Meks

<p>Simple plugin which allows you to display author/user info inside WordPress widget. Smart feature of this plugin is user/author “auto detection” which means that it can optionally show author of current post on single post templates or on specific author archive.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Flexible display options</li>
<li>Auto detect post author on single post and author templates</li>
<li>Custom avatar size</li>
<li>Link avatar image to author archive (optional)</li>
<li>Link user display name to author archive (optional)</li>
<li>Replace widget title with user display name (optional)</li>
</ul>
<p>Smart Author Widget plugin is created by <a href="https://mekshq.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Meks</a></p>
<h3>Live example?</h3>
<p>You can see Smart Author Widget live example on our <a href="https://mekshq.com/demo/typology" rel="nofollow ugc">Typology theme demo website</a></p>


Meks Smart Author Widget

Easily display your author/user profile info inside WordPress widget.

Pardeep Patel

<p>This plugin solves two common frustrations with default WordPress user profiles:</p>
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<li><strong>Inability to Change Usernames:</strong> By default, a username cannot be changed after creation. This plugin adds a simple field for administrators to update any user’s username directly from their profile page.</li>
<li><strong>Reliance on Gravatar:</strong> This plugin allows your users to set their own profile picture by selecting an image directly from the WordPress Media Library, giving them more control and overriding the default Gravatar. If no custom avatar is set, a clean placeholder image is used instead.</li>
</ol>
<p>It’s a lightweight, secure, and easy-to-use solution for enhancing user management on your WordPress site.</p>


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A simple, lightweight plugin to enhance WordPress user profiles by allowing username changes and custom avatars selected from the Media Library.

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