How to block any url contain word 'author' in nginx?

Question

I want block any URL contain word 'author' in nginx.

Like:

exmaple.com/author/exmple....
exmaple.com/?author=2/exmple....
exmaple.com/?author=4
exmaple.com/blog/?author=1
exmaple.com/blog/author/wellcome
.
.
.

I use below code then restart nginx but not work for all URL.

location ~ author{
 deny all;
}

How can I do?

Answer 1

I use 2 rule :

for below url:

www.exmaple.com/author/exmple....
www.exmaple.com/blog/author/wellcome

I use:

location ~ author{
return 403;
}

---

And for below url :

www.exmaple.com/?author=2/exmple....
www.exmaple.com/?author=4
www.exmaple.com/blog/?author=1

I use

  if ($request_uri  ~* author ) {
        return 403;
    }