ -53,5 +53,6 @@ type RunResult struct {
 	Merged          int
 	ArticlesUpdated int
 	SitesUpdated    int
+	AuthorsUpdated  int
 	FailedGroups    int
 }

internal/infrastructure/persistence/database/migrate.go

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func Migrate(db *gorm.DB, publicURL string) error {
-	err := tableOptionsFor(db).AutoMigrate(&models.Article{}, &models.Image{}, &models.User{}, &models.Invite{}, &models.APIKey{}, &models.PurgeSettings{}, &models.AuditEvent{}, &models.AuditSettings{}, &models.ImageVariant{}, &models.ImageVariantFile{}, &models.ImageVariantRejectionDay{}, &models.Site{})
+	err := tableOptionsFor(db).AutoMigrate(&models.Article{}, &models.Image{}, &models.User{}, &models.Invite{}, &models.APIKey{}, &models.PurgeSettings{}, &models.AuditEvent{}, &models.AuditSettings{}, &models.ImageVariant{}, &models.ImageVariantFile{}, &models.ImageVariantRejectionDay{}, &models.Site{}, &models.Author{}, &models.ArticleAuthor{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}

internal/infrastructure/persistence/mappers/authorMapper.go

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package mappers
+
+import (
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/author"
+	"RenewCMS/internal/infrastructure/persistence/models"
+	"encoding/json"
+)
+
+const emptyLinks = "[]"
+
+func decodeLinks(raw string) []author.SocialLink {
+	links := []author.SocialLink{}
+	if raw == "" {
+		return links
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &links); err != nil || links == nil {
+		return []author.SocialLink{}
+	}
+	return links
+}
+
+func encodeLinks(links []author.SocialLink) string {
+	if len(links) == 0 {
+		return emptyLinks
+	}
+	encoded, err := json.Marshal(links)
+	if err != nil {
+		return emptyLinks
+	}
+	return string(encoded)
+}
+
+func AuthorToDomain(m models.Author, articleCount int) author.Author {
+	return author.Author{
+		ID:           m.ID,
+		Name:         m.Name,
+		Slug:         m.Slug,
+		Bio:          m.Bio,
+		AvatarID:     m.AvatarID,
+		Website:      m.Website,
+		SocialLinks:  decodeLinks(m.SocialLinks),
+		UserID:       m.UserID,
+		IsLinked:     m.UserID != nil,
+		ArticleCount: articleCount,
+	}
+}
+
+func AuthorToModel(a author.Author) models.Author {
+	return models.Author{
+		ID:          a.ID,
+		Name:        a.Name,
+		Slug:        a.Slug,
+		Bio:         a.Bio,
+		AvatarID:    a.AvatarID,
+		Website:     a.Website,
+		SocialLinks: encodeLinks(a.SocialLinks),
+		UserID:      a.UserID,
+	}
+}

internal/infrastructure/persistence/models/authorModel.go

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package models
+
+import "time"
+
+type Author struct {
+	ID          uint32    `gorm:"primaryKey;autoIncrement"`
+	Name        string    `gorm:"size:100;not null"`
+	Slug        string    `gorm:"size:100;not null;uniqueIndex"`
+	Bio         string    `gorm:"size:280;not null"`
+	AvatarID    *uint32   `gorm:"index"`
+	Website     *string   `gorm:"size:2048"`
+	SocialLinks string    `gorm:"type:text;not null"`
+	UserID      *uint32   `gorm:"uniqueIndex"`
+	CreatedAt   time.Time `gorm:"autoCreateTime"`
+	UpdatedAt   time.Time `gorm:"autoUpdateTime"`
+}
+
+type ArticleAuthor struct {
+	ID        uint32 `gorm:"primaryKey;autoIncrement"`
+	ArticleID uint32 `gorm:"not null;uniqueIndex:idx_article_authors_pair"`
+	AuthorID  uint32 `gorm:"not null;uniqueIndex:idx_article_authors_pair;index"`
+	Position  int    `gorm:"not null"`
+}

internal/infrastructure/persistence/repositories/articleRepository.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package persistence
 
 import (
 	domain "RenewCMS/internal/domain/article"
+	authordomain "RenewCMS/internal/domain/author"
 	"RenewCMS/internal/infrastructure/persistence/mappers"
 	entity "RenewCMS/internal/infrastructure/persistence/models"
 
@@ -89,7 +90,11 @@ func (a *ArticleRepository) FindPage(filters domain.Filters) (domain.PageResult,
 	if err != nil {
 		return domain.PageResult{}, err
 	}
-	return domain.PageResult{Items: toDomainArticles(entityArticles), Total: int(total)}, nil
+	items, err := a.withAuthors(a.db, toDomainArticles(entityArticles))
+	if err != nil {
+		return domain.PageResult{}, err
+	}
+	return domain.PageResult{Items: items, Total: int(total)}, nil
 }
 
 func (a *ArticleRepository) findMatchingTitle(filters domain.Filters) (domain.PageResult, error) {
@@ -125,7 +130,11 @@ func (a *ArticleRepository) findMatchingTitle(filters domain.Filters) (domain.Pa
 			ordered = append(ordered, entityArticle)
 		}
 	}
-	page.Items = toDomainArticles(ordered)
+	items, err := a.withAuthors(a.db, toDomainArticles(ordered))
+	if err != nil {
+		return domain.PageResult{}, err
+	}
+	page.Items = items
 	return page, nil
 }
 
@@ -150,6 +159,77 @@ func toDomainArticles(entityArticles []entity.Article) []domain.Article {
 	return domainArticles
 }
 
+func (a *ArticleRepository) withAuthors(db *gorm.DB, articles []domain.Article) ([]domain.Article, error) {
+	ids := make([]uint32, 0, len(articles))
+	for _, article := range articles {
+		ids = append(ids, article.ID)
+	}
+	bylines, err := loadBylines(db, ids)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	for index := range articles {
+		articles[index].Authors = bylines[articles[index].ID]
+		if articles[index].Authors == nil {
+			articles[index].Authors = []authordomain.Byline{}
+		}
+	}
+	return articles, nil
+}
+
+func (a *ArticleRepository) withAuthorsOne(db *gorm.DB, article domain.Article) (domain.Article, error) {
+	loaded, err := a.withAuthors(db, []domain.Article{article})
+	if err != nil {
+		return domain.Article{}, err
+	}
+	return loaded[0], nil
+}
+
+func loadBylines(db *gorm.DB, articleIDs []uint32) (map[uint32][]authordomain.Byline, error) {
+	bylines := make(map[uint32][]authordomain.Byline, len(articleIDs))
+	if len(articleIDs) == 0 {
+		return bylines, nil
+	}
+	var credits []entity.ArticleAuthor
+	if err := db.Where("article_id IN ?", articleIDs).Order("position ASC, id ASC").Find(&credits).Error; err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if len(credits) == 0 {
+		return bylines, nil
+	}
+	authorIDs := make([]uint32, 0, len(credits))
+	for _, credit := range credits {
+		authorIDs = append(authorIDs, credit.AuthorID)
+	}
+	var found []entity.Author
+	if err := db.Where("id IN ?", authorIDs).Find(&found).Error; err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	byID := make(map[uint32]entity.Author, len(found))
+	for _, model := range found {
+		byID[model.ID] = model
+	}
+	for _, credit := range credits {
+		if model, ok := byID[credit.AuthorID]; ok {
+			bylines[credit.ArticleID] = append(bylines[credit.ArticleID], mappers.AuthorToDomain(model, 0).Byline())
+		}
+	}
+	return bylines, nil
+}
+
+func replaceCredits(tx *gorm.DB, articleID uint32, authorIDs []uint32) error {
+	if err := tx.Where("article_id = ?", articleID).Delete(&entity.ArticleAuthor{}).Error; err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for position, authorID := range authorIDs {
+		credit := entity.ArticleAuthor{ArticleID: articleID, AuthorID: authorID, Position: position}
+		if err := tx.Create(&credit).Error; err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func foldForSearch(value string) string {
 	folder := transform.Chain(norm.NFD, runes.Remove(runes.In(unicode.Mn)), norm.NFC)
 	folded, _, err := transform.String(folder, value)
@@ -166,7 +246,7 @@ func (a *ArticleRepository) Get(id uint32) (domain.Article, error) {
 		return domain.Article{}, mapNotFoundErr(err, domain.ErrArticleNotFound)
 	}
 
