diff --git a/exampleSite/config/_default/author.toml b/exampleSite/config/_default/author.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index b99ea27e3..000000000
--- a/exampleSite/config/_default/author.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-name = "HBS (Hugo Bootstrap Theme)"
-# avatar = "images/profile.png" # Avatar image. Default to "images/profile.webp".
-bio = "Fast, responsive, multipurpose, open source (MIT license) and feature-rich Hugo theme."
-company = 'Company'
-# company = '<a href="https://example.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Company</a>'
-location = "Earth"
-# alternatives:
-# location = "<a href='https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Earth'>Earth</a>"
-# location = "<a href='https://www.google.com/maps/search/Earth'>Earth</a>"
-# about = "https://domain.tld" # The external about page. The internal about page will be used if not set.
-
-[params]
-  #layout = "compact"
-
-[social]
-  email = "razonyang@gmail.com"
-  github = "razonyang/hugo-theme-bootstrap"
-  twitter = "razonyang"
-  patreon = "razonyang"
-  paypal = "razonyang"
-  # rss = "" # Disable RSS link
diff --git a/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml b/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml
index 27d64241d..4abdb9389 100644
--- a/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml
@@ -333,3 +333,26 @@ paypal="razonyang"
 patreon="razonyang"
 # tipeee="yourtipeeeaccount-fr"
 # rss = "" # Disable RSS link
+
+[author]
+name = "HBS (Hugo Bootstrap Theme)"
+# avatar = "images/profile.png" # Avatar image. Default to "images/profile.webp".
+bio = "Fast, responsive, multipurpose, open source (MIT license) and feature-rich Hugo theme."
+company = 'Company'
+# company = '<a href="https://example.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Company</a>'
+location = "Earth"
+# alternatives:
+# location = "<a href='https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Earth'>Earth</a>"
+# location = "<a href='https://www.google.com/maps/search/Earth'>Earth</a>"
+# about = "https://domain.tld" # The external about page. The internal about page will be used if not set.
+
+[author.params]
+  #layout = "compact"
+
+[author.social]
+  email = "razonyang@gmail.com"
+  github = "razonyang/hugo-theme-bootstrap"
+  twitter = "razonyang"
+  patreon = "razonyang"
+  paypal = "razonyang"
+  # rss = "" # Disable RSS link
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/docs/widgets/author/index.md b/exampleSite/content/docs/widgets/author/index.md
index fb00927cd..b09578a52 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/docs/widgets/author/index.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/docs/widgets/author/index.md
@@ -24,10 +24,19 @@ The author widget is located in the sidebar, in order to introduce yourself brie
 
 <!--more-->
 
-## Site Configuration
+## Site Parameters
 
-The configuration file is located in `config/_default/author.toml` by default.
-You can turn it off by removing the `author` configuration.
+{{% alert warning %}}
+`config/_default/author.toml` is deprecated, please use `params.author` instead.
+{{% /alert %}}
+
+```toml
+// params.toml
+[author]
+name = "Foobar"
+[author.params]
+[author.social]
+```
 
 | Name | Type | Default | Description
 |---|:-:|:-:|---
@@ -41,3 +50,4 @@ You can turn it off by removing the `author` configuration.
 | `author.params` | Object | - |
 | `author.params.layout` | String | - | Optional values: `compact`.
 | `author.social` | Object | - | [Social Links]({{< ref "/docs/widgets/social-links" >}}).
+
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/docs/widgets/author/index.zh-hans.md b/exampleSite/content/docs/widgets/author/index.zh-hans.md
index e572fb6a8..68e25512e 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/docs/widgets/author/index.zh-hans.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/docs/widgets/author/index.zh-hans.md
@@ -24,10 +24,19 @@ authors = ["RazonYang"]
 
 <!--more-->
 
-## 站点配置
+## 站点参数
 
-默认地，配置文件位于 `config/_default/author.toml`。
-你可以通过移除 `author` 配置禁用小部件。
+{{% alert warning %}}
+`config/_default/author.toml` 已被弃用，请使用 `params.author` 代替。
+{{% /alert %}}
+
+```toml
+// params.toml
+[author]
+name = "Foobar"
+[author.params]
+[author.social]
+```
 
 | 名称 | 类型 | 默认值 | 描述
 |---|:-:|:-:|---
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/docs/widgets/author/index.zh-hant.md b/exampleSite/content/docs/widgets/author/index.zh-hant.md
index c83340325..15bf024ac 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/docs/widgets/author/index.zh-hant.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/docs/widgets/author/index.zh-hant.md
@@ -24,11 +24,19 @@ authors = ["RazonYang"]
 
