Profile Xtra
This plugin adds some xtras to authoring profile: profile image, social media contacts, as well as alternative author and multiple authors.
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Profile Xtra shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 8 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.9 (latest is 7.1)
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Profile Xtra stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| alternative author | >100 |
| author-image | >100 |
| multiple authors | >100 |
| profile | >100 |
| social links | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Profile Xtra
From the official readme · v2.2.2Description
With this plugin an author can nicely add an image to its profile (an use it on their posts instead of the avatar). Some different social addresses can be added also by the author. The image, bio and social contact can be placed anywhere in the post (using shortcode or its widget form).
Sometimes you want to add an article from certain person, but not neccesarly register that person as an author to your blog. With this plugin, you simply add that (alter or alternative) author directly when you create or edit the post. In the backend, to wordpress, you are the author (you have such capability), but in all other aspects, in the frontend, the alter author appears as the author of that post.
And if you want to consider more than one author for a post, this plugin let you to do it easily.
Donations
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Installation
- Upload unzipped plugin directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
Changelog
2.2.2
- Minor code improvements
2.2.0
- A function was added to search if author appears as multiauthor and returns where (the post ids)
2.1.6
- Minor code improvements
2.1.5
- Now you can only show a number of words in the author description instead of the full description
2.1.0
- Now you can choose where to use multiple authors (in posts, in pages, or in any of the current custom post types)
2.0.0
- A couple of social contacts were added to “Social Contacts” section
- A Multiple Authors option was added, so “Alternative Author” section now become simply “Authors”
- Some improvements on the code, not just to make room for the new options
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FAQ
Profile Xtra: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 28, 2026
Is Profile Xtra free?
Yes. Profile Xtra is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Profile Xtra safe to use in 2026?
Profile Xtra shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Profile Xtra?
Profile Xtra is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,056 times since it launched in October 2016. It was downloaded 46 times in the last 30 days.
Does Profile Xtra work with WordPress 7.1?
Profile Xtra is officially tested up to WordPress 4.9.33, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Profile Xtra last updated?
The latest version, 2.2.2, was released on April 8, 2018 (8 years ago).
Who makes Profile Xtra?
Profile Xtra is developed and maintained by ernestortiz.
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