diff --git a/common/authors/index.php b/common/authors/index.php
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+<?php
+  //The common file used to render pages on the blog.
+  include_once ($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/common/php/header.php');
+  include_once ($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/common/php/menu.php');
+  //Looks for an article.md to see if the current directory is an article or not
+  //If it is not then it is a menu page.
+  if (file_exists('byline.md')){ 
+    include_once ($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/common/php/md_read.php');
+  }
+  if (file_exists('author.md')){ 
+    include_once ($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/common/php/md_read.php');
+  }
+  include_once ($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/common/php/footer.php');
+?>