Plugin info

Total downloads: 14,052
Active installs: 60
Total reviews: 1
Average rating: 5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 9/14/2012 (4856 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 7/24/2012 (13 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 3.0
Tested up to WordPress version: 3.4.2
Minimum PHP version: f

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Possibly abandoned • Last updated 4856 days ago • 1 reviews

22/100

Is About the Author Advanced abandoned?

Possibly abandoned (last update 4856 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 3.0
Tested up to: 3.4.2
Requires PHP: f

Developers

Languages

Similar & Alternatives

Explore plugins with similar tags, and compare key metrics like downloads, ratings, updates, support, and WP/PHP compatibility.

Ninja Footers
Rating 5.0/5 (5 reviews)Active installs 200

Description

This plugin creates a sidebar widget which displays information about the author of a post or page.

Configurable settings include:

  • Adds contact fields to the user settings page including phone number, facebook, twitter and linkedin
  • Toggle user fields to display including email address, website, bio, phone, company and social media links
  • Configurable gravatar image display
  • Display widget on posts, pages or both
  • Text labels for various fields

Installation

  1. Go to the Plugins => Add New page.
  2. Enter ‘About the Author Advanced’ (without quotes) in the textbox and click the ‘Search Plugins’ button.
  3. In the list of relevant Plugins click the ‘Install’ link for Plugin Options Starter Kit on the right hand side of the page.
  4. Click the ‘Install Now’ button on the popup page.
  5. Click ‘Activate Plugin’ to finish installation.
  6. Configure display uptons in the WordPress Admin under Settings => About the Author Advanced
  7. Activate the widget under Appearance => Widgets

Frequently Asked Questions

No FAQ available

Review feed

No reviews available

Screenshots

  1. Widget with all fields displayed

    Widget with all fields displayed

  2. Widget with gravatar, bio and email displayed

    Widget with gravatar, bio and email displayed

  3. Widget with only contact information displayed

    Widget with only contact information displayed

  4. Sidebar widget settings

    Sidebar widget settings

  5. Complete plugin settings

    Complete plugin settings

Changelog

0.2.3

  • Fixed a bug causing the widget not to appear on some posts

0.2.2

  • Added Google+ as an icon option

0.2.1

  • Fixed issue with saving customized language options

0.2

  • Added several customizable language options

0.1.1

  • Fixed a bug caused by a bad variable

0.1

  • Plugin released