diff --git a/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/dynamic.rkt b/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/dynamic.rkt
index 9a28a2b9a1..b02b52b3f0 100644
--- a/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/dynamic.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/dynamic.rkt
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
          (list email)
          empty empty
          (list "Someone tried to register your email address for an account on the Racket Package Catalog."
-               "If you want to proceed, use this email code:"
+               "If you want to proceed, use this code:"
                ""
                correct-email-code
                ""
@@ -229,6 +229,20 @@
    ['tag tag])
   #f)
 
+;; XXX
+(define-jsonp/auth
+  (jsonp/package/author/add
+   ['pkg pkg]
+   ['author author])
+  #f)
+
+;; XXX
+(define-jsonp/auth
+  (jsonp/package/author/del
+   ['pkg pkg]
+   ['author author])
+  #f)
+
 ;; XXX
 (define-jsonp/auth
   (jsonp/package/curate
@@ -250,6 +264,8 @@
    [("jsonp" "package" "version" "del") jsonp/package/version/del]
    [("jsonp" "package" "tag" "add") jsonp/package/tag/add]
    [("jsonp" "package" "tag" "del") jsonp/package/tag/del]
+   [("jsonp" "package" "author" "add") jsonp/package/author/add]
+   [("jsonp" "package" "author" "del") jsonp/package/author/del]
    [("jsonp" "package" "curate") jsonp/package/curate]
    [("api" "upload") #:method "post" api/upload]
    [else redirect-to-static]))
@@ -257,7 +273,9 @@
 (define (go port)
   (printf "launching on port ~a\n" port)
   (serve/servlet
-   main-dispatch
+   (λ (req)
+     (displayln (url->string (request-uri req)))
+     (main-dispatch req))
    #:command-line? #t
    #:listen-ip #f
    #:ssl? #t
diff --git a/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/static/index.html b/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/static/index.html
index 38ed447f2b..9eeffff8b9 100644
--- a/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/static/index.html
+++ b/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/static/index.html
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
         <tr><td>Package Name:</td><td><span id="pi_name"></span></td></tr>
         <tr><td>Ring:</td><td><span id="pi_ring"></span></td></tr>
         <tr><td>Authors:</td><td><span id="pi_authors"></span></td></tr>
+        <tr id="pi_add_author_row"><td></td><td><input type="text" id="pi_add_author_text" class="text ui-widget-content ui-corner-all" /><button id="pi_add_author_button">Add Author</button></td></tr>
         <tr><td>Source:</td><td><span id="pi_source"></span></td></tr>
         <tr><td>Checksum:</td><td><span id="pi_checksum"></span></td></tr>
         <tr><td>Last Updated:</td><td><span id="pi_last_updated"></span></td></tr>
diff --git a/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/static/index.js b/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/static/index.js
index 4cc5b8948c..54d269a3d2 100644
--- a/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/static/index.js
+++ b/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/static/index.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ $( document ).ready(function() {
     var active_info = false;
     var target_pkg = false;
     function update_info( pkgi ) {
-        console.log( pkgi );
+        // console.log( pkgi );
         change_hash( "[" + pkgi['name'] + "]" );
 
         var mypkg_p = ($.inArray(me(), pkgi['authors'] ) != -1);
@@ -48,11 +48,18 @@ $( document ).ready(function() {
 
         $( "#pi_name_inst" ).text( pkgi['name'] );
         $( "#pi_ring" ).text( pkgi['ring'] );
-        // xxx show add/delete buttons
         $( "#pi_authors" ).html("")
             .append( $.map( pkgi['authors'],
                             function ( author, i ) {
-                                return [author, " "]; } ) )
+                                if ( mypkg_p && author != me() ) {
+                                    return [ author, jslink( "[x]", function () { submit_remove_author(author); }),
+                                             " "]; }
+                                else {
+                                    return [author, " "]; }} ) );
+        if ( mypkg_p ) {
+            $( "#pi_add_author_row" ).show(); }
+        else {
+            $( "#pi_add_author_row" ).hide(); }
 
         $( "#pi_source" ).html( $('<a>', { text: pkgi['source'],
                                            href: pkgi['source_url']  } ));
@@ -70,13 +77,12 @@ $( document ).ready(function() {
             // xxx make this button do something
             $( "#pi_description" ).append( $('<button>').button({ icons: { primary: "ui-icon-pencil" } }) ); }
 
-        if ( mypkg_p ) {
-            ($( "#pi_tags" ).html("").append( $.map( pkgi['tags'], function ( tag, i ) {
+        ($( "#pi_tags" ).html("").append( $.map( pkgi['tags'], function ( tag, i ) {
+            if ( mypkg_p ) {
                 return [ tag, jslink( "[x]", function () { submit_remove_tag(tag); }),
-                         " "]; } ) )); }
-        else {
-            ($( "#pi_tags" ).html("").append( $.map( pkgi['tags'], function ( tag, i ) {
-                return [tag, " "]; } ) )); }
+                         " "]; }
+            else {
+                return [tag, " "]; } } ) ));
 
         // xxx show add and delete buttons
         $( "#pi_versions" ).html("").append( $.map( pkgi['versions'], function ( vo, v ) {
@@ -112,6 +118,31 @@ $( document ).ready(function() {
         if (e.which == 13) { submit_add_tag (); } } );
     $( "#pi_add_tag_button" ).click( function (e) { submit_add_tag (); } );
 
+    function submit_remove_author ( author ) {
+        dynamic_pkgsend( "/jsonp/package/author/del", { author: author } );
+
+        var author_index = $.inArray(author, active_info['authors']);
+        active_info['authors'].splice( author_index, 1 );
+        delete active_info['search-terms'][ "author:" + author ];
+        evaluate_search();
+
+        update_info( active_info ); }
+    function submit_add_author () {
+        var it = $( "#pi_add_author_text" );
+        var author = it.val();
+        it.val("");
+
+        dynamic_pkgsend( "/jsonp/package/author/add", { author: author } );
+
+        active_info['authors'].push( author );
+        active_info['search-terms'][ "author:" + author ] = true;
+        evaluate_search();
+
+        update_info( active_info ); }
+    $( "#pi_add_author_text" ).keypress( function (e) {
+        if (e.which == 13) { submit_add_author (); } } );
+    $( "#pi_add_author_button" ).click( function (e) { submit_add_author (); } );
+
     var search_terms = { };
 
     function clear_terms () {
@@ -154,7 +185,8 @@ $( document ).ready(function() {
             // thing, particularly with the Back button because we
             // don't add the tags in the same order the user add them
             // in. We could do that though.
-            console.log("hash changed beneath me!"); } });
+            // console.log("hash changed beneath me!"); 
+            return 42; } });
 
     function filterlink ( text, tclass, f ) {
         return [ jslink(text, f).addClass(tclass), " " ]; };