diff --git a/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.jsx b/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.jsx
index df07754b9..01c643015 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.jsx
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const MetadataEditor = createClass({
 
 	getInitialState : function(){
 		return {
-			isOwner : global.account?.username && global.account?.username === this.props.metadata?.authors[0],
+			isOwner       : global.account?.username && global.account?.username === this.props.metadata?.authors[0],
 			showThumbnail : true
 		};
 	},
@@ -158,11 +158,11 @@ const MetadataEditor = createClass({
 	},
 
 	handleDeleteAuthor : function(author){
-		if(!confirm('Are you sure you want to delete this author? They will lose all edit access to this brew.')) return;
+		if(!confirm('Are you sure you want to remove this author? They will lose all edit access to this brew, and it will dissapear from their userpage.')) return;
 		if(!this.props.metadata.authors.includes(author)) return;
 		this.props.onChange({
     		...this.props.metadata,
-    		authors: this.props.metadata.authors.filter(a => a !== author)
+    		authors : this.props.metadata.authors.filter((a)=>a !== author)
 		});
 	},
 
@@ -219,23 +219,34 @@ const MetadataEditor = createClass({
 		);
 		return (
 			<div className='field authors'>
-				<label>authors</label>
+				<label>Authors</label>
 				<ul className='list'>
-					{authors.map((author, i)=>(
-						<li className='tag' key={i}>{author}
-							{i>0 &&
-							<button
+					{authors.length > 0 && (
+						<li className='tag owner' title='Owner'>
+							<a href={`/user/${authors[0]}`} className='author-link'>
+								{authors[0]}
+							</a>
+						</li>
+					)}
+
+					{authors.length > 1 && authors.slice(1).map((author, i)=>(
+        				<li className='tag author' key={i + 1} title='Author'>
+        					<a href={`/user/${author}`} className='author-link'>
+        						{author}
+        					</a>
+        					<button
 								onClick={()=>this.handleDeleteAuthor(author)}
 								className='delete'
-								title={`Remove ${author} as an`}
-							>
-								<i className='fa fa-times fa-fw'/>
-							</button>}
-						</li>
-					))}
+								title={`Remove ${author} as an author`}
+        					>
+        						<i className='fa fa-times fa-fw' />
+        					</button>
+        				</li>
+        			))}
 				</ul>
 			</div>
 		);
+
 	},
 
 	renderThemeDropdown : function(){
diff --git a/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.less b/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.less
index 404417092..0b2b74981 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.less
+++ b/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.less
@@ -162,19 +162,34 @@
 		}
 	}
 	.authors.field {
-		.list > .tag:first-child {
-			position:relative;
-			
+		.tag.owner {
+			position: relative;
+			background-color:@silverLight;
+			min-width:25px;
+			display:grid;
+			place-items:center;
+			font-weight: 900;
+
 			&::after {
-				content:'';
-				position:absolute;
-				border-radius:inherit;
-				inset:-1px;
-				border: 2px solid goldenrod;
+				content: "\f521";
+				font-family: "Font Awesome 6 Free";
+				color:gold;
+				position: absolute;
+				top: 0;
+				left: 50%;
+				width:15px;
+				height:15px;
+				translate:-50% -90%;
 			}
 		}
-		button {color:#B00;}
-		.value { line-height : 1.5em; }
+		button {
+			color:@redLight;
+		}
+
+		a {
+			color:black;
+
+		}
 	}
 
 	.themes.field {
@@ -277,9 +292,9 @@
 		}
 
 		.tag {
-			padding          : 0.3em;
+			padding          : 0.35em;
 			margin           : 2px;
-			font-size        : 0.9em;
+			font-size        : 0.95em;
 			background-color : #DDDDDD;
 			border-radius    : 0.5em;