diff --git a/includes/publisher.php b/includes/publisher.php
index 15103db..aa690cf 100644
--- a/includes/publisher.php
+++ b/includes/publisher.php
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public function get_posts_by_parent( $parent ){
             'post_parent' => $parent
         ));
 
-        
+
         foreach( $posts as $index => $post ){
 
             $result[ $post->post_name ] = array(
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public function create_post( $post_id, $item_slug, $item_props, $parent ){
             }
 
         }
-        
+
         // Check if item props exist, in case of dir posts
         if( $item_props ){
             $item_content = $this->repository->get_item_content( $item_props );
@@ -147,6 +147,22 @@ public function create_post( $post_id, $item_slug, $item_props, $parent ){
             $taxonomy = $front_matter[ 'taxonomy' ];
             $custom_fields = $front_matter[ 'custom_fields' ];
 
+            // Set default post author
+            $post_author_id = $this->post_author;
+
+            // Check if the author email is provided in the front matter
+            if (!empty($front_matter['author'])) {
+                $post_author_email = $front_matter['author'];
+
+                // Get the user object by email
+                $user = get_user_by('email', $post_author_email);
+
+                // If a user is found, update the dynamic user ID
+                if ($user) {
+                    $post_author_id = $user->ID;
+                }
+            }
+
             $post_date = '';
             if( !empty( $front_matter[ 'post_date' ] ) ){
                 $post_date = GIW_Utils::process_date( $front_matter[ 'post_date' ] );
@@ -199,7 +215,7 @@ public function create_post( $post_id, $item_slug, $item_props, $parent ){
             'post_name' => $item_slug,
             'post_content' => $content,
             'post_type' => $this->post_type,
-            'post_author' => $this->post_author,
+            'post_author' => $post_author_id,
             'post_status' => $post_status,
             'post_excerpt' => $post_excerpt,
             'post_parent' => $parent,
@@ -298,7 +314,7 @@ public function create_posts( $repo_structure, $parent ){
                     $this->create_post( $directory_post, $item_slug, $index_props, $parent );
 
                 }else{
-                    
+
                     // If index posts exists for the directory
                     if( array_key_exists( 'index', $item_props[ 'items' ] ) ){
                         $index_props = $item_props[ 'items' ][ 'index' ];
@@ -370,7 +386,7 @@ public function upload_images_recursive( $images, &$uploaded_images ){
 
             $uploaded_image_url = wp_get_attachment_url( $uploaded_image_id );
 
-            // Check if image is uploaded correctly and 
+            // Check if image is uploaded correctly and
             if( !empty( $uploaded_image_url ) ){
 
                 GIW_Utils::log( 'Image is uploaded [' . $uploaded_image_url . ']. ID: ' . $uploaded_image_id );
@@ -391,11 +407,11 @@ public function upload_images_recursive( $images, &$uploaded_images ){
             }
 
         }
-        
+
     }
 
     /**
-     * Uploads image from a URL. A modified version of `media_sideload_image` function 
+     * Uploads image from a URL. A modified version of `media_sideload_image` function
      * to honor authentication while fetching image data with GET from private repositories
      */
     public function upload_image( $image_props, $post_id = 0, $desc = null, $return_type = 'html' ) {
@@ -414,7 +430,7 @@ public function upload_image( $image_props, $post_id = 0, $desc = null, $return_
             if ( ! $matches ) {
                 return new WP_Error( 'image_sideload_failed', __( 'Unsupported image format.' ) );
             }
-    
+
             $file_array = array();
             $file_array['name'] = wp_basename( $matches[0] );
 
@@ -439,36 +455,36 @@ public function upload_image( $image_props, $post_id = 0, $desc = null, $return_
             if ( is_wp_error( $file_array['tmp_name'] ) ) {
                 return $file_array['tmp_name'];
             }
-    
+
             // Loads the downloaded image file to the library. Temporary file is deleted here after upload.
             $id = media_handle_sideload( $file_array, $post_id, $desc );
-    
+
             // If error storing permanently, unlink.
             if ( is_wp_error( $id ) ) {
                 @unlink( $file_array['tmp_name'] );
                 return $id;
             }
-    
+
             // Store the original attachment source in meta.
             add_post_meta( $id, '_source_url', $file );
-    
+
             // If attachment ID was requested, return it.
             if ( 'id' === $return_type ) {
                 return $id;
             }
-    
+
             $src = wp_get_attachment_url( $id );
         }
-    
+
         // Finally, check to make sure the file has been saved, then return the HTML.
         if ( ! empty( $src ) ) {
             if ( 'src' === $return_type ) {
                 return $src;
             }
-    
+
             $alt = isset( $desc ) ? esc_attr( $desc ) : '';
             $html = "<img src='$src' alt='$alt' />";
-    
+
             return $html;
         } else {
             return new WP_Error( 'image_sideload_failed' );