Author Spotlight (Widget)
A Sidebar widget to display the Author(s) profile on any Page or Post along with Social web links.
4.5(2 reviews)
·100 active installs·Updated 9 years agoAs of April 2026, Author Spotlight (Widget) is a WordPress author plugin with 100 active installations and a 4.5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 29K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Edit Author Slug.
4.5/52 reviews
100active installs
29K+total downloads
17 yearssince 2009
Overview
Author Spotlight widget displays the profile of the author(s) with Social links (example: Twitter, Facebook) and his/her profile picture or Gravatar on any post or page that has an Author. The widget automatically detects the current author(s) of the displayed post or page; just drag and drop the widget on your sidebar and you are done.
To display a custom photograph with the Author’s Profile you may install the User Photo. In absence of this plugin the widget will fall-back to displaying the Gravatar associated with the user. If your posts have multiple authors you may use the Co-Authors Plus, the Author Spotlight will then display all the author profiles one below another for such post/page.
Note that installing the User Photo or Co-Author plugin is purely optional, this widget wi…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 4.7.33 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
3.4
- Fixed Readme file, as WordPress plugin page was not displaying the FAQs correctly. Minor code clean-up.
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