-	return mappers.ArticleToDomain(article), nil
+	return a.withAuthorsOne(a.db, mappers.ArticleToDomain(article))
 }
 
 func (a *ArticleRepository) GetByName(name string) (domain.Article, error) {
@@ -176,7 +256,7 @@ func (a *ArticleRepository) GetByName(name string) (domain.Article, error) {
 		return domain.Article{}, mapNotFoundErr(err, domain.ErrArticleNotFound)
 	}
 
-	return mappers.ArticleToDomain(article), nil
+	return a.withAuthorsOne(a.db, mappers.ArticleToDomain(article))
 }
 
 func (a *ArticleRepository) Create(article domain.Article) (domain.Article, error) {
@@ -192,12 +272,23 @@ func (a *ArticleRepository) Create(article domain.Article) (domain.Article, erro
 				return err
 			}
 		}
-		return tx.Create(&created).Error
+		if err := tx.Create(&created).Error; err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return replaceCredits(tx, created.ID, bylineIDs(article.Authors))
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return domain.Article{}, err
 	}
-	return mappers.ArticleToDomain(created), nil
+	return a.withAuthorsOne(a.db, mappers.ArticleToDomain(created))
+}
+
+func bylineIDs(bylines []authordomain.Byline) []uint32 {
+	ids := make([]uint32, 0, len(bylines))
+	for _, byline := range bylines {
+		ids = append(ids, byline.ID)
+	}
+	return ids
 }
 
 func (a *ArticleRepository) GetAll() []domain.Article {
@@ -228,9 +319,7 @@ func (a *ArticleRepository) UpdateBody(id uint32, body string) (domain.Article,
 		return domain.Article{}, err
 	}
 
-	newArticle := mappers.ArticleToDomain(localArticle)
-
-	return newArticle, nil
+	return a.withAuthorsOne(a.db, mappers.ArticleToDomain(localArticle))
 }
 
 func (a *ArticleRepository) Update(id uint32, update domain.Update) (domain.Article, error) {
@@ -250,12 +339,18 @@ func (a *ArticleRepository) Update(id uint32, update domain.Update) (domain.Arti
 		if update.SiteID != nil {
 			localArticle.SiteID = *update.SiteID
 		}
-		return tx.Save(&localArticle).Error
+		if err := tx.Save(&localArticle).Error; err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if update.AuthorIDs != nil {
+			return replaceCredits(tx, id, *update.AuthorIDs)
+		}
+		return nil
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return domain.Article{}, err
 	}
-	return mappers.ArticleToDomain(localArticle), nil
+	return a.withAuthorsOne(a.db, mappers.ArticleToDomain(localArticle))
 }
 
 func (a *ArticleRepository) UpdateIsOnline(id uint32, isOnline bool) (domain.Article, error) {
@@ -271,12 +366,16 @@ func (a *ArticleRepository) UpdateIsOnline(id uint32, isOnline bool) (domain.Art
 		return domain.Article{}, err
 	}
 
-	return mappers.ArticleToDomain(localArticle), nil
+	return a.withAuthorsOne(a.db, mappers.ArticleToDomain(localArticle))
 }
 
 func (a *ArticleRepository) Delete(id uint32) error {
-	result := a.db.Delete(&entity.Article{}, id)
-	return deleteOrNotFound(result, domain.ErrArticleNotFound)
+	return a.db.Transaction(func(tx *gorm.DB) error {
+		if err := deleteOrNotFound(tx.Delete(&entity.Article{}, id), domain.ErrArticleNotFound); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return tx.Where("article_id = ?", id).Delete(&entity.ArticleAuthor{}).Error
+	})
 }
 
 func (a *ArticleRepository) FindByBodyContaining(filename string) ([]domain.Article, error) {

