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Simple Author Box · Version history

Simple Author Box changelog and version history

Latest version
2.61
Aug 16, 2026 (2 months ago)
Releases
55
since 2014
In the last year
3
about one every 128 days
Tested up to
WordPress 7.1.4
PHP 5.6 or later

Releases each year

  • 20145 releases
  • 20162 releases
  • 20172 releases
  • 201817 releases
  • 20196 releases
  • 20202 releases
  • 20216 releases
  • 20225 releases
  • 20233 releases
  • 20241 release
  • 20254 releases
  • 20262 releases

20262 releases

  1. Simple Author Box 2.61Latest

    • 2026-07-19
    • Minor fixes

  2. Simple Author Box 2.60

    • 2026-05-21
    • Minor fixes

20254 releases

  1. Simple Author Box 2.59

    • 2025-07-31
    • Removed dead social networks

  2. Simple Author Box 2.57

  3. Simple Author Box 2.56

    • 2025-05-05
    • Updated Twitter icon to X
    • Added new icons for BlueSky, TikTok and Patreon

  4. Simple Author Box 2.55

    • 2025-04-15
    • fixed Simple Author Box Widget CSS issue
    • minor security fixes

20241 release

  1. Simple Author Box 2.54

    • 2024-07-08
    • minor security fixes

20233 releases

  1. Simple Author Box 2.52

    • 2023-07-16
    • Minor bug fixes
    • Minor security fix

  2. Simple Author Box 2.51

    • 2023-03-07
    • Minor security/nonce fixes

  3. Simple Author Box 2.50

    • 2023-01-06
    • Minor accessibility fixes

20225 releases

  1. Simple Author Box 2.49

    • 2022-11-21
    • Replaced Google Fonts with GDPR Compatible Bunny Fonts
    • Minor security fixes

  2. Simple Author Box 2.48

    • 2022-04-14
    • Fixed author box showing on all post types in some cases
    • We messed up v2.46 and 2.47 – sorry 🙁

  3. Simple Author Box 2.47

  4. Simple Author Box 2.46

  5. Simple Author Box 2.45

    • 2021-11-28
    • Fixed missing ALT attribute on author avatars

20216 releases

  1. Simple Author Box 2.42

    • 2021-07-19
    • More bug fixes

  2. Simple Author Box 2.41

    • 2021-07-15
    • Minor bug fixes

  3. Simple Author Box 2.4

    • 2021-07-14
    • Completely new GUI
    • Removed Freemius integration

  4. Simple Author Box 2.3.22

    • 2021-05-26
    • Minor update for social links (noopener and aria-label)

  5. Simple Author Box 2.3.21

    • 2021-03-07
    • Updated Freemius library

  6. Simple Author Box 2.3.20

    • 2020-11-13
    • Updated Freemius library
    • Removed promo for WP 301 Redirects plugin

20202 releases

  1. Simple Author Box 2.3.16

    • Fixed missing files

  2. Simple Author Box 2.3.15

    • Fixed missing link on avatar

20196 releases

  1. Simple Author Box 2.3.12

    • Fixed: wrong class name issue

  2. Simple Author Box 2.3.11

    • New feature: function wpsabox_author_box now accepts param $user_id

  3. Simple Author Box 2.3.2

    • Fix for gutenberg block – telegram and twitter were inverted
    • Fixed missing Whatsapp icon border setting
    • Added filter for extra social icons extensions

  4. Simple Author Box 2.3.1

    • Improved widget – added display name alongside username
    • Fixed telegram symbol color changing
    • Fixed telegram display in Gutenberg block
    • Fixed avatar/gravatar circle/square functionality
    • Fix for author name color change when link set to none
    • Fix for plugin settings link
    • Fix for author description display

  5. Simple Author Box 2.3.0

    • Added Elementor widget
    • Added Gutenberg block
    • Added a widget
    • Added telegram icon

  6. Simple Author Box 2.2.2

201817 releases

  1. Simple Author Box 2.2.1

  2. Simple Author Box 2.2.0

  3. Simple Author Box 2.1.5

  4. Simple Author Box 2.1.4

  5. Simple Author Box 2.1.3

  6. Simple Author Box 2.0.4

  7. Simple Author Box 2.1.2

  8. Simple Author Box 2.1.1

  9. Simple Author Box 2.1.0

  10. Simple Author Box 2.0.9

  11. Simple Author Box 2.0.8

  12. Simple Author Box 2.0.7

  13. Simple Author Box 2.0.6

  14. Simple Author Box 2.0.5

  15. Simple Author Box 2.0.2

  16. Simple Author Box 2.0.1

  17. Simple Author Box 2.0

20172 releases

  1. Simple Author Box 1.9

  2. Simple Author Box 1.7

20162 releases

  1. Simple Author Box 1.6

  2. Simple Author Box 1.5

20145 releases

  1. Simple Author Box 1.4

  2. Simple Author Box 1.3

  3. Simple Author Box 1.2

  4. Simple Author Box 1.1

  5. Simple Author Box 1.0

Questions about Simple Author Box’s releases

What is the latest version of Simple Author Box?

2.61, released on Aug 16, 2026 (2 months ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4 and needs PHP 5.6 or later.

How often is Simple Author Box updated?

3 releases in the last year, about one every 128 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from August 2014.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in Simple Author Box’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.