Best author profile plugins for WordPress
The most popular author profile plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Simple Author Box leads with 90K+ active installs, ahead of WP Post Author (10K+) and RS Author Info Box (1K+). All 20 plugins tagged “Author Profile” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 author profile plugins
- 1.
Simple Author BoxThe most installed author profile plugin, with 90K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 115 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
WP Post Author10K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 22 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 3.
RS Author Info Box1K+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 4.
Authorsy1K+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
- 5.
Cool Author Box500+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.
Author Spotlight (Widget)100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 7.
Smart Author Box Widget70+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 8.
Author Kit50+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 9.
Advanced Author Bio10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
- 10.
WP Author Box10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
All 20 plugins tagged “Author Profile”
Simple Author Box
#492by WebFactory2 months ago
Add a responsive author box or guest author box with social icons to any post. Great author box for any site!
- Installs
- 90K+
- Rating
- 4.3(115)
- Downloads
- 492/day
WP Post Author
Down in the last 7 days:3#2,093by AF themes19 days ago
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+
- Rating
- 4.2(22)
- Downloads
- 864/day
RS Author Info Box
Down in the last 7 days:9#5,201by RS WP THEMES5 months ago
A simple and lightweight widget to display an author's name, profile image, short description, and social media links in any sidebar or widget area.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Authorsy
Down in the last 7 days:28#5,636by Apselo4 months ago
Authorsy is a powerful WordPress author box plugin. Add customizable author profiles, multiple authors, guest authors, bios, social links, and post ra …
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Cool Author Box
Down in the last 7 days:31#8,558by Hossni Mubarak1 month ago
Cool Author Box displays an responsive author box with social media links to your widget and post content area.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Author Spotlight (Widget)
Down in the last 7 days:12#15,873by Debashish9 years ago
A Sidebar widget to display the Author(s) profile on any Page or Post along with Social web links.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Smart Author Box Widget
Up in the last 7 days:390#18,780by vinethemes1 year ago
Smart Author Box Widget displays author bio box with an image, description, and social links—perfect for multi-author blogs and personal sites.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Author Kit
Down in the last 7 days:10#20,353by Author Kit Team1 year ago
The most user-friendly plugin for managing author profiles. Adds a truly simple author box, support multiple authors, guest authors, and much more.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Advanced Author Bio
Up in the last 7 days:358#29,515by Abhik14 years ago
Adds a short author bio after every single post on your blog. Also, enables HTML formatting tags in author description and adds Facebook, Twitter, Goo …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Author Box
Up in the last 7 days:12,035#34,655by newbiesup10 years ago
Automatically add an author box below your post content, with social profile icons
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Stylish Author Bio
Up in the last 7 days:11,061#37,160by bdstar10 years ago
Display 100% responsive stylish author's biography with social icons in bottom of the posts/pages.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
RWC Author Status
#37,369by Realwebcare1 year ago
Display author status easily in WordPress posts, letting authors share their thoughts and updates on every post.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
CW Author Info
#46,708by antocara14 years ago
Add a box with information about the author of each post after post, include a widget in which appear a list of all components of the blog
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Meta Author Box
#62,853by Shaugat Ashraf Khan1 year ago
Add a responsive custom author box. Great author box for any site!
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Author Profile Blocks
Down in the last 7 days:5,359#63,519by Al Amin Ahamed2 months ago
Display author profiles and team members in Gutenberg blocks, shortcodes, and widgets — grid, carousel, list, and single profile.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Magic Author Box
#65,935by WeblineIndia10 months ago
Display responsive customized author box with social icons on posts. Fully customizable templates for each author with separate UI design.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
SiteOnAI Bio Card
#67,632by KP Bhai Author1 month ago
Responsive author bio card plugin for WordPress posts and pages.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Depict
Down in the last 7 days:10,665#68,463by tradesouthwest7 years ago
Adds several new fields to User Profile which can be displayed on a custom widget or page.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
DeenWap
Down in the last 7 days:19,287#71,705by Debuggers Studio1 year ago
The DeenWap - Author Profile Widget For Elementor adds a responsive and customizable author profile to your website. This profile widget includes the …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Hannan Shakib Dynamic Single Post Template
Down in the last 7 days:3,472#74,027by hannanshakib4 months ago
A highly professional, fully customizable dynamic override template designed specifically for Single Post, Category, Tag, and Author pages.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day