Best author social icons plugins for WordPress
The most popular author social icons 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 Author Box WP Lens (900+). All 9 plugins tagged “author social icons” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 9 author social icons plugins
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Simple Author BoxThe most installed author social icons plugin, with 90K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 115 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
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WP Post Author10K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 22 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
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Author Box WP Lens900+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 12 reviews, updated 4 weeks ago.
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Cool Author Box500+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
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Smart Author Box Widget70+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
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Author Bio On Hover40+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
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WP Author Profile Box Lite10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
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Magic Author BoxFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
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Sleek Author BoxFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
All 9 plugins tagged “author social icons”
Simple Author Box
#491by 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
- 478/day
WP Post Author
Down in the last 7 days:1#2,093by AF themes20 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
- 795/day
Author Box WP Lens
Down in the last 7 days:45#7,146by Netrr28 days ago
A plugin which provides an author box for your WordPress blog. Originally known as "Author Box for Divi."
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 5.0(12)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Cool Author Box
Down in the last 7 days:34#8,578by 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
Smart Author Box Widget
Up in the last 7 days:384#18,814by 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 Bio On Hover
Down in the last 7 days:150#21,842by Pluginic5 months ago
Modern author hover box with Authority Score, activity heatmap & reading tracker. Boost E-E-A-T and reader engagement.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Author Profile Box Lite
Up in the last 7 days:1,045#33,430by WEN Solutions1 month ago
WP Author Profile Box Lite is an easy way to highlight author of your WordPress posts.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/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
Sleek Author Box
#73,510by Shashikant Yadav2 years ago
Sleek author box is a fully responsive author box plugin with 40+ social media icons and supports dark mode.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day