{"id":20520,"date":"2023-08-30T10:00:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T08:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/?p=20520"},"modified":"2023-10-18T12:17:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T10:17:50","slug":"best-author-bio-box-plugins-for-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/best-author-bio-box-plugins-for-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Best Author Bio Box Plugins for WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]You must have wondered at some point who is behind all the content on your favourite websites. So have your visitors.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]An author bio box is an easy way to help them to it: a <strong>short bio offers context to your visitors<\/strong>, and presents a more personal image. You can also use the author box to <strong>promote your contributors\u2019 other projects<\/strong>, such as social media pages or personal blogs, if you so prefer,<strong> flaunt your contributing authors\u2019 credentials<\/strong>, or simply offer your visitors a chance to attach a face to the content.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Our preferred method of introducing new features to a website is using a theme feature. However, not everyone can afford a professionally made theme, and besides, many professionally made themes simply do not come with this feature. In those cases a plugin ought to be able to help.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]So, without further ado, we give you our list of best author bio box plugins for WordPress. Here are the plugins we will be discussing:<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;22px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#qi-addons-for-elementor\">Qi Addons for Elementor<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#qi-blocks-for-gutenberg\">Qi Blocks for Gutenberg<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#molongui-author-box-guest-authors-co-authors\">Molongui Author Box, Guest Authors &amp; Co-Authors<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#author-bio-box\">Author Bio Box<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#simple-author-box\">Simple Author Box<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#author-avatars-list-block\">Author Avatars List\/Block<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#co-authors-plus\">Co-Authors Plus<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#starbox\">Starbox<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#wp-post-author\">WP Post Author<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;81px&#8221;][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;new-top-picks-banner&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"qi-addons-for-elementor\"><\/a>Qi Addons for Elementor<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Qi-Addons-for-Elementor-free-and-premium.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Qi Addons for Elementor free and premium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Qi-Addons-for-Elementor-free-and-premium.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Qi-Addons-for-Elementor-free-and-premium-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Qi-Addons-for-Elementor-free-and-premium-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Qi-Addons-for-Elementor-free-and-premium-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The fantastic <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/qi-addons-for-elementor\/\">Qi Addons for Elementor<\/a> plugin represents a rich <strong>collection of 100+ flexible widgets<\/strong> for the popular page builder. Among them, you\u2019ll find the <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/qi-addons-for-elementor\/author-info\">Author Info widget<\/a>, a flexible little widget that can make an amazing addition to your pages. It allows you to<strong> easily display author info or short bio, with a picture, a signature, social links<\/strong> and more. Being fully customizable, the widget can be tweaked to fit your branding to perfection. You can play around with image shape and format, add backgrounds, and of course choose the typography. What\u2019s best, when you get Qi Addons, you get all the other amazing widgets so in addition to Author Info you\u2019ll also be able to use other amazing solutions, such as advanced and interactive sliders, image marquee, image hotspots, various progress bars and much more.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"qi-blocks-for-gutenberg\"><\/a>Qi Blocks for Gutenberg<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Qi-Blocks-For-Gutenberg-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Qi Blocks For Gutenberg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Qi-Blocks-For-Gutenberg-2.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Qi-Blocks-For-Gutenberg-2-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Qi-Blocks-For-Gutenberg-2-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Qi-Blocks-For-Gutenberg-2-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]If you prefer working with the default WordPress block editor &#8211; Gutenberg &#8211; you\u2019ll be glad to hear that there\u2019s an analog plugin for you that has all the same functionalities as Qi Addons for Elementor. <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/qi-blocks-for-gutenberg\/\">Qi Blocks for Gutenberg<\/a> brings you <strong>48 free and 33 premium blocks<\/strong> to choose from, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/qi-blocks-for-gutenberg\/author-info\/\">Author Info block<\/a>. Again, like with Qi Addons, you can <strong>tweak this block to perfection by adjusting everything from size and padding to background, typography and content<\/strong>. What\u2019s best, this particular block is free.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"molongui-author-box-guest-authors-co-authors\"><\/a>Molongui Author Box, Guest Authors &amp; Co-Authors<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Molongui.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Molongui\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Molongui.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Molongui-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Molongui-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Molongui-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/molongui-authorship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Molongui<\/a> is a free, yet comprehensive solution to your author bio box needs. It offers multiple box layouts with fully customizable position, alignment, colour, text (complete with RTL support), and size. You can even <strong>use custom local avatars<\/strong> \u2013 a great feature if a user\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/what-is-gravatar-and-how-to-get-one\/\">Gravatar picture<\/a> is not suitable for the type of content you are hosting (violent or gory, say, while you are running a family-friendly website), or even if you simply want some uniformity. And you don\u2019t even have to bother with designing custom avatars yourselves \u2013 this plugin will automatically generate an acronym-based one for you. You can also choose what information on your authors to offer to your visitors \u2013 name, avatar, personal website, e-mail, bio, and social media channels (with over 90 social media icons supported).[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]This plugin also <strong>supports co-authorship<\/strong>, allowing you to <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-publish-wordpress-posts-with-multiple-authors\/\">assign a post to multiple authors<\/a> and credit them properly, and guest authorship, for contributors who do not have WordPress accounts but whom you would nonetheless want to properly credit.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The plugin\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.molongui.com\/authorship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pro version<\/a> offers even more customization options and placement of the author boxes in sidebars and other areas of your website, among other useful features.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"author-bio-box\"><\/a>Author Bio Box<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Author-Bio-Box.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Author Bio Box\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Author-Bio-Box.