 <!--more-->
 
-## 網站配置
+## 網站參數
 
-默認地，設定檔位於 `config/_ default/author.toml`。
+{{% alert warning %}}
+`config/_default/author.toml` 已被棄用，請使用 `params.author` 代替。
+{{% /alert %}}
 
-你可以通過移除 `author` 配置禁用小部件。
+```toml
+// params.toml
+[author]
+name = "Foobar"
+[author.params]
+[author.social]
+```
 
 | 名稱 | 類型 | 預設值 | 描述
 |---|:-:|:-:|---
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/docs/widgets/social-links/index.md b/exampleSite/content/docs/widgets/social-links/index.md
index 02e946748..acbc79c35 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/docs/widgets/social-links/index.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/docs/widgets/social-links/index.md
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ There are three places you can put social links to: top app bar, [Author Widget]
 
 ### Author Widget
 
-Set up social links by editing a file `config/_default/author.toml` with the following content:
+Set up social links by editing a file `config/_default/params.toml` with the following content:
 
 ```toml
-[social]
+[author.social]
   email = "user@domain.tld"
   github = "githubusername"
 ```
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/docs/widgets/social-links/index.zh-hans.md b/exampleSite/content/docs/widgets/social-links/index.zh-hans.md
index 2e923388b..7e0ee613d 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/docs/widgets/social-links/index.zh-hans.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/docs/widgets/social-links/index.zh-hans.md
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ authors = ["RazonYang"]
 
 ### 作者小部件
 
-编辑 `config/_default/author.toml` 文件，并填写以下配置：
+编辑 `config/_default/params.toml` 文件，并填写以下配置：
 
 ```toml
-[social]
+[author.social]
   email = "user@domain.tld"
   github = "githubusername"
 ```
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/docs/widgets/social-links/index.zh-hant.md b/exampleSite/content/docs/widgets/social-links/index.zh-hant.md
index 0b9ca7fdc..f57cb79bc 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/docs/widgets/social-links/index.zh-hant.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/docs/widgets/social-links/index.zh-hant.md
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ authors = ["RazonYang"]
 
