diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index f18aefe..4a11073 100644
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -52,6 +52,42 @@
       </div>
     </header>
 
+    <!-- Author info on first page -->
+    {% if not articles_page.has_previous() %}
+    <section id="blog-author" {% if selected_cover or selected_color %}class="has-cover"{% endif %} >
+        <div class="inner">
+            <aside class="post-author">
+                {% if PROFILE_IMAGE %}
+                <figure class="post-author-avatar">
+                    <img src="/{{PROFILE_IMAGE}}" alt="{{AUTHOR}}" />
+                </figure>
+                {% endif %}
+                <div class="post-author-bio">
+                    <h4 class="post-author-name">{{AUTHOR}}</h4>
+                    {% if BIO %}
+                        <p class="post-author-about">{{BIO}}</p>
+                    {% endif %}
+                    {% if LOCATION %}
+                        <span class="post-author-location"><i class="ic ic-location"></i>
+                            {{LOCATION}}
+                        </span>
+                    {% endif %}
+                    <!-- Social linkes in alphabet order. -->
+                     {% for name,link in SOCIAL %}
+                        <span class="post-author-{{name}}">
+                        <a target="_blank" href="{{link}}"><i class="ic ic-{{name}}"></i>{{name}}</a></span>
+                     {% endfor %}
+                     <span class="post-author-stats">
+                        <i class="ic ic-posts"></i> {{ articles|count }}
+                        {% if articles|count > 1 %} posts {% else %} post {% endif %}
+                     </span>
+
+                </div>
+                <div class="clear"></div>
+            </aside>
+        </div>
+    </section>
+    {% endif %}
 {% endblock header %}
 
 {% block content %}