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Best bio plugins for WordPress

The most popular bio plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Author Bio Box leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Visual User Description Editor (1K+) and Author Box WP Lens (900+). All 39 plugins tagged “bio” 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 10 bio plugins

  1. 1.
    Author Bio Box

    The most installed bio plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 17 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.

  2. 2.
    Visual User Description Editor

    1K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.0.

  3. 3.
    Author Box WP Lens

    900+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 12 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.

  4. 4.
    Visual Editor Biography

    900+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 12 reviews, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.

  5. 5.
    Connections Business Directory Toolbar

    200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.

  6. 6.
    About Me widget

    200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4.

  7. 7.
    Simple Author Bio

    200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.

  8. 8.
    HTML in Author Bio

    100+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.

  9. 9.
    Connections Business Directory Open Hours

    100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.

  10. 10.
    WP Author Profile Widget

    100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.

All 39 plugins tagged “bio”