About the Author Advanced
This plugin creates a sidebar widget which displays the post/page author's information.
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·50 active installs·Updated 13 years agoAs of April 2026, About the Author Advanced is a WordPress author plugin with 50 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 14K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Edit Author Slug.
5/51 reviews
50active installs
14K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
This plugin creates a sidebar widget which displays information about the author of a post or page.
Configurable settings include:
- Adds contact fields to the user settings page including phone number, facebook, twitter and linkedin
- Toggle user fields to display including email address, website, bio, phone, company and social media links
- Configurable gravatar image display
- Display widget on posts, pages or both
- Text labels for various fields
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.4.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
0.2.3
- Fixed a bug causing the widget not to appear on some posts
Contributors
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