As shown in video 05 of Volume 02...


Add this code to the bottom of your active themes functions.php file

or better yet add it to the child themes function.php file 

or if those are not yet possible then use a plugin called Code Snippets as demonstrated in the video

https://wordpress.org/plugins/code-snippets/





function author_archive_redirect() {
if( is_author() ) {
wp_redirect( home_url(), 301 );
exit;
}
}
add_action( 'template_redirect', 'author_archive_redirect' );