tidyplugins

<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.

Tom Morton

wpinit

<p>No one likes long load times, but we all want to be able to share our content via Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks. These take a long time to load. Paradox? Not anymore! With WPSocialite (utilizing David Bushell’s amazing SocialiteJS plugin [http://www.socialitejs.com/]) we can manage the loading process of our social sharing links. Load them on hover, on page scroll, and more!</p>
<h4>Template Tag</h4>
<pre><code><?php
$args = array(
    'size' => 'large', //choose which size buttons to display.
    'url' => 'http://google.com', //use this to override the url that is sent to WPSocialite. Not recommended to use in loop.
    'button_override' => 'facebook,twitter-share,twitter-follow,pinterest,linkedin,gplus,stumbleupon' //used to override buttons that are displayed. Add and remove as needed.
);
wpsocialite_markup( $args ); ?>
</code></pre>
<h4>Shortcode</h4>
<pre><code>[wpsocialite size="small" url="http://google.com" button_override="facebook,twitter-share,twitter-follow,pinterest,linkedin,gplus,stumbleupon"]
</code></pre>


WPSocialite

Long page loads aren't fun for anyone. Use WPSocialite to take control of heavy social sharing links and load them how you want!

Tidy Author Box vs WPSocialite