internal/infrastructure/persistence/repositories/authorRepository.go

@@ -0,0 +1,357 @@
+package persistence
+
+import (
+	domain "RenewCMS/internal/domain/author"
+	"RenewCMS/internal/infrastructure/persistence/mappers"
+	entity "RenewCMS/internal/infrastructure/persistence/models"
+	"strings"
+
+	"gorm.io/gorm"
+	"gorm.io/gorm/clause"
+)
+
+type AuthorRepository struct {
+	db *gorm.DB
+}
+
+func NewAuthorRepository(db *gorm.DB) *AuthorRepository {
+	return &AuthorRepository{db}
+}
+
+type creditTotal struct {
+	AuthorID uint32
+	Total    int
+}
+
+func creditCounts(db *gorm.DB, authorIDs []uint32) (map[uint32]int, error) {
+	counts := make(map[uint32]int, len(authorIDs))
+	if len(authorIDs) == 0 {
+		return counts, nil
+	}
+	var totals []creditTotal
+	err := db.Table("article_authors").
+		Select("article_authors.author_id AS author_id, COUNT(*) AS total").
+		Joins("JOIN articles ON articles.id = article_authors.article_id").
+		Where("articles.deleted_at IS NULL").
+		Where("article_authors.author_id IN ?", authorIDs).
+		Group("article_authors.author_id").
+		Scan(&totals).Error
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	for _, total := range totals {
+		counts[total.AuthorID] = total.Total
+	}
+	return counts, nil
+}
+
+func (a *AuthorRepository) toDomain(db *gorm.DB, models []entity.Author) ([]domain.Author, error) {
+	ids := make([]uint32, 0, len(models))
+	for _, model := range models {
+		ids = append(ids, model.ID)
+	}
+	counts, err := creditCounts(db, ids)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	authors := make([]domain.Author, 0, len(models))
+	for _, model := range models {
+		authors = append(authors, mappers.AuthorToDomain(model, counts[model.ID]))
+	}
+	return authors, nil
+}
+
+func (a *AuthorRepository) loadOne(db *gorm.DB, model entity.Author) (domain.Author, error) {
+	authors, err := a.toDomain(db, []entity.Author{model})
+	if err != nil {
+		return domain.Author{}, err
+	}
+	return authors[0], nil
+}
+
+func (a *AuthorRepository) List(query domain.ListQuery) (domain.Page, error) {
+	query.Page = max(query.Page, 1)
+	query.Size = max(query.Size, 0)
+	needle := strings.TrimSpace(query.Q)
+	if needle != "" {
+		return a.findMatching(query, foldForSearch(needle))
+	}
+	var total int64
+	if err := a.db.Model(&entity.Author{}).Count(&total).Error; err != nil {
+		return domain.Page{}, err
+	}
+	var found []entity.Author
+	err := a.db.Order("id DESC").Limit(query.Size).Offset(pageStart(query.Page, query.Size, int(total))).Find(&found).Error
+	if err != nil {
+		return domain.Page{}, err
+	}
+	items, err := a.toDomain(a.db, found)
+	if err != nil {
+		return domain.Page{}, err
+	}
+	return domain.Page{Items: items, Total: int(total)}, nil
+}
+
+func pageStart(page int, size int, total int) int {
+	if size <= 0 || page-1 > total/size {
+		return total
+	}
+	return min((page-1)*size, total)
+}
+
+func (a *AuthorRepository) findMatching(query domain.ListQuery, needle string) (domain.Page, error) {
+	var candidates []entity.Author
+	if err := a.db.Select("id", "name", "slug").Order("id DESC").Find(&candidates).Error; err != nil {
+		return domain.Page{}, err
+	}
+	matching := make([]uint32, 0)
+	for _, candidate := range candidates {
+		if strings.Contains(foldForSearch(candidate.Name), needle) || strings.Contains(foldForSearch(candidate.Slug), needle) {
+			matching = append(matching, candidate.ID)
+		}
+	}
+	start := pageStart(query.Page, query.Size, len(matching))
+	end := min(start+query.Size, len(matching))
+	page := domain.Page{Items: []domain.Author{}, Total: len(matching)}
+	if start == end {
+		return page, nil
+	}
+	var found []entity.Author
+	if err := a.db.Where("id IN ?", matching[start:end]).Order("id DESC").Find(&found).Error; err != nil {
+		return domain.Page{}, err
+	}
+	items, err := a.toDomain(a.db, found)
+	if err != nil {
+		return domain.Page{}, err
+	}
+	page.Items = items
+	return page, nil
+}
+
+func (a *AuthorRepository) Get(id uint32) (domain.Author, error) {
+	var model entity.Author
+	if err := a.db.First(&model, id).Error; err != nil {
+		return domain.Author{}, mapNotFoundErr(err, domain.ErrAuthorNotFound)
+	}
+	return a.loadOne(a.db, model)
+}
+
+func (a *AuthorRepository) GetBySlug(slug string) (domain.Author, error) {
+	var model entity.Author
+	if err := a.db.Where("slug = ?", slug).First(&model).Error; err != nil {
+		return domain.Author{}, mapNotFoundErr(err, domain.ErrAuthorNotFound)
+	}
+	return a.loadOne(a.db, model)
+}
+
+func (a *AuthorRepository) GetByUserID(userID uint32) (domain.Author, error) {
+	var model entity.Author
+	if err := a.db.Where("user_id = ?", userID).First(&model).Error; err != nil {
+		return domain.Author{}, mapNotFoundErr(err, domain.ErrAuthorNotFound)
+	}
+	return a.loadOne(a.db, model)
+}
+
+func slugInUse(tx *gorm.DB, slug string, exceptID uint32) (bool, error) {
+	var total int64
+	err := tx.Model(&entity.Author{}).Where("slug = ? AND id <> ?", slug, exceptID).Count(&total).Error
+	return total > 0, err
+}
+
+func userInUse(tx *gorm.DB, userID *uint32, exceptID uint32) (bool, error) {
+	if userID == nil {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	var total int64
+	err := tx.Model(&entity.Author{}).Where("user_id = ? AND id <> ?", *userID, exceptID).Count(&total).Error
+	return total > 0, err
+}
+
+func ensureUnique(tx *gorm.DB, author domain.Author) error {
+	taken, err := slugInUse(tx, author.Slug, author.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if taken {
+		return domain.ErrSlugTaken
+	}
+	linked, err := userInUse(tx, author.UserID, author.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if linked {
+		return domain.ErrUserAlreadyLinked
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (a *AuthorRepository) explainWriteFailure(author domain.Author, cause error) error {
+	if err := ensureUnique(a.db, author); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return cause
+}
+
+func (a *AuthorRepository) Create(author domain.Author) (domain.Author, error) {
+	model := mappers.AuthorToModel(author)
+	model.ID = 0
+	author.ID = 0
+	err := a.db.Transaction(func(tx *gorm.DB) error {
+		if err := ensureUnique(tx, author); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return tx.Create(&model).Error
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return domain.Author{}, a.explainWriteFailure(author, err)
+	}
+	return mappers.AuthorToDomain(model, 0), nil
+}
+
+func (a *AuthorRepository) Update(author domain.Author) (domain.Author, error) {
+	changes := map[string]any{
+		"name":         author.Name,
+		"slug":         author.Slug,
+		"bio":          author.Bio,
+		"avatar_id":    author.AvatarID,
+		"website":      author.Website,
+		"social_links": mappers.AuthorToModel(author).SocialLinks,
+		"user_id":      author.UserID,
+	}
+	err := a.db.Transaction(func(tx *gorm.DB) error {
+		if _, err := lockAuthor(tx, author.ID); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if err := ensureUnique(tx, author); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return tx.Model(&entity.Author{}).Where("id = ?", author.ID).Updates(changes).Error
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return domain.Author{}, a.explainWriteFailure(author, err)
+	}
+	return a.Get(author.ID)
+}
+
+func lockAuthor(tx *gorm.DB, id uint32) (entity.Author, error) {
+	var locked entity.Author
+	if err := tx.Clauses(clause.Locking{Strength: "UPDATE"}).First(&locked, id).Error; err != nil {
+		return entity.Author{}, mapNotFoundErr(err, domain.ErrAuthorNotFound)
+	}
+	return locked, nil
+}
+
+func (a *AuthorRepository) DeleteMovingCredits(id uint32, reassignTo *uint32) error {
+	return a.db.Transaction(func(tx *gorm.DB) error {
+		if _, err := lockAuthor(tx, id); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if reassignTo == nil {
+			credited, err := hasCredits(tx, id)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if credited {
+				return domain.ErrAuthorHasArticles
+			}
+			return removeAuthor(tx, id)
+		}
+		if _, err := lockAuthor(tx, *reassignTo); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if err := moveCredits(tx, id, *reassignTo); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return removeAuthor(tx, id)
+	})
+}
+
+func (a *AuthorRepository) DeleteUncrediting(id uint32) error {
+	return a.db.Transaction(func(tx *gorm.DB) error {
+		if _, err := lockAuthor(tx, id); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return removeAuthor(tx, id)
+	})
+}
+
+func hasCredits(tx *gorm.DB, id uint32) (bool, error) {
+	var total int64
+	err := tx.Model(&entity.ArticleAuthor{}).Where("author_id = ?", id).Count(&total).Error
+	return total > 0, err
+}
+
+func removeAuthor(tx *gorm.DB, id uint32) error {
+	if err := tx.Where("author_id = ?", id).Delete(&entity.ArticleAuthor{}).Error; err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return deleteOrNotFound(tx.Delete(&entity.Author{}, id), domain.ErrAuthorNotFound)
+}
+
+func moveCredits(tx *gorm.DB, from uint32, to uint32) error {
+	var alreadyCredited []uint32
+	if err := tx.Model(&entity.ArticleAuthor{}).Where("author_id = ?", to).Pluck("article_id", &alreadyCredited).Error; err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if len(alreadyCredited) > 0 {
+		if err := tx.Where("author_id = ? AND article_id IN ?", from, alreadyCredited).Delete(&entity.ArticleAuthor{}).Error; err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return tx.Model(&entity.ArticleAuthor{}).Where("author_id = ?", from).UpdateColumn("author_id", to).Error
+}
+
+type avatarTotal struct {
+	AvatarID uint32
+	Total    int
+}
+
+func (a *AuthorRepository) AvatarUsage() (map[uint32]int, error) {
+	var totals []avatarTotal
+	err := a.db.Model(&entity.Author{}).Select("avatar_id, COUNT(*) AS total").Where("avatar_id IS NOT NULL").Group("avatar_id").Scan(&totals).Error
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	usage := make(map[uint32]int, len(totals))
+	for _, total := range totals {
+		usage[total.AvatarID] = total.Total
+	}
+	return usage, nil
+}
+
+func (a *AuthorRepository) ClearAvatar(imageID uint32) ([]uint32, error) {
+	ids := []uint32{}
+	err := a.db.Transaction(func(tx *gorm.DB) error {
+		if err := tx.Model(&entity.Author{}).Where("avatar_id = ?", imageID).Order("id ASC").Pluck("id", &ids).Error; err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if len(ids) == 0 {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return tx.Model(&entity.Author{}).Where("id IN ?", ids).UpdateColumn("avatar_id", nil).Error
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return ids, nil
+}
+
+func (a *AuthorRepository) AssignAvatar(authorIDs []uint32, imageID uint32) error {
+	if len(authorIDs) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return a.db.Model(&entity.Author{}).Where("id IN ?", authorIDs).UpdateColumn("avatar_id", imageID).Error
+}
+
+func (a *AuthorRepository) RepointAvatar(fromImageIDs []uint32, toImageID uint32) (int, error) {
+	if len(fromImageIDs) == 0 {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+	result := a.db.Model(&entity.Author{}).Where("avatar_id IN ?", fromImageIDs).UpdateColumn("avatar_id", toImageID)
+	if result.Error != nil {
+		return 0, result.Error
+	}
+	return int(result.RowsAffected), nil
+}
+
+var _ domain.Repository = &AuthorRepository{}

internal/infrastructure/useCases/CreateArticle.go

@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ package useCases
 import (
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/article"
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/audit"
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/author"
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/site"
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 )
 
 type CreateArticleUseCase struct {
@@ -12,16 +14,18 @@ type CreateArticleUseCase struct {
 	bodyRenderer      article.BodyRenderer
 	recorder          audit.Recorder
 	sites             site.Repository
+	authors           author.Repository
 }
 
 type CreateArticleCommand struct {
-	Title  string
-	Body   string
-	Format article.BodyFormat
+	Title     string
+	Body      string
+	Format    article.BodyFormat
+	CreatedBy uint32
 }
 
