by Ben Sibley
4.9 (101 reviews)
Author Rank #236
Author is designed for publishers who want readers. That's why Author is fast, responsive, accessibility-ready, and optimally designed for reading....
Rank
#236
Downloads
297.8K
Version
1.57
Rating
4.9
101 reviews
Description
Author is designed for publishers who want readers. That's why Author is fast, responsive, accessibility-ready, and optimally designed for reading. All scripts and stylesheets are minified, concatenated, and conditionally loaded to maximize performance. The layout adapts fluidly to all screen sizes to enhance usability. As one of few accessibility-ready themes, it performs well for users with wide ranges of disabilities. Based on the ancient Van de Graaf canon, Author features a layout that promotes readability. Use Author to create a simple blog, magazine, or news website. The simple and minimalist design works great for gaming, business, fashion, music, food, travel, and photography niches. Now with complete WooCommerce support for eCommerce stores and fully compatible with the new Gutenberg post editor. Preview Author now on desktop, tablets, and mobile devices with the interactive live demo: https://www.competethemes.com/demos/?theme=author
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Theme Details
- Version
- 1.57
- Last Updated
- Jun 29, 2026
- Requires WP
- PHP Version
- 5.6.40+
- Author
- Ben Sibley
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Author WordPress theme has 3,000+ active installations on WordPress.org.
Author holds a 4.9 out of 5 star rating based on 101 reviews on WordPress.org.
The Author theme is created by Ben Sibley and published on the official WordPress.org theme directory.
The latest version of the Author theme is 1.57. It was last updated on June 29, 2026.
Yes. Author is a free WordPress theme available to download and install from the WordPress.org theme directory.