 ### 作者小部件
 
-編輯 `config/_default/author.toml` 文件，並填寫以下配置：
+編輯 `config/_default/params.toml` 文件，並填寫以下配置：
 
 ```toml
-[social]
+[author.social]
   email = "user@domain.tld"
   github = "githubusername"
 ```
diff --git a/exampleSite/layouts/shortcodes/code/configuration-structure.html b/exampleSite/layouts/shortcodes/code/configuration-structure.html
index 2147fd441..c2576a63f 100644
--- a/exampleSite/layouts/shortcodes/code/configuration-structure.html
+++ b/exampleSite/layouts/shortcodes/code/configuration-structure.html
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ```text
 ├── _default
-│   ├── author.toml
 │   ├── config.toml
 │   ├── config.zh-hans.toml
 │   ├── config.zh-hant.toml
diff --git a/layouts/partials/rss.html b/layouts/partials/rss.html
index 0890f1d4d..cf986243e 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/rss.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/rss.html
@@ -1,4 +1,36 @@
 {{/* Source: https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/blob/master/tpl/tplimpl/embedded/templates/_default/rss.xml */}}
+{{- /* Deprecate site.Author.email in favor of site.Params.author.email */}}
+{{- $authorEmail := "" }}
+{{- with site.Params.author }}
+  {{- if reflect.IsMap . }}
+    {{- with .email }}
+      {{- $authorEmail = . }}
+    {{- end }}
+  {{- end }}
+{{- else }}
+  {{- with site.Author.email }}
+    {{- $authorEmail = . }}
+    {{- warnf "The author key in site configuration is deprecated. Use params.author.email instead." }}
+  {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{- /* Deprecate site.Author.name in favor of site.Params.author.name */}}
+{{- $authorName := "" }}
+{{- with site.Params.author }}
+  {{- if reflect.IsMap . }}
+    {{- with .name }}
+      {{- $authorName = . }}
+    {{- end }}
+  {{- else }}
+    {{- $authorName  = . }}
+  {{- end }}
+{{- else }}
+  {{- with site.Author.name }}
+    {{- $authorName = . }}
+    {{- warnf "The author key in site configuration is deprecated. Use params.author.name instead." }}
+  {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+
 {{- $pctx := . -}}
 {{- if .IsHome -}}{{ $pctx = .Site }}{{- end -}}
 {{- $pages := slice -}}
@@ -18,10 +50,10 @@
     <title>{{ if eq  .Title  .Site.Title }}{{ .Site.Title }}{{ else }}{{ with .Title }}{{.}} on {{ end }}{{ .Site.Title }}{{ end }}</title>
     <link>{{ .Permalink }}</link>
     <description>Recent content {{ if ne  .Title  .Site.Title }}{{ with .Title }}in {{.}} {{ end }}{{ end }}on {{ .Site.Title }}</description>
-    <generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator>{{ with .Site.LanguageCode }}
-    <language>{{.}}</language>{{end}}{{ with .Site.Author.email }}
-    <managingEditor>{{.}}{{ with $.Site.Author.name }} ({{.}}){{end}}</managingEditor>{{end}}{{ with .Site.Author.email }}
-    <webMaster>{{.}}{{ with $.Site.Author.name }} ({{.}}){{end}}</webMaster>{{end}}
+    <generator>Hugo</generator>
+    <language>{{ site.Language.LanguageCode }}</language>{{ with $authorEmail }}
+    <managingEditor>{{.}}{{ with $authorName }} ({{ . }}){{ end }}</managingEditor>{{ end }}{{ with $authorEmail }}
+    <webMaster>{{ . }}{{ with $authorName }} ({{ . }}){{ end }}</webMaster>{{ end }}
     <copyright>{{- partial "helpers/copyright" . }}</copyright>{{ if not .Date.IsZero }}
     <lastBuildDate>{{ .Date.Format "Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700" | safeHTML }}</lastBuildDate>{{ end }}
     {{- with .OutputFormats.Get "RSS" -}}
@@ -32,7 +64,7 @@
       <title>{{ .Title }}</title>
       <link>{{ .Permalink }}</link>
       <pubDate>{{ .Date.Format "Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700" | safeHTML }}</pubDate>
-      {{ with .Site.Author.email }}<author>{{.}}{{ with $.Site.Author.name }} ({{.}}){{end}}</author>{{end}}
+      {{- with $authorEmail }}<author>{{ . }}{{ with $authorName }} ({{ . }}){{ end }}</author>{{ end }}
       <guid>{{ .Permalink }}</guid>
       <description>{{- printf "<![CDATA[%s]]>" .Summary | safeHTML }}</description>
       {{- if default false $.Site.Params.feeds.content }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/sidebar/profile.html b/layouts/partials/sidebar/profile.html
index 80c0d9861..3e543f82f 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/sidebar/profile.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/sidebar/profile.html
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
-{{- if .Site.Author }}
-{{- $layout := default "" .Site.Author.params.layout }}
+{{- $author := site.Params.author }}
+{{- with site.Author }}
+  {{- $author = . }}
+  {{- warnf "The author key in site configuration is deprecated. Use params.author instead." }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if $author }}
+{{- $layout := default "" $author.params.layout }}
 {{- if eq $layout "compact" }}
   {{- partial "sidebar/profile/compact" . }}
 {{- else }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/sidebar/profile/avatar.html b/layouts/partials/sidebar/profile/avatar.html
index daf54901d..719568a7c 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/sidebar/profile/avatar.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/sidebar/profile/avatar.html
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-{{- with .Site.Author -}}
+{{- $author := site.Params.author }}
+{{- with site.Author }}
+  {{- $author = . }}
+  {{- warnf "The author key in site configuration is deprecated. Use params.author instead." }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- with $author -}}
 {{- $attributes := printf "data-viewer-invisible" | safeHTMLAttr -}}
 {{- partial "helpers/image" (dict "filename" (default "images/profile.webp" .avatar) "class" "profile-avatar rounded-circle" "alt" .name "resources" $.Resources "attributes" $attributes) -}}
 {{- end -}}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/sidebar/profile/meta.html b/layouts/partials/sidebar/profile/meta.html
index 743f47565..bb7222a91 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/sidebar/profile/meta.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/sidebar/profile/meta.html
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-{{- with .Site.Author -}}
+{{- $author := site.Params.author }}
+{{- with site.Author }}
+  {{- $author = . }}
+  {{- warnf "The author key in site configuration is deprecated. Use params.author instead." }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- with $author -}}
 <div class="profile-name fw-fold fs-lg">{{ .name }}</div>
 {{- with .bio -}}
 <div class="profile-bio">{{ . }}</div>
diff --git a/layouts/partials/sidebar/profile/social-links.html b/layouts/partials/sidebar/profile/social-links.html
index 58dfb11b9..3f480303d 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/sidebar/profile/social-links.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/sidebar/profile/social-links.html
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
-{{- with .Site.Author.social -}}
+{{- $author := site.Params.author }}
+{{- with site.Author }}
+  {{- $author = . }}
+  {{- warnf "The author key in site configuration is deprecated. Use params.author instead." }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- with $author.social -}}
 {{- partial "helpers/social-links" (dict "class" "mt-1 justify-content-around" "links" . "size" "fa-2x" "OutputFormats" $.OutputFormats "home" ($.GetPage "/") "params" $.Site.Params) -}}
 {{- end -}}