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Author-Bio-Box-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Author-Bio-Box-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Author-Bio-Box-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/author-bio-box\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Author Bio Box<\/a> is a <strong>free and simple plugin<\/strong> which provides you with <strong>all the basic options<\/strong> you could expect from a bio box. You get some simple styling options for text colour and Gravatar picture size, and a small set of new fields for the author profile page: a personal website, social networks, and author bio. The box so generated can be set to appear in each post, the post and the home page, or in another part of the website (such as an About Us or Meet the Team page), but the latter setting requires a little fiddling with the code. If you are looking for a <strong>bare-bones, no-frills author bio box plugin<\/strong>, this is probably a great choice for you.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"simple-author-box\"><\/a>Simple Author Box<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Simple-Author-Box.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Simple Author Box\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Simple-Author-Box.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Simple-Author-Box-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Simple-Author-Box-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Simple-Author-Box-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]As the name suggests, <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/simple-author-box\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Simple Author Box<\/a> is an easy way of <strong>adding an author bio box<\/strong> to your WordPress website from the plugin\u2019s settings page. Each contributing author can then configure their own author box: fill out their bio, provide a link to their personal website, and include social media profiles, complete with icons (with over 30 social media networks supported). This free plugin also boasts <strong>a range of styling options<\/strong>, allowing you to tweak the plugin to fit your website\u2019s style and layout. Also supported are right-to-left languages.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"author-avatars-list-block\"><\/a>Author Avatars List\/Block<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Author-Avatars.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Author Avatars\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Author-Avatars.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Author-Avatars-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Author-Avatars-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Author-Avatars-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]A versatile author bio box plugin, <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/author-avatars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Author Avatars List\/Block<\/a> has <strong>a range of useful applications beyond the basics<\/strong>. It provides you with a Gutenberg block and a shortcode which you can configure to show a single author\u2019s picture and bio, but also <strong>specific groups of authors<\/strong> (all your tech writers, say) \u2013 a useful feature for multi-author posts or if you have more or less permanent groups of contributors. You can choose the order in which these boxes are shown, and choose whether or not to display name and\/or bio.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"co-authors-plus\"><\/a>Co-Authors Plus<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Co-Authors-Plus.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Co-Authors Plus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Co-Authors-Plus.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Co-Authors-Plus-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Co-Authors-Plus-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Co-Authors-Plus-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]If you are running a website with <strong>many co-authored posts<\/strong>, you will definitely have plenty of reasons to appreciate <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/co-authors-plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Co-Authors Plus<\/a>. The main purpose of the plugin is to <strong>allow a post to have more than one author<\/strong>, and that it does rather well. A secondary function is to create profiles for guest authors who do not have WordPress accounts, which is certainly an advantage. You can assign these guest authors e-mail addresses, websites and other contact info, but they do not come with author bio boxes by default. However, if all you need is their website and contact information, this plugin might still be a good choice for you.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"starbox\"><\/a>Starbox \u2013 the Author Box for Humans<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Starbox.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Starbox\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Starbox.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Starbox-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Starbox-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Starbox-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/starbox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Starbox<\/a>\u2019s claim to fame is the beautiful style of the author bio box \u2013 fit to make your authors stars. You can use this plugin to <strong>create and style author boxes for your authors<\/strong>, with their bios, job titles, company (with a link to the company\u2019s website), social media icons and other data. You can even have different themes for individual authors, or choose not to display a box at all for certain authors. If you particularly want to promote an author, <strong>they can have the spotlight<\/strong>: a box at the top of a post. You can also upload your own images for each author, in case you wish to make them uniform or appropriate for your website.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]These boxes are SEO-optimized and integrate Google-authorship, meaning that your author\u2019s avatar will appear next to the search result.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"wp-post-author\"><\/a>WP Post Author<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/WP-Post-Author.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"WP Post Author\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/WP-Post-Author.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/WP-Post-Author-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/WP-Post-Author-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/WP-Post-Author-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-post-author\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WP Post Author<\/a> is a no-frills plugin which allows you to create author pages and author bio boxes with ease. You can use it to <strong>create author profile widgets<\/strong>, too. It is easy enough to configure, providing you with fields for the author\u2019s role, e-mail, website, bio, and profiles on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, all of which you can set to be shown (if available) or hidden at will. The plugin also offers <strong>some styling options<\/strong>, the better to fit your website.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\">In Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]We hope this list will help you select the author bio box plugin that\u2019s just right for you. All of the above plugins are tested for recent releases of WordPress and are free, with some being easier to use than others, but this user friendliness comes at a cost: those which are easiest to set up and use are usually lighter on the features side. So, if you are looking for a quick and simple solution, try WP Post Author, Simple Author Box or Author Bio box. If you are willing to invest the time in styling your author bio box, or if profile pictures are important to you and you want to bypass Gravatar, Starbox or Molongui are the ones you need to look into. If you are running a blog with a lot of guest authors and one-time contributors who do not have WordPress user accounts, try combining a plugin you like with Co-Authors Plus to give credit where credit is due. Finally, if you\u2019re looking for a comprehensive, rich and all-around solution that will bring you so much more than just a way to display author bio, then Qi Blocks and Qi Addons are your thing. 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