by Jon Bishop 4.5 (17 reviews)

WP About Author

Name: WP About Author
Rating: 4.5 (17 reviews)
Author: Jon Bishop

Easily display customizable author bios below your posts

WP About Author ranks #8,893 among WordPress.org plugins with 500+ active installations, is #1,188 of 8,543 in the Customization category, a 4.5/5 rating from 17 reviews, and was last updated May 25, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.8 (Current: 7.1)

v1.6.3 Current Version v1.6.3

Updated 1 year ago Last Update on 25 May, 2025

Refreshed 9 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#1,188 of 8,543 in Customization Top 25% by installs No update in over a year

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Rank

#8,893

-5 this week

Active Installs

500+

-10.7%

KW Avg Position

101.8

0.6 better

Downloads

80.5K

+1 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

90%

Review 4.5 out of 5

4.5 (17 reviews)

Next Milestone 600

Total Progress 62%

500+ 600+

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8,000,000

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Reviews & Ratings

4.5

17 reviews

Overall 90%

11 (65%)

3 (18%)

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

Feb 24, 2025

WP About Author [wp-about-author] < 1.6

CVE-2025-27323 · Fixed in v1.6

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.6.3
Last Updated: May 25, 2025
Requires WP: 5.6+
Tested Up To: 6.8
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Jon Bishop

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5
Reviews: 17
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

author bio author box post footer social links user profile

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and bloggers who want to showcase author information alongside their content. It solves the problem of displaying customizable, styled author bios with social links below posts without requiring extensive setup or custom coding.

Multiple layout styles (left, right, centered)
Border and background customization
Custom avatar sizing
Circular avatar display option
Toggle display on posts, pages, archives, search
Text or SVG icon social links
Additional user profile fields
Support for 20+ social services

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about WP About Author

Yes. You can change the layout, background, border, and avatar shape and size directly from the settings panel.

You can display text or icons linking to over 20 popular social services including Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Reddit, GitHub, Stack Overflow, and more.

Yes. You can enable or disable the bio on posts, pages, archives, search results, and even RSS feeds.