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Author Bio Widget

By Ray Viljoen
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Description

The Author Bio Widget displays some basic information about the author of the page or post being viewed.

The bio includes the author’s gravatar, nickname and bio information as set in the user profile.
The author’s name will also link to the main blogroll filtered by content from the same author.

The widget settings include a custom title and a size option for the gravatar ( profile picture ).

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Screenshots

  • Sample Bio with some styling applied.
  • Widget Settings.
  • Sample Bio with some styling applied on a blog page.

Installation

  1. Upload the author-bio-widget directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. Add widget through the WordPress widgets menu and customise.

FAQ

Which name will be used in the bio?

The ‘Nickname’ field will be used in the author bio and can be managed from the user profile in the admin menu.

Why is no author information being displayed?

Make sure the ‘Biographical Info’ field is completed in the user profile settings.

What if the author has no gravatar?

WordPress provides a default gravatar for any authors without one.
The default can be changed in the admin menu under discussion settings.

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Contributors & Developers

“Author Bio Widget” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors
  • Fubra
  • ray.viljoen

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Changelog

1.0

  • First Release.

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  • Version: 1.0
  • Last updated: 12 years ago
  • Active installations: 100+
  • WordPress Version: 3.0 or higher
  • Tested up to: 3.1.4
  • Language:
    English (US)
  • Tags:
    authorauthor bioprofileuser profilewidget
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