Author Box
Author Box Plugin is ability to add the author box in top/bottom of each post or in each category.
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Author Box shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 11 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.2 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Author Box stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| author | >100 |
| author info | >100 |
| author information | >100 |
| authorbox | #5 |
| post author | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Author Box
From the official readme · v1.0Description
Author Box Plugin is ability to add the author box in top/bottom of each post or in each category.
About this Plugin:
- Author Box Plugin is a Simple Plugin and which give an full flexibility to the WordPress Site
- It contains reasonable customization option in admin settings
- Easy to use
- Tested upto WordPress 3.8.2
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We are always happy to fix the bug in this plugin and enhance the features to this plugin.
We appreciate your ideas and we take up feasible ideas to create the plugin for WordPress Plugin Repository
Installation
This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
e.g.
- Upload
master-mind-author-box/authorboxplugin.phpto the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Screenshots
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FAQ
Author Box: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 12, 2026
Is Author Box free?
Yes. Author Box is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Author Box safe to use in 2026?
Author Box shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Author Box?
Author Box is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 9,919 times since it launched in April 2014. It was downloaded 85 times in the last 30 days.
Does Author Box work with WordPress 7.1?
Author Box is officially tested up to WordPress 4.2.39, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Author Box last updated?
The latest version, 1.0, was released on May 20, 2015 (11 years ago).
Who makes Author Box?
Author Box is developed and maintained by Vignesh Pichamani.
What are the best alternatives to Author Box?
The most popular alternatives to Author Box are Edit Author Slug (100K+ installs), WP Meta and Date Remover (90K+ installs) and Hide/Remove Metadata (20K+ installs).
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