diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.plg_content_contact.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.plg_content_contact.ini
index 79e6236e05033..93e63fc8a0fc9 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.plg_content_contact.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.plg_content_contact.ini
@@ -5,3 +5,10 @@
 
 PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT="Content - Contact"
 PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_XML_DESCRIPTION="Provides a link between the content author and the contact item that can be used for an Author Profile."
+PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_URL_LABEL="Redirection"
+PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_URL_DESCRIPTION="You can link the author name to:<ul><li>Associated contact page.<li>Webpage specified in the associated contact profile.<li>Email specified in the associated contact profile.</ul>"
+PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_URL_URL="Internal contact page"
+PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_URL_WEBPAGE="Webpage from contact"
+PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_URL_EMAIL="Email from contact"
+PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_ALIAS_LABEL="Apply link also to alias name"
+PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_ALIAS_DESCRIPTION="Link to the real user data even if an author alias is set in article options."
diff --git a/plugins/content/contact/contact.php b/plugins/content/contact/contact.php
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index cabad322a2cbc..7412bd9348b01
--- a/plugins/content/contact/contact.php
+++ b/plugins/content/contact/contact.php
@@ -51,20 +51,36 @@ public function onContentPrepare($context, &$row, $params, $page = 0)
 			return true;
 		}
 
+		// Return if an alias is used
+		if ($this->params->get('link_to_alias') == 0 & $row->created_by_alias != '')
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
+
 		// Return if we don't have a valid article id
 		if (!isset($row->id) || !(int) $row->id)
 		{
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		$contact = $this->getContactId($row->created_by);
+		$contact = $this->getContactData($row->created_by);
 		$row->contactid = $contact->contactid;
+		$row->webpage = $contact->webpage;
+		$row->email = $contact->email_to;
 
-		if ($row->contactid)
+		if ($row->contactid && $this->params->get('url') == 'url')
 		{
 			JLoader::register('ContactHelperRoute', JPATH_SITE . '/components/com_contact/helpers/route.php');
 			$row->contact_link = JRoute::_(ContactHelperRoute::getContactRoute($contact->contactid . ':' . $contact->alias, $contact->catid));
 		}
+		elseif ($row->webpage && $this->params->get('url') == 'webpage')
+		{
+			$row->contact_link = $row->webpage;
+		}
+		elseif ($row->email && $this->params->get('url') == 'email')
+		{
+			$row->contact_link = 'mailto:' . $row->email;
+		}
 		else
 		{
 			$row->contact_link = '';
@@ -80,7 +96,7 @@ public function onContentPrepare($context, &$row, $params, $page = 0)
 	 *
 	 * @return  mixed|null|integer
 	 */
-	protected function getContactId($created_by)
+	protected function getContactData($created_by)
 	{
 		static $contacts = array();
 
@@ -91,7 +107,7 @@ protected function getContactId($created_by)
 
 		$query = $this->db->getQuery(true);
 
-		$query->select('MAX(contact.id) AS contactid, contact.alias, contact.catid');
+		$query->select('MAX(contact.id) AS contactid, contact.alias, contact.catid, contact.webpage, contact.email_to');
 		$query->from($this->db->quoteName('#__contact_details', 'contact'));
 		$query->where('contact.published = 1');
 		$query->where('contact.user_id = ' . (int) $created_by);
diff --git a/plugins/content/contact/contact.xml b/plugins/content/contact/contact.xml
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index c68ceb84b4c8b..7ac1511a5077e
--- a/plugins/content/contact/contact.xml
+++ b/plugins/content/contact/contact.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,31 @@
 	</languages>
 	<config>
 		<fields name="params">
+			<fieldset name="basic">
+				<field
+					name="url"
+					type="list"
+					label="PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_URL_LABEL"
+					description="PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_URL_DESCRIPTION"
+					default="0"
+					>
+					<option value="url">PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_URL_URL</option>
+					<option value="webpage">PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_URL_WEBPAGE</option>
+					<option value="email">PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_URL_EMAIL</option>
+				</field>
+
+				<field
+					name="link_to_alias"
+					type="radio"
+					label="PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_ALIAS_LABEL"
+					description="PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_ALIAS_DESCRIPTION"
+					default="0"
+					class="btn-group btn-group-yesno"
+					>
+					<option value="0">JNO</option>
+					<option value="1">JYES</option>
+				</field>
+			</fieldset>
 		</fields>
 	</config>
 </extension>