Is Author Popup free?

Yes, Author Popup is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use Author Popup?

Author Popup has 10 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Author Popup alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Author Popup include Edit Author Slug, WP Meta and Date Remover, Hide/Remove Metadata. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Author Popup work with the latest WordPress?

Author Popup has been tested up to WordPress 3.0.5. It requires WordPress 2.0+ and PHP false+.

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Author Popup

Name: Author Popup
Author: karthikeyan_blaze

A CSS popup will appear by hovering on an author link with user profile & social links.

By karthikeyan_blaze·Author·Free

·10 active installs·Updated 14 years ago

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As of April 2026, Author Popup is a WordPress author plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 7.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Edit Author Slug.

0/5Rating

10active installs

7.9K+total downloads

15 yearssince 2011

Overview

This plugin does the same thing as the the_author tag, displays the author name, only this time it’s linked to hidden layer (div). By clicking on the author link the hidden layer(div) pop’s up with author info gathered from the profile page, plus gravatar photo (if author email is assigned with one) & social links from profile custom fields.