-func NewCreateArticleUseCase(articleRepository article.Repository, bodyRenderer article.BodyRenderer, recorder audit.Recorder, sites site.Repository) *CreateArticleUseCase {
-	return &CreateArticleUseCase{articleRepository: articleRepository, bodyRenderer: bodyRenderer, recorder: recorder, sites: sites}
+func NewCreateArticleUseCase(articleRepository article.Repository, bodyRenderer article.BodyRenderer, recorder audit.Recorder, sites site.Repository, authors author.Repository) *CreateArticleUseCase {
+	return &CreateArticleUseCase{articleRepository: articleRepository, bodyRenderer: bodyRenderer, recorder: recorder, sites: sites, authors: authors}
 }
 
 func (g *CreateArticleUseCase) defaultSiteID() (uint32, error) {
@@ -32,6 +36,17 @@ func (g *CreateArticleUseCase) defaultSiteID() (uint32, error) {
 	return defaultSite.ID, nil
 }
 
+func (g *CreateArticleUseCase) creatorBylines(userID uint32) ([]author.Byline, error) {
+	found, err := g.authors.GetByUserID(userID)
+	if errors.Is(err, author.ErrAuthorNotFound) {
+		return []author.Byline{}, nil
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return []author.Byline{found.Byline()}, nil
+}
+
 func (g *CreateArticleUseCase) CreateArticle(ctx context.Context, createArticle CreateArticleCommand) (article.Article, error) {
 	event := audit.NewEvent(audit.ActionArticleCreate, audit.CategoryArticles)
 	if err := article.ValidateTitle(createArticle.Title); err != nil {
@@ -45,11 +60,18 @@ func (g *CreateArticleUseCase) CreateArticle(ctx context.Context, createArticle
 		return article.Article{}, err
 	}
 
+	creditedAuthors, err := g.creatorBylines(createArticle.CreatedBy)
+	if err != nil {
+		recordFailure(ctx, g.recorder, event, err)
+		return article.Article{}, err
+	}
+
 	created, err := g.articleRepository.Create(article.Article{
 		Title:    createArticle.Title,
 		Body:     createArticle.Body,
 		IsOnline: false,
 		SiteID:   siteID,
+		Authors:  creditedAuthors,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		recordFailure(ctx, g.recorder, event, err)

internal/infrastructure/useCases/CreateAuthor.go

@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+package useCases
+
+import (
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/audit"
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/author"
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/image"
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/user"
+	"context"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type CreateAuthorUseCase struct {
+	authors  author.Repository
+	users    user.Repository
+	images   image.Repository
+	recorder audit.Recorder
+}
+
+type CreateAuthorCommand struct {
+	Name        string
+	Slug        string
+	Bio         string
+	AvatarID    *uint32
+	Website     *string
+	SocialLinks []author.SocialLink
+	UserID      *uint32
+}
+
+func NewCreateAuthorUseCase(authors author.Repository, users user.Repository, images image.Repository, recorder audit.Recorder) *CreateAuthorUseCase {
+	return &CreateAuthorUseCase{authors: authors, users: users, images: images, recorder: recorder}
+}
+
+func (u *CreateAuthorUseCase) Create(ctx context.Context, command CreateAuthorCommand) (author.Author, error) {
+	command.Name = strings.TrimSpace(command.Name)
+	event := audit.NewEvent(audit.ActionAuthorCreate, audit.CategoryAuthors)
+	event.Target = audit.Target{Type: audit.TargetAuthor, Name: command.Name}
+	created, err := u.create(command)
+	if err != nil {
+		recordFailure(ctx, u.recorder, event, err)
+		return author.Author{}, err
+	}
+	event.Target = authorTarget(created)
+	u.recorder.Record(ctx, event)
+	return withUserEmail(u.users, created), nil
+}
+
+func (u *CreateAuthorUseCase) create(command CreateAuthorCommand) (author.Author, error) {
+	website, err := validateAuthorContent(command.Bio, command.Website, command.SocialLinks)
+	if err != nil {
+		return author.Author{}, err
+	}
+	if err := ensureImageExists(u.images, command.AvatarID); err != nil {
+		return author.Author{}, err
+	}
+	if command.UserID != nil {
+		if err := ensureUserCanBeLinked(u.users, u.authors, *command.UserID); err != nil {
+			return author.Author{}, err
+		}
+	}
+	slug, err := u.slugFor(command)
+	if err != nil {
+		return author.Author{}, err
+	}
+	links := command.SocialLinks
+	if links == nil {
+		links = []author.SocialLink{}
+	}
+	return u.authors.Create(author.Author{
+		Name:        command.Name,
+		Slug:        slug,
+		Bio:         command.Bio,
+		AvatarID:    command.AvatarID,
+		Website:     website,
+		SocialLinks: links,
+		UserID:      command.UserID,
+		IsLinked:    command.UserID != nil,
+	})
+}
+
+func (u *CreateAuthorUseCase) slugFor(command CreateAuthorCommand) (string, error) {
+	slug := command.Slug
+	if slug == "" {
+		slug = author.GenerateSlug(command.Name)
+	}
+	if !author.IsValidSlug(slug) {
+		return "", author.ErrInvalidSlug
+	}
+	taken, err := isSlugTaken(u.authors, slug)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if taken {
+		return "", author.ErrSlugTaken
+	}
+	return slug, nil
+}
+
+func validateAuthorContent(bio string, website *string, links []author.SocialLink) (*string, error) {
+	if err := author.ValidateBio(bio); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if err := author.ValidateLinks(links); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return author.NormalizeWebsite(website)
+}

