Social Author Box
Creates an "Author Box" Widget with the author's picture, bio and social media links.
Maintenance 20/1002706d since update
Active installs
10
Downloads
3,498
Reviews
0
Age
11.7y
Tagssidebarauthor box
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
- Upload Social Author Box to the
/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Add social media profile links on the user profile page
Frequently Asked Questions
Installation Instructions
- Upload Social Author Box to the
/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Add social media profile links on the user profile page
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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

