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Best author info plugins for WordPress

The most popular author info plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Cool Author Box leads with 500+ active installs, ahead of Advanced Author Box (80+) and About the Author Advanced (40+). All 6 plugins tagged “author info” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 6 author info plugins

  1. 1.
    Cool Author Box

    The most installed author info plugin, with 500+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.

  2. 2.
    Advanced Author Box

    80+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.

  3. 3.
    About the Author Advanced

    40+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.

  4. 4.
    After Content

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.

  5. 5.
    Author Box

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.

  6. 6.
    DeenWap

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.

All 6 plugins tagged “author info”