internal/infrastructure/useCases/CreateMyAuthor.go

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package useCases
+
+import (
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/audit"
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/author"
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/user"
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+const maxOwnSlugAttempts = 50
+
+type CreateMyAuthorUseCase struct {
+	authors  author.Repository
+	users    user.Repository
+	recorder audit.Recorder
+}
+
+func NewCreateMyAuthorUseCase(authors author.Repository, users user.Repository, recorder audit.Recorder) *CreateMyAuthorUseCase {
+	return &CreateMyAuthorUseCase{authors: authors, users: users, recorder: recorder}
+}
+
+func (u *CreateMyAuthorUseCase) Create(ctx context.Context, userID uint32) (author.Author, error) {
+	caller, err := u.users.Get(userID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return author.Author{}, err
+	}
+	name := authorNameOf(caller)
+	event := audit.NewEvent(audit.ActionAuthorCreate, audit.CategoryAuthors)
+	event.Target = audit.Target{Type: audit.TargetAuthor, Name: name}
+	created, err := u.create(caller, name)
+	if err != nil {
+		recordFailure(ctx, u.recorder, event, err)
+		return author.Author{}, err
+	}
+	event.Target = authorTarget(created)
+	u.recorder.Record(ctx, event)
+	return created, nil
+}
+
+func authorNameOf(caller user.User) string {
+	name := strings.TrimSpace(caller.DisplayName)
+	if name == "" {
+		name = strings.TrimSpace(caller.Username)
+	}
+	runes := []rune(name)
+	return string(runes[:min(len(runes), author.MaxNameRunes)])
+}
+
+func (u *CreateMyAuthorUseCase) create(caller user.User, name string) (author.Author, error) {
+	_, err := u.authors.GetByUserID(caller.ID)
+	if err == nil {
+		return author.Author{}, author.ErrUserAlreadyLinked
+	}
+	if !errors.Is(err, author.ErrAuthorNotFound) {
+		return author.Author{}, err
+	}
+	return u.createWithFreeSlug(caller.ID, name)
+}
+
+func (u *CreateMyAuthorUseCase) createWithFreeSlug(userID uint32, name string) (author.Author, error) {
+	base := author.GenerateSlug(name)
+	for attempt := 1; attempt <= maxOwnSlugAttempts; attempt++ {
+		slug := author.SlugWithSuffix(base, attempt)
+		taken, err := isSlugTaken(u.authors, slug)
+		if err != nil {
+			return author.Author{}, err
+		}
+		if taken {
+			continue
+		}
+		created, err := u.authors.Create(author.Author{Name: name, Slug: slug, SocialLinks: []author.SocialLink{}, UserID: &userID, IsLinked: true})
+		if errors.Is(err, author.ErrSlugTaken) {
+			continue
+		}
+		return created, err
+	}
+	return author.Author{}, author.ErrSlugTaken
+}

internal/infrastructure/useCases/DeleteAuthor.go

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+package useCases
+
+import (
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/audit"
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/author"
+	"context"
+)
+
+type ReassignMode int
+
+const (
+	ReassignAbsent ReassignMode = iota
+	ReassignNone
+	ReassignToAuthor
+	ReassignMalformed
+)
+
+type Reassignment struct {
+	Mode        ReassignMode
+	Destination uint32
+}
+
+type DeleteAuthorUseCase struct {
+	authors  author.Repository
+	recorder audit.Recorder
+}
+
+func NewDeleteAuthorUseCase(authors author.Repository, recorder audit.Recorder) *DeleteAuthorUseCase {
+	return &DeleteAuthorUseCase{authors: authors, recorder: recorder}
+}
+
+func (u *DeleteAuthorUseCase) Delete(ctx context.Context, id uint32, reassignment Reassignment) error {
+	target, err := u.authors.Get(id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	event := audit.NewEvent(audit.ActionAuthorDelete, audit.CategoryAuthors)
+	event.Target = authorTarget(target)
+	if err := u.delete(target, reassignment); err != nil {
+		recordFailure(ctx, u.recorder, event, err)
+		return err
+	}
+	u.recorder.Record(ctx, event)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (u *DeleteAuthorUseCase) delete(target author.Author, reassignment Reassignment) error {
+	if reassignment.Mode == ReassignNone {
+		return u.authors.DeleteUncrediting(target.ID)
+	}
+	if target.ArticleCount == 0 {
+		return u.authors.DeleteMovingCredits(target.ID, nil)
+	}
+	destination, err := u.destination(target, reassignment)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return u.authors.DeleteMovingCredits(target.ID, &destination)
+}
+
+func (u *DeleteAuthorUseCase) destination(target author.Author, reassignment Reassignment) (uint32, error) {
+	switch reassignment.Mode {
+	case ReassignAbsent:
+		return 0, author.ErrAuthorHasArticles
+	case ReassignMalformed:
+		return 0, author.ErrInvalidReassign
+	}
+	if reassignment.Destination == 0 || reassignment.Destination == target.ID {
+		return 0, author.ErrInvalidReassign
+	}
+	if _, err := u.authors.Get(reassignment.Destination); err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return reassignment.Destination, nil
+}

internal/infrastructure/useCases/DeleteMedia.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package useCases
 
 import (
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/audit"
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/author"
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/image"
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/site"
 	"context"
@@ -12,10 +13,11 @@ type DeleteMediaUseCase struct {
 	remover         mediaRemover
 	recorder        audit.Recorder
 	sites           site.Repository
+	authors         author.Repository
 }
 
-func NewDeleteMediaUseCase(imageRepository image.Repository, storage image.Storage, variantFiles image.VariantFileRepository, recorder audit.Recorder, sites site.Repository) *DeleteMediaUseCase {
-	return &DeleteMediaUseCase{imageRepository: imageRepository, remover: newMediaRemover(imageRepository, storage, variantFiles), recorder: recorder, sites: sites}
+func NewDeleteMediaUseCase(imageRepository image.Repository, storage image.Storage, variantFiles image.VariantFileRepository, recorder audit.Recorder, sites site.Repository, authors author.Repository) *DeleteMediaUseCase {
+	return &DeleteMediaUseCase{imageRepository: imageRepository, remover: newMediaRemover(imageRepository, storage, variantFiles), recorder: recorder, sites: sites, authors: authors}
 }
 
 func (u *DeleteMediaUseCase) removeClearingSites(img image.Image) error {
@@ -23,8 +25,14 @@ func (u *DeleteMediaUseCase) removeClearingSites(img image.Image) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	clearedAuthors, err := u.authors.ClearAvatar(img.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		_ = u.sites.AssignImage(clearedSites, img.ID)
+		return err
+	}
 	if err := u.remover.remove(img); err != nil {
 		_ = u.sites.AssignImage(clearedSites, img.ID)
+		_ = u.authors.AssignAvatar(clearedAuthors, img.ID)
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil

internal/infrastructure/useCases/GetMyAuthor.go

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package useCases
+
+import (
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/author"
+	"errors"
+)
+
+type GetMyAuthorUseCase struct {
+	authors author.Repository
+}
+
+func NewGetMyAuthorUseCase(authors author.Repository) *GetMyAuthorUseCase {
+	return &GetMyAuthorUseCase{authors: authors}
+}
+
+func (u *GetMyAuthorUseCase) Get(userID uint32) (*author.Author, error) {
+	found, err := u.authors.GetByUserID(userID)
+	if errors.Is(err, author.ErrAuthorNotFound) {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &found, nil
+}

internal/infrastructure/useCases/ListActivity.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/apikey"
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/article"
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/audit"
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/author"
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/image"
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/site"
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/user"
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ type ListActivityUseCase struct {
 	apiKeys  apikey.Repository
 	now      func() time.Time
 	sites    site.Repository
+	authors  author.Repository
 }
 
 type ListActivityCommand struct {
@@ -39,8 +41,8 @@ type ActivityPage struct {
 	Size  int
 }
 
-func NewListActivityUseCase(events audit.Repository, users user.Repository, articles article.Repository, images image.Repository, apiKeys apikey.Repository, now func() time.Time, sites site.Repository) *ListActivityUseCase {
-	return &ListActivityUseCase{events: events, users: users, articles: articles, images: images, apiKeys: apiKeys, now: now, sites: sites}
+func NewListActivityUseCase(events audit.Repository, users user.Repository, articles article.Repository, images image.Repository, apiKeys apikey.Repository, now func() time.Time, sites site.Repository, authors author.Repository) *ListActivityUseCase {
+	return &ListActivityUseCase{events: events, users: users, articles: articles, images: images, apiKeys: apiKeys, now: now, sites: sites, authors: authors}
 }
 
 func (l *ListActivityUseCase) ListActivity(command ListActivityCommand) (ActivityPage, error) {
@@ -130,6 +132,9 @@ func (l *ListActivityUseCase) targetExists(target audit.Target) (bool, error) {
 	case audit.TargetSite:
 		_, err = l.sites.Get(uint32(id))
 		return existsUnless(err, site.ErrSiteNotFound)
+	case audit.TargetAuthor:
+		_, err = l.authors.Get(uint32(id))
+		return existsUnless(err, author.ErrAuthorNotFound)
 	default:
 		return true, nil
 	}

