Pages URL for author handle

gistfile1.txt

{% assign author_handle = article.author | handle %}



"url": {{ shop.url | append: '/pages/' | append: author_handle | json  }}

gistfile2.txt

                {% assign author_handle = article.author | handle %}
                {% if pages[author_handle] != blank %}
                <a href="{{ pages[author_handle].url }}">
                {% endif %}
                <span class="strong">{{ article.author }}</span>
                {% if pages[author_handle] != blank %}  
                </a>
                {% endif %}