hugolib: Deprecate site methods Author, Authors, and Social

Closes #12228

2 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/hugolib/page__meta.go b/hugolib/page__meta.go
index 8c148923d..7ab904357 100644
--- a/hugolib/page__meta.go
+++ b/hugolib/page__meta.go
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ func (p *pageMeta) Aliases() []string {
 	return p.pageConfig.Aliases
 }
 
-// Deprecated: use taxonomies.
+// Deprecated: Use taxonomies instead.
 func (p *pageMeta) Author() page.Author {
-	hugo.Deprecate(".Author", "Use taxonomies.", "v0.98.0")
+	hugo.Deprecate(".Page.Author", "Use taxonomies instead.", "v0.98.0")
 	authors := p.Authors()
 
 	for _, author := range authors {
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ func (p *pageMeta) Author() page.Author {
 	return page.Author{}
 }
 
-// Deprecated: use taxonomies.
+// Deprecated: Use taxonomies instead.
 func (p *pageMeta) Authors() page.AuthorList {
-	hugo.Deprecate(".Author", "Use taxonomies.", "v0.112.0")
+	hugo.Deprecate(".Page.Authors", "Use taxonomies instead.", "v0.112.0")
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/hugolib/site_new.go b/hugolib/site_new.go
index 21d5ace96..97b46e358 100644
--- a/hugolib/site_new.go
+++ b/hugolib/site_new.go
@@ -447,15 +447,21 @@ func (s *Site) Params() maps.Params {
 	return s.conf.Params
 }
 
+// Deprecated: Use taxonomies instead.
 func (s *Site) Author() map[string]any {
+	hugo.Deprecate(".Site.Author", "Use taxonomies instead.", "v0.124.0")
 	return s.conf.Author
 }
 
+// Deprecated: Use taxonomies instead.
 func (s *Site) Authors() page.AuthorList {
+	hugo.Deprecate(".Site.Authors", "Use taxonomies instead.", "v0.124.0")
 	return page.AuthorList{}
 }
 
+// Deprecated: Use .Site.Params instead.
 func (s *Site) Social() map[string]string {
+	hugo.Deprecate(".Site.Social", "Use .Site.Params instead.", "v0.124.0")
 	return s.conf.Social
 }