internal/infrastructure/useCases/ListAuthors.go

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package useCases
+
+import (
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/author"
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/user"
+)
+
+type ListAuthorsUseCase struct {
+	authors author.Repository
+	users   user.Repository
+}
+
+type ListAuthorsCommand struct {
+	Q          string
+	Page       int
+	Size       int
+	CallerRole user.Role
+}
+
+type AuthorPage struct {
+	Items []author.Author
+	Total int
+	Page  int
+	Size  int
+}
+
+func NewListAuthorsUseCase(authors author.Repository, users user.Repository) *ListAuthorsUseCase {
+	return &ListAuthorsUseCase{authors: authors, users: users}
+}
+
+func (u *ListAuthorsUseCase) List(command ListAuthorsCommand) (AuthorPage, error) {
+	found, err := u.authors.List(author.ListQuery{Q: command.Q, Page: command.Page, Size: command.Size})
+	if err != nil {
+		return AuthorPage{}, err
+	}
+	items := make([]author.Author, 0, len(found.Items))
+	for _, item := range found.Items {
+		if isAdminRole(command.CallerRole) {
+			item = withUserEmail(u.users, item)
+		}
+		items = append(items, item)
+	}
+	return AuthorPage{Items: items, Total: found.Total, Page: command.Page, Size: command.Size}, nil
+}

internal/infrastructure/useCases/ListMedia.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package useCases
 
 import (
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/article"
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/author"
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/image"
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/site"
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/user"
@@ -38,10 +39,11 @@ type ListMediaUseCase struct {
 	userRepository    user.Repository
 	variantFiles      image.VariantFileRepository
 	sites             site.Repository
+	authors           author.Repository
 }
 
-func NewListMediaUseCase(imageRepository image.Repository, articleRepository article.Repository, userRepository user.Repository, variantFiles image.VariantFileRepository, sites site.Repository) *ListMediaUseCase {
-	return &ListMediaUseCase{imageRepository: imageRepository, articleRepository: articleRepository, userRepository: userRepository, variantFiles: variantFiles, sites: sites}
+func NewListMediaUseCase(imageRepository image.Repository, articleRepository article.Repository, userRepository user.Repository, variantFiles image.VariantFileRepository, sites site.Repository, authors author.Repository) *ListMediaUseCase {
+	return &ListMediaUseCase{imageRepository: imageRepository, articleRepository: articleRepository, userRepository: userRepository, variantFiles: variantFiles, sites: sites, authors: authors}
 }
 
 func (l *ListMediaUseCase) List(query image.ListQuery) (MediaPage, error) {
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ func (l *ListMediaUseCase) Describe(img image.Image) (MediaItem, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return MediaItem{}, err
 	}
-	siteUsage, err := siteImageUsage(l.sites)
+	siteUsage, err := imageUsageCount(l.sites, l.authors)
 	if err != nil {
 		return MediaItem{}, err
 	}
@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ func (l *ListMediaUseCase) usageCounter() (func(image.Image) int, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	siteUsage, err := siteImageUsage(l.sites)
+	siteUsage, err := imageUsageCount(l.sites, l.authors)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}

internal/infrastructure/useCases/MergeMedia.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package useCases
 import (
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/article"
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/audit"
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/author"
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/image"
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/site"
 	"cmp"
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ type MergeMediaResult struct {
 	ArticlesUpdated   int
 	Merged            int
 	SitesUpdated      int
+	AuthorsUpdated    int
 	UpdatedArticleIDs []uint32
 }
 
@@ -25,18 +27,27 @@ type MergeMediaUseCase struct {
 	remover           mediaRemover
 	recorder          audit.Recorder
 	sites             site.Repository
+	authors           author.Repository
 }
 
-func NewMergeMediaUseCase(imageRepository image.Repository, articleRepository article.Repository, storage image.Storage, variantFiles image.VariantFileRepository, recorder audit.Recorder, sites site.Repository) *MergeMediaUseCase {
-	return &MergeMediaUseCase{imageRepository: imageRepository, articleRepository: articleRepository, remover: newMediaRemover(imageRepository, storage, variantFiles), recorder: recorder, sites: sites}
+func NewMergeMediaUseCase(imageRepository image.Repository, articleRepository article.Repository, storage image.Storage, variantFiles image.VariantFileRepository, recorder audit.Recorder, sites site.Repository, authors author.Repository) *MergeMediaUseCase {
+	return &MergeMediaUseCase{imageRepository: imageRepository, articleRepository: articleRepository, remover: newMediaRemover(imageRepository, storage, variantFiles), recorder: recorder, sites: sites, authors: authors}
 }
 
-func (u *MergeMediaUseCase) repointSites(copies []image.Image, keptId uint32) (int, error) {
+func copyIdsOf(copies []image.Image) []uint32 {
 	copyIds := make([]uint32, 0, len(copies))
 	for _, duplicate := range copies {
 		copyIds = append(copyIds, duplicate.ID)
 	}
-	return u.sites.RepointImage(copyIds, keptId)
+	return copyIds
+}
+
+func (u *MergeMediaUseCase) repointSites(copies []image.Image, keptId uint32) (int, error) {
+	return u.sites.RepointImage(copyIdsOf(copies), keptId)
+}
+
+func (u *MergeMediaUseCase) repointAuthors(copies []image.Image, keptId uint32) (int, error) {
+	return u.authors.RepointAvatar(copyIdsOf(copies), keptId)
 }
 
 type bodyRewrite struct {
@@ -95,13 +106,19 @@ func (u *MergeMediaUseCase) merge(keepId uint32, mergeIds []uint32) (MergeMediaR
 		return MergeMediaResult{}, err
 	}
 
+	authorsUpdated, err := u.repointAuthors(copies, kept.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		u.restoreBodies(rewrites)
+		return MergeMediaResult{}, err
+	}
+
 	for _, duplicate := range copies {
 		if err := u.remover.remove(duplicate); err != nil {
 			return MergeMediaResult{}, err
 		}
 	}
 
-	return MergeMediaResult{ArticlesUpdated: len(rewrites), Merged: len(copies), SitesUpdated: sitesUpdated, UpdatedArticleIDs: rewrittenIds(rewrites)}, nil
+	return MergeMediaResult{ArticlesUpdated: len(rewrites), Merged: len(copies), SitesUpdated: sitesUpdated, AuthorsUpdated: authorsUpdated, UpdatedArticleIDs: rewrittenIds(rewrites)}, nil
 }
 
 func rewrittenIds(rewrites []bodyRewrite) []uint32 {

internal/infrastructure/useCases/PreviewPurge.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package useCases
 
 import (
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/article"
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/author"
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/image"
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/site"
 )
@@ -29,8 +30,8 @@ type PreviewPurgeUseCase struct {
 	planner *purgePlanner
 }
 
-func NewPreviewPurgeUseCase(imageRepository image.Repository, articleRepository article.Repository, sites site.Repository) *PreviewPurgeUseCase {
-	return &PreviewPurgeUseCase{&purgePlanner{imageRepository: imageRepository, articleRepository: articleRepository, sites: sites}}
+func NewPreviewPurgeUseCase(imageRepository image.Repository, articleRepository article.Repository, sites site.Repository, authors author.Repository) *PreviewPurgeUseCase {
+	return &PreviewPurgeUseCase{&purgePlanner{imageRepository: imageRepository, articleRepository: articleRepository, sites: sites, authors: authors}}
 }
 
 func (u *PreviewPurgeUseCase) Preview() (PurgePreview, error) {

internal/infrastructure/useCases/RunPurge.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package useCases
 import (
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/article"
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/audit"
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/author"
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/image"
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/purge"
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/site"
@@ -23,9 +24,9 @@ type RunPurgeUseCase struct {
 	guard      sync.Mutex
 }
 
