Author profiles on posts

Simple Author Box Pro adds an author box with a gravatar, name, website, biography, job title, and social profile icons. Author biographies, sites, and social profiles are added through WordPress user profiles; the add-on shows them with the post.

The responsive layout is designed for desktop, laptop, tablet, and mobile screens, with RTL and AMP support. Author boxes are intended for posts and related post contexts such as categories and tags. They do not display on pages because the add-on needs author information associated with the content.

Guest authors and co-authors

Sites with guest contributors or multiple authors can enable guest authors and co-authors. Guest authors can also be used as co-authors, so contributor details can appear when a post does not follow a single-user workflow.

Placement and links

Choose whether the box appears before or after post content, or let automatic insertion place it at the end. For a custom placement, insert it through a theme template such as single.php or author.php.

Set the author name to link to the author’s website, author page, or nowhere. The website link can open in a new tab and use a nofollow attribute, and its position can be set to the left or right side of the box.

Appearance and author widgets

Adjust the color palette, font, and font sizes for the author name, job title, website, and description. Social icons have configurable types and styles, including rotation, shadows, and thin borders. The avatar can rotate on hover.

The Top Authors widget lists popular authors based on comments. The Simple Author Box widget displays users you select.

Setup and privacy

Install and activate the plugin, then configure its display, links, and styling in the options. Add each author’s biography, website, and social profiles through their WordPress user profile, then review the box on representative posts. The box can also display the author’s Gravatar.

The plugin states that it does not track, collect, or process user data. If Bunny Fonts are enabled, they load from a third-party CDN, and related processing follows that service’s terms.