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About Author
200+ installs · #12,704 most popular
- Best rated
- Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors
- 4.9 out of 5 from 114 reviews.
- Most recently updated
- Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors
- Updated on Oct 26, 2026.
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Starbox
by SEO Squirrly
Starbox is the Author Box for Humans. Professional Themes to choose from, HTML5, Social Media Profiles, Google Authorship
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rank
- #1,821
- Rating
- 4.5(202)
- Updated
- 1 year ago
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Author Box WP Lens
by Netrr
A plugin which provides an author box for your WordPress blog. Originally known as "Author Box for Divi."
- Installs
- 900+
- Rank
- #7,128
- Rating
- 5.0(12)
- Updated
- 27 days ago
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Simple Author Bio
by jmarreros
Plugin that shows the author's biography in the foot of the posts.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rank
- #12,777
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Updated
- 6 years ago
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Author Spotlight (Widget)
by Debashish
A Sidebar widget to display the Author(s) profile on any Page or Post along with Social web links.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rank
- #15,873
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Updated
- 9 years ago
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Author Bio Widget
by ray.viljoen
A simple sidebar widget to display page or post author's bio and link through to other content from the author.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rank
- #20,876
- Rating
- No ratings
- Updated
- 15 years ago
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Edit Author Slug
by Brandon Allen
Allows an admin (or capable user) to edit the author slug of a user, and change the author base.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rank
- #357
- Rating
- 4.8(84)
- Updated
- 1 year ago
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Simple Author Box
by WebFactory
Add a responsive author box or guest author box with social icons to any post. Great author box for any site!
- Installs
- 90K+
- Rank
- #492
- Rating
- 4.3(115)
- Updated
- 2 months ago
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Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors
by PublishPress
PublishPress Authors is the best plugin for adding authors, co-authors, multiple authors and guest authors to WordPress posts.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rank
- #1,146
- Rating
- 4.9(114)
- Updated
- 13 days ago
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WP Post Author
by AF themes
WP Post Author is the ultimate solution for an Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors, and Local Avatars. Easily manage Author Bios, Co-authors, …
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rank
- #2,093
- Rating
- 4.2(22)
- Updated
- 19 days ago
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WP Author, Date and Meta Remover
by Johnnie
Don't need the post date and author meta data on your pages? Install WP Author, Date and Meta Remover and its gone. It's that easy!
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rank
- #2,109
- Rating
- 3.2(25)
- Updated
- 5 years ago
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VK Post Author Display
by Hidekazu Ishikawa
Display to Post Author Information Box on bottom of the contents.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rank
- #1,777
- Rating
- 4.5(8)
- Updated
- 2 months ago
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Molongui Authorship
by Molongui
All-in-One Authorship Solution: Seamless Author Box, Guest Authors, and Co-Authors to enhance your site's authority, credibility, engagement, and SEO.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rank
- #1,719
- Rating
- 4.7(158)
- Updated
- 1 month ago
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