-func NewRunPurgeUseCase(imageRepository image.Repository, articleRepository article.Repository, merge *MergeMediaUseCase, repository purge.Repository, now func() time.Time, logger *log.Logger, recorder audit.Recorder, sites site.Repository) *RunPurgeUseCase {
+func NewRunPurgeUseCase(imageRepository image.Repository, articleRepository article.Repository, merge *MergeMediaUseCase, repository purge.Repository, now func() time.Time, logger *log.Logger, recorder audit.Recorder, sites site.Repository, authors author.Repository) *RunPurgeUseCase {
 	return &RunPurgeUseCase{
-		planner:    &purgePlanner{imageRepository: imageRepository, articleRepository: articleRepository, sites: sites},
+		planner:    &purgePlanner{imageRepository: imageRepository, articleRepository: articleRepository, sites: sites, authors: authors},
 		merge:      merge,
 		repository: repository,
 		now:        now,
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ func (u *RunPurgeUseCase) mergeGroups(plan purgePlan) purge.RunResult {
 		result.GroupsPurged++
 		result.Merged += merged.Merged
 		result.SitesUpdated += merged.SitesUpdated
+		result.AuthorsUpdated += merged.AuthorsUpdated
 		for _, id := range merged.UpdatedArticleIDs {
 			updated[id] = true
 		}

internal/infrastructure/useCases/UpdateArticle.go

@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ package useCases
 import (
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/article"
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/audit"
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/author"
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/site"
 	"context"
+	"slices"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 type UpdateArticleUseCase struct {
@@ -13,16 +16,18 @@ type UpdateArticleUseCase struct {
 	bodyRenderer      article.BodyRenderer
 	recorder          audit.Recorder
 	sites             site.Repository
+	authors           author.Repository
 }
 
 type UpdateArticleCommand struct {
-	Body   *string
-	SiteID *uint32
-	Format article.BodyFormat
+	Body      *string
+	SiteID    *uint32
+	AuthorIDs *[]uint32
+	Format    article.BodyFormat
 }
 
-func NewUpdateArticleUseCase(articleRepository article.Repository, bodyRenderer article.BodyRenderer, recorder audit.Recorder, sites site.Repository) *UpdateArticleUseCase {
-	return &UpdateArticleUseCase{articleRepository: articleRepository, bodyRenderer: bodyRenderer, recorder: recorder, sites: sites}
+func NewUpdateArticleUseCase(articleRepository article.Repository, bodyRenderer article.BodyRenderer, recorder audit.Recorder, sites site.Repository, authors author.Repository) *UpdateArticleUseCase {
+	return &UpdateArticleUseCase{articleRepository: articleRepository, bodyRenderer: bodyRenderer, recorder: recorder, sites: sites, authors: authors}
 }
 
 func (g *UpdateArticleUseCase) UpdateBody(ctx context.Context, id uint32, body string, format article.BodyFormat) (article.Article, error) {
@@ -38,7 +43,10 @@ func (g *UpdateArticleUseCase) Update(ctx context.Context, id uint32, command Up
 	if err != nil {
 		return article.Article{}, err
 	}
-	updated, err := g.articleRepository.Update(id, article.Update{Body: command.Body, SiteID: command.SiteID})
+	if err := g.ensureAuthorsExist(command.AuthorIDs); err != nil {
+		return article.Article{}, err
+	}
+	updated, err := g.articleRepository.Update(id, article.Update{Body: command.Body, SiteID: command.SiteID, AuthorIDs: command.AuthorIDs})
 	if err != nil {
 		g.recordFailure(ctx, audit.ActionArticleEdit, before, err)
 		return article.Article{}, err
@@ -58,11 +66,51 @@ func (g *UpdateArticleUseCase) destinationSite(command UpdateArticleCommand) (*s
 	return &destination, nil
 }
 
+func (g *UpdateArticleUseCase) ensureAuthorsExist(ids *[]uint32) error {
+	if ids == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	for _, id := range *ids {
+		if _, err := g.authors.Get(id); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func authorsChange(before article.Article, after article.Article) (audit.Change, bool) {
+	beforeIDs := bylineIDs(before.Authors)
+	afterIDs := bylineIDs(after.Authors)
+	if slices.Equal(beforeIDs, afterIDs) {
+		return audit.Change{}, false
+	}
+	return audit.TextChange(audit.FieldAuthors, bylineNames(before.Authors), bylineNames(after.Authors)), true
+}
+
+func bylineIDs(bylines []author.Byline) []uint32 {
+	ids := make([]uint32, 0, len(bylines))
+	for _, byline := range bylines {
+		ids = append(ids, byline.ID)
+	}
+	return ids
+}
+
+func bylineNames(bylines []author.Byline) string {
+	names := make([]string, 0, len(bylines))
+	for _, byline := range bylines {
+		names = append(names, byline.Name)
+	}
+	return strings.Join(names, authorChangeSeparator)
+}
+
 func (g *UpdateArticleUseCase) recordEdit(ctx context.Context, before article.Article, after article.Article, destination *site.Site) {
 	changes := audit.ArticleChanges(before, after)
 	if destination != nil && before.SiteID != after.SiteID {
 		changes = append(changes, audit.TextChange(audit.FieldSite, g.siteName(before.SiteID), destination.Name))
 	}
+	if change, changed := authorsChange(before, after); changed {
+		changes = append(changes, change)
+	}
 	if len(changes) == 0 {
 		return
 	}

internal/infrastructure/useCases/UpdateAuthor.go

@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+package useCases
+
+import (
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/audit"
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/author"
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/image"
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/user"
+	"context"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type UpdateAuthorUseCase struct {
+	authors  author.Repository
+	users    user.Repository
+	images   image.Repository
+	recorder audit.Recorder
+}
+
+func NewUpdateAuthorUseCase(authors author.Repository, users user.Repository, images image.Repository, recorder audit.Recorder) *UpdateAuthorUseCase {
+	return &UpdateAuthorUseCase{authors: authors, users: users, images: images, recorder: recorder}
+}
+
+func (u *UpdateAuthorUseCase) Update(ctx context.Context, id uint32, caller AuthorCaller, patch author.Patch) (author.Author, error) {
+	before, err := u.authors.Get(id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return author.Author{}, err
+	}
+
+	event := audit.NewEvent(audit.ActionAuthorEdit, audit.CategoryAuthors)
+	event.Target = authorTarget(before)
+	after, err := u.prepare(before, caller, patch)
+	if err != nil {
+		recordFailure(ctx, u.recorder, event, err)
+		return author.Author{}, err
+	}
+
+	changes := authorChanges(u.users, u.images, before, after)
+	if len(changes) == 0 {
+		return u.present(before, caller), nil
+	}
+	saved, err := u.authors.Update(after)
+	if err != nil {
+		recordFailure(ctx, u.recorder, event, err)
+		return author.Author{}, err
+	}
+	event.Target = authorTarget(saved)
+	event.Changes = changes
+	u.recorder.Record(ctx, event)
+	return u.present(saved, caller), nil
+}
+
+func (u *UpdateAuthorUseCase) present(a author.Author, caller AuthorCaller) author.Author {
+	if caller.isAdmin() {
+		return withUserEmail(u.users, a)
+	}
+	a.UserEmail = nil
+	return a
+}
+
+func (u *UpdateAuthorUseCase) prepare(before author.Author, caller AuthorCaller, patch author.Patch) (author.Author, error) {
+	if err := authorizeEdit(before, caller, patch); err != nil {
+		return author.Author{}, err
+	}
+	after := before
+	if patch.Name != nil {
+		after.Name = strings.TrimSpace(*patch.Name)
+	}
+	if patch.Bio != nil {
+		after.Bio = *patch.Bio
+	}
+	if patch.Website.Set {
+		after.Website = patch.Website.Value
+	}
+	if patch.SocialLinks != nil {
+		after.SocialLinks = *patch.SocialLinks
+	}
+	website, err := validateAuthorContent(after.Bio, after.Website, after.SocialLinks)
+	if err != nil {
+		return author.Author{}, err
+	}
+	after.Website = website
+	if err := u.applySlug(&after, patch); err != nil {
+		return author.Author{}, err
+	}
+	if err := u.applyAvatar(&after, patch); err != nil {
+		return author.Author{}, err
+	}
+	return after, u.applyLink(&after, patch)
+}
+
+func authorizeEdit(before author.Author, caller AuthorCaller, patch author.Patch) error {
+	if caller.isAdmin() {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if before.UserID == nil || *before.UserID != caller.UserID || patch.UserID.Set {
+		return author.ErrAuthorRights
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (u *UpdateAuthorUseCase) applySlug(after *author.Author, patch author.Patch) error {
+	if patch.Slug == nil || *patch.Slug == after.Slug {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if !author.IsValidSlug(*patch.Slug) {
+		return author.ErrInvalidSlug
+	}
+	taken, err := isSlugTaken(u.authors, *patch.Slug)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if taken {
+		return author.ErrSlugTaken
+	}
+	after.Slug = *patch.Slug
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (u *UpdateAuthorUseCase) applyAvatar(after *author.Author, patch author.Patch) error {
+	if !patch.AvatarID.Set {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if err := ensureImageExists(u.images, patch.AvatarID.Value); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	after.AvatarID = patch.AvatarID.Value
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (u *UpdateAuthorUseCase) applyLink(after *author.Author, patch author.Patch) error {
+	if !patch.UserID.Set {
+		return nil
+	}
+	requested := patch.UserID.Value
+	if requested == nil {
+		after.UserID = nil
+		after.IsLinked = false
+		return nil
+	}
+	if after.UserID != nil {
+		if *after.UserID == *requested {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return author.ErrAuthorAlreadyLinked
+	}
+	if err := ensureUserCanBeLinked(u.users, u.authors, *requested); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	after.UserID = requested
+	after.IsLinked = true
+	return nil
+}

