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WDV About Me Widget

With this plugin you can add 'WDV About Me Widget' widget to your theme. You can add you data or your firm data.

Active installs800+100+ tier
Downloads · 30d225▲ +22.3% vs prev. 30d
Rating4.5/52 reviews
Health score36/100At risk
All-time downloads23.9KSince Aug 2019
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP 5.0.0PHP 5.6+
Downloads · 7d63▲ +12.5% week over week
Our verdict

Consider an alternative

WDV About Me Widget shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 800+ sites, is rated 4.5/5 and was last updated 2 years ago, and scores 36/100 on our health check.

  • Small user base (800+ active installs)
  • Very few reviews so far
  • No update in over a year
  • Only tested up to WordPress 6.7 (latest is 7.1)

How does it stack up?

Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support

Daily downloads

3710Jul 3Aug 16Sep 30
Yesterday11
Daily average (1y)6
Peak day23Mar 30, 2026
Last 12 months2.2K

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where WDV About Me Widget stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
about #27 10,000 Best about plugins →
about me #5 2,448 Best about me plugins →
about us #22 4,763 Best about us plugins →
contact >100 10,000 Best contact plugins →
widget >100 10,000 Best widget plugins →

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

  • 1.2100.0%

Rating breakdown

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 from 2 reviews

  • 5★50.0%
  • 4★50.0%
  • 3★0.00%
  • 2★0.00%
  • 1★0.00%

About WDV About Me Widget

From the official readme · v1.2.9

Description

With this plugin you can add WDV About Me Widget widget to your theme. You can add you data or your firm data.

You can find the pro version “WDV About Me Widget PRO” of plugin with more features here – Click Here

You can use widget ‘WDV About Me Widget’ in different ways. For example:
a) You can place this widget ‘WDV About Me Widget’ on left or right sidebar and add image, description, contact information and social links.
b) You can place this widget ‘WDV About Me Widget’ 2 times in footer. One time for adding image and description and second time for adding contact information and social links.

You can do next:
– You can add image (Image can be cirkle, rectangle, rounded rectangle. You can change size of image.)
– You can add your name and your profession or your firm name.
– You can add description and link to page with more informations about you or your firm.
– You can add contact information (You can add address, telephone number, e-mail, Skype nickname, WhatsApp and Viber numbers. You can change contact icons color).
– You can add social icons (You can choose icon style: icon can be cirkle, rectangle, rounded rectangle. You can change size of icon, icon color, icon background color).
Now are supported the following social networks:
– Behance
– Blogger
– Codepen
– Deviantart
– Dribbble
– Facebook
– Flickr
– Foursquare
– Github
– Gitlab
– Instagram
– Linkedin
– Medium
– Meetup
– Odnoklassniki
– Periscope
– Pinterest
– Pocket
– Qq
– Reddit
– Stumbleupon
– Slack
– Snapchat
– Soundcloud
– Spotify
– Stackoverflow
– Telegram
– Tripadvisor
– Tumblr
– Twitch
– Twitter
– Viadeo
– Vimeo
– Vine
– Vk
– Weibo
– Wechat
– WordPress
– Xing
– Yelp
– Youtube
– Yoast

For more information you can visit the home of the WDV About Me Widget

Installation

  1. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/wdv-about-me-widget directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
  2. In your WordPress administration, go to the Plugins page.
  3. Activate the ‘WDV About Me Widget’ plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
  4. Now you can add widget ‘WDV About Me Widget’to your WP theme widget area.

Changelog

1.0

1.1.2

1.1.3

1.1.4

1.1.5

1.1.6

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

Screenshots

Add new "WDV About Me Widget" widget in Customizer using "Widgets > Add a Widget".
Add new "WDV About Me Widget" widget in Customizer using "Widgets > Add a Widget".
You can add an image and choose its size and border radius.
You can add an image and choose its size and border radius.
Example 1 of using "WDV About Me Widget".
Example 1 of using "WDV About Me Widget".
Example 2 of using "WDV About Me Widget".
Example 2 of using "WDV About Me Widget".
Example 3 of using "WDV About Me Widget".
Example 3 of using "WDV About Me Widget".
WDV About Me Widget screenshot
WDV About Me Widget screenshot
WDV About Me Widget screenshot
WDV About Me Widget screenshot

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FAQ

WDV About Me Widget: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 1, 2026

Is WDV About Me Widget free?

Yes. WDV About Me Widget is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is WDV About Me Widget safe to use in 2026?

WDV About Me Widget shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 800+ sites, is rated 4.5/5 and was last updated 2 years ago, and scores 36/100 on our health check.

How many websites use WDV About Me Widget?

WDV About Me Widget is active on 800+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 23,904 times since it launched in August 2019. It was downloaded 225 times in the last 30 days.

Does WDV About Me Widget work with WordPress 7.1?

WDV About Me Widget is officially tested up to WordPress 6.7.9, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.

What PHP version does WDV About Me Widget need?

WDV About Me Widget requires PHP 5.6 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.

When was WDV About Me Widget last updated?

The latest version, 1.2.9, was released on January 4, 2025 (2 years ago).

Who makes WDV About Me Widget?

WDV About Me Widget is developed and maintained by vrpr.

What are the best alternatives to WDV About Me Widget?

The most popular alternatives to WDV About Me Widget are About Us Widget (60+ installs), About Us Team (60+ installs) and MoreAboutMe Widget (50+ installs).

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