About Author Box
Easily display an information box for the post author after or before post content.
Use with caution
About Author Box works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 2 months ago, and scores 57/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where About Author Box stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| about author | #27 |
| author | >100 |
| author box | #47 |
| authors | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About About Author Box
From the official readme · v1.0.4Description
Easily display an information box for the post author after or before post content.
Aside of the automatic display before post content and after post content you can also use a shortcode to display an author box. The shortcode is [about_author_box]
You can change the default settings for the shortcode in the “Shortcode” sections of the settings page. You can also pass parameters as part of the shortcode which overwrite those settings.
Accepted parameters are:
- avatar ( 1 or 0, 1 to show 0 to hide )
- avatar_size ( numeric value, default 120 )
- avatar_style ( square/rounded/circle )
- avatar_position ( left/right )
- name ( 1 or 0, 1 to show 0 to hide ))
- date ( 1 or 0, 1 to show 0 to hide )
- bio ( 1 or 0, 1 to show 0 to hide )
- social ( 1 or 0, 1 to show 0 to hide )
- style_border ( none/horizontal/full )
Example usage:
[about_author_box avatar_size="90" bio="no" style_border="horizontal"]
Installation
- WordPress Plugins Directory: Navigate to Plugins → Add New in the WordPress admin and search “About Author Box”. Click Install and then Activate.
- Zip Upload: Navigate to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin in the WordPress admin. Browse to the .zip file containing the plugin on your computer and upload, then activate.
- Manual FTP Upload: Upload the plugin folder to
/wp-content/plugins/. Navigate to Plugins in the WordPress admin and activate.
Changelog
1.0.4
- Updated
Tested up toto 7.0
1.0.3
- Update
Tested up toto 5.9
1.0.2
- Escape/sanitize dynamic values
1.0.1
- Escape/sanitize dynamic values for HTML attributes
1.0.0
- Initial Release
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About Author Box: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 1, 2026
Is About Author Box free?
Yes. About Author Box is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is About Author Box safe to use in 2026?
About Author Box works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 2 months ago, and scores 57/100 on our health check.
How many websites use About Author Box?
About Author Box is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 4,884 times since it launched in September 2019. It was downloaded 85 times in the last 30 days.
Does About Author Box work with WordPress 7.1?
About Author Box is officially tested up to WordPress 7.0.6, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does About Author Box need?
About Author Box requires PHP 5.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was About Author Box last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.4, was released on July 30, 2026 (2 months ago).
Who makes About Author Box?
About Author Box is developed and maintained by WPKube.
What are the best alternatives to About Author Box?
The most popular alternatives to About Author Box are Kantbtrue about me (300+ installs), Author Box by Nocksoft (90+ installs) and Author Details (10+ installs).
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