You can link the “Featured Image” to the “Author Meta Value” using the Combo Blocks plugin. This article will help you to set the link of “Featured Image” to the author’s meta values.
To begin, insert the “Featured Image” block.
Click on the “Featured Image” tab.
Now choose “Author Meta” from “Link to” to link the featured image to the author’s meta value.
To add the meta values, enter the “Author Meta Key” for linking the featured image to the author’s meta values.