diff --git a/css/style.css b/css/style.css
index 1dfada9..0247aac 100644
--- a/css/style.css
+++ b/css/style.css
@@ -982,6 +982,7 @@ img.nav-svg-icon {
 	padding-bottom: 1.2rem;
 	margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
 	border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-subtle);
+	text-align: center;
 }
 
 .sidebar-author-label {
@@ -991,22 +992,21 @@ img.nav-svg-icon {
 	text-transform: uppercase;
 	letter-spacing: 0.08em;
 	color: var(--text-muted);
-	margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
+	margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
 }
 
 .sidebar-author-identity {
 	display: flex;
+	flex-direction: column;
 	align-items: center;
-	gap: 0.75rem;
-	margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
+	gap: 0.6rem;
 }
 
 .sidebar-author-avatar {
-	width: 80px;
-	height: 80px;
+	width: 100px;
+	height: 100px;
 	border-radius: 50%;
 	object-fit: cover;
-	flex-shrink: 0;
 	border: 2px solid var(--border-color);
 	transition: transform 0.2s ease;
 }
@@ -1017,35 +1017,18 @@ img.nav-svg-icon {
 
 .sidebar-author-name {
 	font-weight: 700;
-	font-size: 0.95rem;
+	font-size: 1.1rem;
 	color: var(--text-primary);
 	line-height: 1.3;
 }
 
 .sidebar-author-bio {
-	color: var(--text-secondary);
+	color: var(--accent);
 	font-size: var(--font-size-xs);
-	margin: 0.2rem 0 0;
+	margin: 0.15rem 0 0;
 	line-height: 1.4;
-}
-
-.sidebar-author-social {
-	display: flex;
-	flex-wrap: wrap;
-	gap: 0.5rem;
-}
-
-.sidebar-social-icon {
-	width: 1.1rem;
-	height: 1.1rem;
-	opacity: 0.55;
-	transition: opacity 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
-	filter: var(--social-icon-filter);
-}
-
-.sidebar-author-social a:hover .sidebar-social-icon {
-	opacity: 1;
-	transform: translateY(-2px);
+	opacity: 0.75;
+	text-shadow: 0 0 12px var(--accent);
 }
 
 .plugin {
diff --git a/php/sidebar.php b/php/sidebar.php
index 27e0e1d..549cfb7 100644
--- a/php/sidebar.php
+++ b/php/sidebar.php
@@ -12,17 +12,15 @@
 				<a href="<?php echo Theme::siteUrl() ?>">
 					<img class="sidebar-author-avatar" src="<?php echo DOMAIN_THEME . 'img/spleenftw.jpeg' ?>" alt="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($page->username(), ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') ?>" />
 				</a>
-				<div>
-					<div class="sidebar-author-name"><?php echo htmlspecialchars($page->username(), ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') ?></div>
-					<?php
-						// Bio: set in Bludit Admin → Settings → General → Description
-						// Falls back to Slogan if Description is empty.
-						$_authorBio = $site->description() ?: $site->slogan();
-					?>
-					<?php if ($_authorBio) : ?>
-						<p class="sidebar-author-bio"><?php echo htmlspecialchars($_authorBio, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') ?></p>
-					<?php endif ?>
-				</div>
+				<div class="sidebar-author-name"><?php echo htmlspecialchars($page->username(), ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') ?></div>
+				<?php
+					// Bio: set in Bludit Admin → Settings → General → Description
+					// Falls back to Slogan if Description is empty.
+					$_authorBio = $site->description() ?: $site->slogan();
+				?>
+				<?php if ($_authorBio) : ?>
+					<p class="sidebar-author-bio"><?php echo htmlspecialchars($_authorBio, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') ?></p>
+				<?php endif ?>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	<?php endif ?>