Author Archives Page – disable via redirect?

Hi, I would like to know if I need to disable the Author archives page is it is not used (linked to) on my site.

How can I view or test this page?

I do have an “Author header” Element (Type: Block – Page Hero, Location: Author Archives) that is part of the MyPet template.

So should I disable author archives by redirect to the home page? Via SEO plugin or Code snippets plugin?

https://www.optimumcreative.com/disable-author-archive-author-page-or-author-url-in-wordpress/

Should I use this method via the Code Snippts Plugin:

2- The PHP/Wordpress way

You can do this by using template_redirect hook. See below code example.

function oc_author_page_redirect() {
    if ( is_author() ) {
        wp_redirect( home_url() );
    }
}
add_action( ‘template_redirect’, ‘oc_author_page_redirect’ );

You should add above code to functions.php file in active WordPress theme. This code will redirect all author pages to website homepage.

Or should I use my SEO Plugin (rankMath) with this setting:

Redirections
Redirect non-existent content easily with 301 and 302 status code. This can help improve your site ranking. Also supports many other response codes.

Thanks