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<p><strong>Tidy Author Box</strong> is the easiest way to add a professional author box to your WordPress posts. Display an author bio, custom avatar, and social media links — with a dedicated Gutenberg block and shortcode. No coding required.</p>
<p>Whether you run a single-author blog or a multi-author publication, Tidy Author Box gives each writer a polished author profile that builds credibility and encourages readers to explore more content.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Custom avatar upload</strong> — not limited to Gravatar</li>
<li><strong>Author bio</strong> — synced with the WordPress profile</li>
<li><strong>5 social networks</strong> — Website, X, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook (15 more with Pro)</li>
<li><strong>Job title / role</strong> — display a title under the author name</li>
<li><strong>Gutenberg block</strong> — insert an author box anywhere in the editor</li>
<li><strong>Shortcode</strong> — <code>[tidy_author_box]</code> or <code>[tidy_author_box user_id="123"]</code></li>
<li><strong>2 display styles</strong> — Default and Card</li>
<li><strong>Position control</strong> — before content, after content, or both</li>
<li><strong>Post type selection</strong> — choose which content types show the box</li>
<li><strong>Schema.org structured data</strong> for SEO</li>
<li><strong>Responsive design</strong> — looks great on all devices</li>
<li><strong>Co-authors</strong> — assign multiple authors to a single post</li>
<li><strong>Import tool</strong> — migrate from other author box plugins</li>
</ul>
<h4>Pro Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>15 additional social networks (YouTube, Bluesky, Pinterest, TikTok, Threads, Discord, Twitch, and more)</li>
<li>3 additional styles: Minimal, Banner, and Custom (with live builder)</li>
<li>Custom style & colors builder</li>
<li>Guest authors (no WordPress account needed)</li>
<li>Author box on archive pages</li>
<li>Sidebar widget</li>
<li>Export / Import JSON</li>
<li>Priority support</li>
</ul>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to Gravatar to display user avatars as a fallback when no custom avatar has been uploaded.</p>
<ul>
<li>What the service is and what it is used for: Gravatar is a globally recognized avatar service operated by Automattic. The plugin uses WordPress core’s <code>get_avatar()</code> / <code>get_avatar_url()</code> to render an avatar image for an author when the user has not uploaded a custom avatar via this plugin.</li>
<li>What data is sent and when: a SHA-256 hash of the user’s email address is sent to gravatar.com each time an author avatar needs to be rendered (front-end author box, admin user list, onboarding screen). No raw email, name, or IP address is transmitted by the plugin itself; the request is performed by the visitor’s browser when the avatar URL is loaded.</li>
<li>Service provider: Automattic Inc.</li>
<li>Terms of service: https://wordpress.com/tos/</li>
<li>Privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/</li>
</ul>


Tidy Author Box

Display a responsive author box with custom avatar, author bio, and social links below your posts. Gutenberg block included.

ThemesCraft.co

<p>Social follow links shortcode. Built on FontAwesome icons.  30 social networks supported: 500px, behance, bitbucket, delicious, deviantart, digg, dribbble, etsy, facebook, flickr, foursquare, github, google-plus, instagram, lastfm, linkedin, medium, mixcloud, odnoklassniki, quora, reddit, skype, slideshare, soundcloud, spotify, tumblr, twitter, vimeo, vk, wordpress, youtube</p>
<h4>Usage example</h4>
<ul>
<li>
<p>This shortcode can be used in posts, pages and widgets areas:<br />
[sme_social_links facebook=”follow_link” float=”right” skin=”dark” shape=”circle” size=”medium”]</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>For placement in the php code, use function:<br />
do_shortcode(‘[sme_social_links facebook=”follow_link”]’)</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h4>Shortcode settings</h4>
<h4>Skins</h4>
<ul>
<li>light</li>
<li>dark</li>
</ul>
<h4>Shape</h4>
<ul>
<li>circle</li>
<li>square</li>
</ul>
<h4>Size</h4>
<ul>
<li>medium</li>
<li>large</li>
<li>xlarge</li>
</ul>
<h4>Floating</h4>
<ul>
<li>right</li>
<li>left</li>
</ul>
<h4>Supported networks</h4>
<ul>
<li>500px</li>
<li>behance</li>
<li>bitbucket</li>
<li>delicious</li>
<li>deviantart</li>
<li>digg</li>
<li>dribbble</li>
<li>etsy</li>
<li>facebook</li>
<li>flickr</li>
<li>foursquare</li>
<li>github</li>
<li>google-plus</li>
<li>instagram</li>
<li>lastfm</li>
<li>linkedin</li>
<li>medium</li>
<li>mixcloud</li>
<li>odnoklassniki</li>
<li>quora</li>
<li>skype</li>
<li>slideshare</li>
<li>soundcloud</li>
<li>spotify</li>
<li>tumblr</li>
<li>twitter</li>
<li>vimeo</li>
<li>vk</li>
<li>wordpress</li>
<li>youtube</li>
</ul>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<ul>
<li>Based on Font Awesome (http://fontawesome.io),  font is licensed under SIL OFL 1.1.(http://scripts.sil.org/OFL), css file is licensed under MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.html)</li>
</ul>


Social Media Engine

Social follow links shortcode. Built on FontAwesome icons.  30 social networks supported: 500px, behance, bitbucket, delicious, deviantart, digg, drib …

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