Description

WP Author Box adds a customizable author box at the end of WordPress posts, displaying photo, biography, social links, and the author’s publication count. Designed for multi-author blogs, digital magazines, and news portals, the plugin gives a face and credibility to every article, connecting the reader to the profile of the author who signs the content right after reading.

Key Features of WP Author Box

  • Box below content
    Automatically inserts the author block at the end of posts via the_content filter.
  • Full author profile
    Shows avatar, name, description, and role of the user registered in the WordPress dashboard.
  • Social media icons
    Displays links to the author’s social media profiles set in the user field.
  • Visual customization
    Adjusts colors, typography, borders, and alignment directly from the settings panel.
  • Shortcode support
    Allows inserting the box in any theme location using [wp_author_box] manually.

Benefits of WP Author Box

  • More editorial credibility
    Links each post to a real author, strengthening authority and reader confidence.
  • Increased site time
    Directs readers to other articles and the same author’s social profiles.
  • SEO E-E-A-T signal
    Boosts authorship and expertise, criteria valued by search engine algorithms.
  • Expanded social engagement
    Facilitates the audience following the author on social networks directly from the read post.

Who Is WP Author Box for?

  • Blogs with multiple contributors who need to identify who signs each article.
  • Digital magazines and news portals that value the editorial presence of journalists.
  • Those who want to strengthen content authority and improve authorship signals for SEO.
  • Niche sites with guest columnists who want to promote the authors’ social profiles.

How to Download WP Author Box

WP Author Box is available for download here on Ultrapack. After saving the .zip file, go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin, select the package and activate the component. Then the author box will automatically appear at the end of each published post.

For editorial blogs and content portals, WP Author Box solves the lack of visual identity of authors at the end of articles, turning the post footer into a credibility showcase. The centralized configuration allows standardizing the layout site-wide without editing theme templates, maintaining visual consistency across articles from different authors.

Frequently asked questions

Is WP Author Box GPL-licensed?

Yes. WP Author Box is distributed under the GPL (GNU General Public License). You may legally use, modify and redistribute it on as many sites as you want.

Can I use WP Author Box on multiple sites?

Yes. You can install WP Author Box on as many sites as you want. Only automatic updates through Ultrapack Auto Updater have a limit: from 3 to 80 sites, depending on the plan.

How much does WP Author Box cost at Ultrapack?

WP Author Box costs US$2.99 as a single purchase, and it is also included in the subscription plans starting at US$12/mo (VIP I).

Does WP Author Box include updates?

Yes. The current version of WP Author Box is 2.0.7, published at Ultrapack on May 9, 2016. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).

Is WP Author Box scanned before publication?

Yes. Every version of WP Author Box goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.