diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ed0e471..d1174f2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ title = "Your site"
 theme = "code-editor"
 
 [params]
+    author = "John Doe"
     locale = "en-US"
 ```
 
diff --git a/layouts/partials/head.html b/layouts/partials/head.html
index 4066c34..3a221b8 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/head.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/head.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <base href="/">
 <meta charset="utf-8">
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, minimum-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no">
-<meta name="author" content="{{ with .Site.Params.name }}{{ . }}{{ end }}">
+<meta name="author" content="{{ with .Site.Params.author }}{{ . }}{{ end }}">
 {{ if isset . "Description" }}
 <meta name="description" content="{{ .Description }}">
 {{ else }}