Nick Powers

<a href="http://nickpowers.info/wordpress-plugins/social-author-bio/" rel="nofollow ugc">Social Author Bio</a> adds a author bio box with the author’s avatar with built-in and custom social icons on pages/posts.
<h4>Examples</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://nickpowers.info/wordpress-plugins/social-author-bio/" rel="nofollow ugc">Social Author Bio Main Site</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.elirose.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Social Author Bio Example</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>New to version 2.4</h4>
Thanks for all your great suggestions
<ul>
<li>Fully integrated Google+ authorship (shows Google+ Avatar in search results)</li>
<li>Added custom field (check box) on edit screen providing the ability to disable of author box on individual pages/posts</li>
<li>New shortcode [social_bio_icons] which displays only the Social Icons</li>
<li>Ability to adjust avatar size (admin)</li>
<li>Choice of location, top or bottom, for automatic placement of Social Author Bio</li>
<li>Number of custom links increased from 5 to 10</li>
<li>Added %home% (The home URL) variable to advanced HTML section</li>
</ul>
<h4>Built in Social Icons</h4>
AIM, Digg, eMail, Facebook, Google+, iCompositions, ICQ, LinkedIn, MSN, MySpace, Pinterest, Reverbnation, Skype, Soundcloud, Technorati, Twitter, Yahoo, YouTube
<h4>Custom Social Icons</h4>
Admin can create up to 5 custom social icons
Admin can control the following options from the settings menu:
<ul>
<li>Enable/disable use of Google+ authorship sitewide</li>
<li>Complete control over HTML that produces the Social Author Bio</li>
<li>Complete control over CSS that styles the Social Author Bio</li>
<li>Enable/disable built in and custom social icons site wide</li>
<li>Admin can enable/disable Social Author Bio display on Pages, Posts, and/or shortcodes.</li>
<li>Which role to start using Social Author Bio (defaults to Contributor) </li>
<li>What prefix to display before user’s name.</li>
<li>Location of bio box, top or bottom, for automatic placement of Social Author Bio</li>
<li>Avatar size</li>
</ul>
Users can control the following options from their profile page:
<ul>
<li>Enable/disable Social Author Bio for their profile</li>
<li>Choice of website icon (WordPress, Blogger, or website)</li>
<li>Enable/disable use of Google+ authorship for their profile</li>
<li>Enable/disable the built in or custom social icons on their profile</li>
<li>Configure each social icon’s user, username, id, etc.</li>
<li>Use shortcode [social-bio] in pages/posts</li>
<li>Use shortcode [social-bio id=xxx] where xxx is a user id to display</li>
</ul>
If enabled by Admin & Author Social Author Bio is displayed automatically on post/pages.
If enabled by Admin, Authors can use the [social-bio] and/or the [social_bio_icons] shortcodes in posts/pages. 
The shortcode can be used even if the Author disables Social Author Bio in their profile. 
This allows the Author to tag selected posts with their Social Author Bio.
If you have suggestions for a new add-on, feel free to <a href="http://nickpowers.info/contact-social-author-bio/" rel="nofollow ugc">Email</a> me.
<h3>License</h3>
Copyright (C) 2012 Nick Powers
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or 
modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License 
as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 
of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, 
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of 
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the 
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License 
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software 
Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. 
<a href="www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html" rel="nofollow ugc">GPL V2.0</a>
Nick Powers 
<a href="http://nickpowers.info" rel="nofollow ugc">NickPowers.info</a> 
<a href="http://nickpowers.info/contact-social-author-bio/" rel="nofollow ugc">Email</a>

Social Author Bio

Social Author Bio automatically adds an author bio box along with Gravatar and social icons on posts. Now with built in Google Author!

AF themes

WP Post Author provides a complete solution for displaying author information, managing multiple authors, collecting post ratings, and creating user registration forms.
Features include: 
* Customizable Author Box 
* Co-Authors and Guest Authors support 
* Post Rating System 
* Recommended Posts 
* User Registration Form Builder 
* Gutenberg Blocks, Widgets, and Shortcodes
Live demo: <a href="https://tastewp.com/new/?pre-installed-plugin-slug=wp-post-author" rel="nofollow ugc">Try It Now</a> 
Documentation: <a href="https://afthemes.com/plugins/wp-post-author/docs/" rel="nofollow ugc">Docs</a> 
Video Tutorials: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5VIXAljuBg&list=PL8nUD79gscmjMx2DC7dVCkVYhoGruezzp" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube Playlist</a> 
Support: <a href="https://afthemes.com/supports/" rel="nofollow ugc">AFThemes Support</a>
<h3>Features</h3>
Author Box 
* Display author information on single posts or author pages 
* Section title, alignment, profile image shapes 
* Auto-append to content 
* Customizable settings, translatable strings 
* Gutenberg block, widgets, and shortcode support 
* PRO: Profile tab, latest posts, top rated posts, author rating, advanced color options 
* <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5VIXAljuBg" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube Tutorial</a>
Co-Authors 
* Assign multiple authors to a post 
* Create, update, delete registered users in the post meta box 
* PRO: Author rating, profile tab, latest posts, top-rated posts, single/all author profile blocks 
* <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5VIXAljuBg" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube Tutorial</a>
Guest Authors 
* Manage guest authors from the dashboard 
* Add, edit, or delete guest authors 
* PRO: Guest author rating, profile tab, latest posts, top-rated posts, single/all guest author profile blocks 
* <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qHrfDw0zCE" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube Tutorial</a>
Post Rating System 
* Enable logged-in readers to rate posts 
* Option to enable/disable globally or per post 
* PRO: Top rated posts block, ratings in dashboard, login/register page links 
* <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65OpbXOY8XU" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube Tutorial</a>
Recommended Posts 
* PRO: Auto append recommended posts to content, user-preference-based posts, advanced settings, Gutenberg block
Registration Form Builder 
* Drag & drop registration form builder 
* Customizable login and registration forms 
* ReCaptcha V2/V3 support 
* PRO: Social fields, custom login/register page selection 
* <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c62vIfQiu-c" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube Tutorial</a>
Gutenberg Blocks 
* Author Box, Author Registration, Author Login 
* PRO: Single/All Author & Guest Author Bio, Top Rated Posts, Recommended Posts 
* <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4jnoE-cFNA" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube Tutorial</a>
Widgets 
* Single post and author page author box 
* Specific and custom author widgets with social links and profile options
Shortcodes 
* <code>[wp-post-author]</code> – Display author box 
* <code>[awpa-registration-form]</code> – Display registration form 
* <code>[awpa-user-login]</code> – Display login form
Social Links 
* Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, Email, Website (display if available)
Theme Integration 
* Multiple authors byline support
 
We are also working for the enhancement of the feature.
<a href="https://tastewp.com/new/?pre-installed-plugin-slug=wp-post-author" rel="nofollow ugc">Try Live Demo</a> 
<a href="https://afthemes.com/plugins/wp-post-author/" rel="nofollow ugc">Explore More</a>
<h3>License</h3>
GPLv2 or later 
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under 
the terms of the [GNU General Public License][] as published by the Free 
Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any 
later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY 
WARRANTY. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

WP Post Author – Author Box, Co-Authors & Guest Authors

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Display author boxes, social links, co-authors, guest authors, post rating system, and user registration forms.

Social Author Bio vs WP Post Author – Author Box, Co-Authors & Guest Authors