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Best Author Profiles & Bio Boxes plugins for WordPress

Categories Content Management

Plugins that manage author profile information and display biographies, portraits, social links, and other author details alongside published content.

Read from 131,237 plugin records - figures refreshed 4 hours ago

53 Plugins classified here Out of the plugins that have been through the classifier so far
376.8K Combined active installs Summed across the published bands, so read it as an order of magnitude
4.55 Average rating Across the 48 here that carry a rating at all

The plugins

Plugins in Author Profiles & Bio Boxes

Ranked by active installs; plugins in the same published band share a rank. Each page has a maintenance check and the alternatives.

#1

Simple Author Box

simple-author-box 90K installs · 4.3 stars
#2

User Profile Picture

metronet-profile-picture 40K installs · 4.6 stars
#3

WP User Avatars

wp-user-avatars 20K installs · 4.5 stars
#3

Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors

publishpress-authors 20K installs · 4.9 stars
#3

Co-Authors Plus

co-authors-plus 20K installs · 3.5 stars
#3

Team Members

team-members 20K installs · 4.2 stars
#3

Simple User Avatar

simple-user-avatar 20K installs · 4.6 stars
#3

Basic User Avatars

basic-user-avatars 20K installs · 4.7 stars
#9

Starbox – the Author Box for Humans

starbox 10K installs · 4.5 stars
#9

Meks Smart Author Widget

meks-smart-author-widget 10K installs · 4.5 stars
#9

Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress

molongui-authorship 10K installs · 4.7 stars
#9

VK Post Author Display

vk-post-author-display 10K installs · 4.5 stars
#9

WP Post Author – Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors & Custom Avatars

wp-post-author 10K installs · 4.2 stars
#14

Leira Letter Avatar

leira-letter-avatar 6K installs · 4.9 stars
#15

Responsive Team Members Showcase, Team Grid, Team Slider, and Staff List – Smart Team (formerly WP Team)

team-free 5K installs · 4.7 stars
#15

Avatar Manager

avatar-manager 5K installs · 4.9 stars
#15

Authors List

authors-list 5K installs · 5.0 stars
#15

WP Custom Author URL

wp-custom-author-url 5K installs · 5.0 stars
#15

Guest Author

guest-author 5K installs · 4.2 stars
#20

Author Avatars List/Block

author-avatars 4K installs · 4.8 stars
#20

User Profile Picture – Custom Local Avatars

users-profile-picture 4K installs · 5.0 stars
#20

Custom User Profile Photo

custom-user-profile-photo 4K installs · 4.4 stars
#23

User Photo

user-photo 3K installs · 4.3 stars
#23

User Avatar

user-avatar 3K installs · 4.0 stars
#23

AWSM Team – Team Showcase Plugin

awsm-team 3K installs · 4.3 stars
#26

(Simply) Guest Author Name

guest-author-name 2K installs · 4.7 stars
#26

Force First and Last Name as Display Name

force-first-last 2K installs · 4.3 stars
#26

ThemeRuby Multi Authors – Assign Multiple Writers to Posts

themeruby-multi-authors 2K installs
#26

Team Showcase – Responsive Team Members Grid, Slider & Carousel Plugin

team-showcase 2K installs · 3.4 stars
#26

WP First Letter Avatar

wp-first-letter-avatar 2K installs · 4.7 stars
#31

Authors Widget

authors 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#31

Authorsy – Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors & Post Rating

authorsy 1K installs
#31

Avatar Privacy

avatar-privacy 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#31

Visual User Description Editor

visual-user-description-editor 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#31

Author Image

sem-author-image 1K installs · 3.0 stars
#31

RS Author Info Box

rs-author-info-box 1K installs
#31

Author Bio Box

author-bio-box 1K installs · 4.8 stars
#31

Easy Author Avatar Image

easy-author-avatar-image 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#31

Extra User Details

extra-user-details 1K installs · 4.7 stars
#31

WP Post Signature

wp-post-signature 1K installs · 3.8 stars
#41

Author Box WP Lens

author-box-for-divi 900 installs · 5.0 stars
#41

Team View

team-view 900 installs
#43

Team Members Profile – Employee Directory & Staff Showcase

our-team-members 600 installs · 4.3 stars
#44

Cool Author Box – For Widget and Post Content

hm-cool-author-box-widget 500 installs · 5.0 stars
#45

Molongui Post Contributors: Multi-Role Contributor Attribution

molongui-post-contributors 400 installs · 5.0 stars
#46

bbP topic count

bbp-topic-count 300 installs · 5.0 stars
#46

Custom Profile Picture – Replace Gravatar with Your Own Images

custom-profile-picture 300 installs · 4.0 stars
#48

Author Box & Pages for E-E-A-T Optimization

author-box-pages-for-e-e-a-t-optimization 200 installs · 5.0 stars
#48

About Author

about-author 200 installs · 4.4 stars
#48

Advanced User Avatar | Custom Profile Picture Uploader for WordPress, WooCommerce, and BuddyPress

wpmake-advance-user-avatar 200 installs · 5.0 stars
#51

BP Local Avatars

bp-local-avatars 100 installs · 4.1 stars
#51

Local Profile Pics

local-profile-pics 100 installs
#51

Team List

wp-team-list 100 installs · 5.0 stars

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