internal/infrastructure/useCases/auditFailures.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package useCases
 import (
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/article"
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/audit"
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/author"
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/image"
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/invite"
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/purge"
@@ -64,6 +65,12 @@ var failureReasons = []failureReason{
 	{site.ErrInvalidLocale, "The locale is not valid."},
 	{site.ErrUseSetDefault, "Use the default site action to change the default."},
 	{site.ErrInvalidReassign, "The destination site is not valid."},
+	{author.ErrSlugTaken, "That slug is already used by another author."},
+	{author.ErrUserAlreadyLinked, "That user already has an author."},
+	{author.ErrAuthorAlreadyLinked, "That author is already linked to a user."},
+	{author.ErrAuthorRights, "Only an owner or admin can change this author."},
+	{author.ErrAuthorHasArticles, "The author is still credited on articles."},
+	{author.ErrInvalidReassign, "The destination author is not valid."},
 }
 
 var restartFailureReasons = []failureReason{
@@ -82,6 +89,11 @@ var notFoundCauses = []error{
 	invite.ErrInviteNotFound,
 	user.ErrUserNotFound,
 	site.ErrSiteNotFound,
+	author.ErrAuthorNotFound,
+	author.ErrBioTooLong,
+	author.ErrInvalidURL,
+	author.ErrTooManyLinks,
+	author.ErrInvalidSlug,
 }
 
 func reasonFor(err error, overrides ...failureReason) string {

internal/infrastructure/useCases/authorSupport.go

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+package useCases
+
+import (
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/audit"
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/author"
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/image"
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/user"
+	"errors"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+const authorChangeSeparator = ", "
+
+type AuthorCaller struct {
+	UserID uint32
+	Role   user.Role
+}
+
+func isAdminRole(role user.Role) bool {
+	return role == user.RoleOwner || role == user.RoleAdmin
+}
+
+func (c AuthorCaller) isAdmin() bool {
+	return isAdminRole(c.Role)
+}
+
+func authorTarget(a author.Author) audit.Target {
+	return audit.NewTarget(audit.TargetAuthor, a.ID, a.Name)
+}
+
+func isSlugTaken(authors author.Repository, slug string) (bool, error) {
+	_, err := authors.GetBySlug(slug)
+	if errors.Is(err, author.ErrAuthorNotFound) {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	return err == nil, err
+}
+
+func ensureUserCanBeLinked(users user.Repository, authors author.Repository, userID uint32) error {
+	if _, err := users.Get(userID); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	_, err := authors.GetByUserID(userID)
+	if err == nil {
+		return author.ErrUserAlreadyLinked
+	}
+	if errors.Is(err, author.ErrAuthorNotFound) {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+func withUserEmail(users user.Repository, a author.Author) author.Author {
+	a.UserEmail = nil
+	if a.UserID == nil {
+		return a
+	}
+	linked, err := users.Get(*a.UserID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return a
+	}
+	email := linked.Email
+	a.UserEmail = &email
+	return a
+}
+
+func linksLabel(links []author.SocialLink) string {
+	labels := make([]string, 0, len(links))
+	for _, link := range links {
+		labels = append(labels, link.Type+": "+link.URL)
+	}
+	return strings.Join(labels, authorChangeSeparator)
+}
+
+func websiteLabel(website *string) string {
+	if website == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return *website
+}
+
+func usernameLabel(users user.Repository, id *uint32) string {
+	if id == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	found, err := users.Get(*id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return strconv.FormatUint(uint64(*id), 10)
+	}
+	return found.Username
+}
+
+func sameID(a *uint32, b *uint32) bool {
+	if a == nil || b == nil {
+		return a == b
+	}
+	return *a == *b
+}
+
+func authorChanges(users user.Repository, images image.Repository, before author.Author, after author.Author) []audit.Change {
+	changes := []audit.Change{}
+	changes = appendTextChange(changes, audit.FieldName, before.Name, after.Name)
+	changes = appendTextChange(changes, audit.FieldSlug, before.Slug, after.Slug)
+	changes = appendTextChange(changes, audit.FieldBio, before.Bio, after.Bio)
+	changes = appendTextChange(changes, audit.FieldWebsite, websiteLabel(before.Website), websiteLabel(after.Website))
+	changes = appendTextChange(changes, audit.FieldSocialLinks, linksLabel(before.SocialLinks), linksLabel(after.SocialLinks))
+	if !sameID(before.AvatarID, after.AvatarID) {
+		changes = append(changes, audit.TextChange(audit.FieldAvatar, imageLabel(images, before.AvatarID), imageLabel(images, after.AvatarID)))
+	}
+	if !sameID(before.UserID, after.UserID) {
+		changes = append(changes, audit.TextChange(audit.FieldUser, usernameLabel(users, before.UserID), usernameLabel(users, after.UserID)))
+	}
+	return changes
+}

internal/infrastructure/useCases/purgePlan.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package useCases
 
 import (
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/article"
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/author"
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/image"
 	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/site"
 	"crypto/sha256"
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ type purgePlanner struct {
 	imageRepository   image.Repository
 	articleRepository article.Repository
 	sites             site.Repository
+	authors           author.Repository
 }
 
 func (p *purgePlanner) plan() (purgePlan, error) {
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ func (p *purgePlanner) plan() (purgePlan, error) {
 		return purgePlan{}, err
 	}
 
-	siteUsage, err := siteImageUsage(p.sites)
+	siteUsage, err := imageUsageCount(p.sites, p.authors)
 	if err != nil {
 		return purgePlan{}, err
 	}

internal/infrastructure/useCases/siteImageUsage.go

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package useCases
 
-import "RenewCMS/internal/domain/site"
+import (
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/author"
+	"RenewCMS/internal/domain/site"
+)
 
 func siteImageUsage(sites site.Repository) (map[uint32]int, error) {
 	usage := map[uint32]int{}
@@ -15,3 +18,18 @@ func siteImageUsage(sites site.Repository) (map[uint32]int, error) {
 	}
 	return usage, nil
 }
+
+func imageUsageCount(sites site.Repository, authors author.Repository) (map[uint32]int, error) {
+	usage, err := siteImageUsage(sites)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	avatars, err := authors.AvatarUsage()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	for imageID, total := range avatars {
+		usage[imageID] += total
+	}
+	return usage, nil
+}