Plugin info

Total downloads: 3,498
Active installs: 10
Total reviews: 0
Average rating: 0
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 8/4/2018 (2706 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 5/1/2014 (11 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 3.5
Tested up to WordPress version: 4.9.28
Minimum PHP version: f

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Possibly abandoned • Last updated 2706 days ago

20/100

Is Social Author Box abandoned?

Possibly abandoned (last update 2706 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 3.5
Tested up to: 4.9.28
Requires PHP: f

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Description

This plugin will create an authorbox widget that you can place in a sidebar. The widget displays the users gravatar, biographical info and icons linking to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google Plus.

Edit the users profile page and provide the necessary information. The social media links should be full URL:s, i e
http://www.facebook.com/joe-smith
http://www.twitter.com/joe-smith

Installation

  1. Upload Social Author Box to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. Add social media profile links on the user profile page

Frequently Asked Questions

Installation Instructions

  1. Upload Social Author Box to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. Add social media profile links on the user profile page

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Screenshots

  1. The plugin placed in the sidebar

    The plugin placed in the sidebar

  2. The plugin configuration options

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Changelog

1.0

  • Initial Release

1.1

  • Added screenshots

1.11

  • Added screenshots

1.12

  • Renamed screenshots

1.13

  • WP.org graphics

1.14

  • Options to include (or exclude) CSS. Fixed various PHP error and updated the WP_Widget __construct method