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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Author Bio

14 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Author Bio

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for author bio comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 14 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 14 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author... Best overall 87/100
  2. 2. Simple Author Box 86/100
  3. 3. Molongui Authorship 85/100
  4. 4. WP Post Author 82/100
  5. 5. Author Box WP Lens 81/100
  6. 6. Cool Author Box 79/100
  7. 7. About Author 77/100
  8. 8. Individual Multisite Author 76/100
  9. 9. Authorsy 72/100
  10. 10. Starbox 71/100
  11. 11. WP About Author 66/100
  12. 12. Author Bio Box 50/100
  13. 13. Simple Author Bio 47/100
  14. 14. Author Spotlight 46/100
2 Simple Author Box
Free by WebFactory

Simple Author Box

Add a responsive author box or guest author box with social icons to any post. Great author box for any site!

4.3★
from 114 ratings
90k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
86

WPScore

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3 Molongui Authorship
Free by Molongui

Molongui Authorship

All-in-One Authorship Solution: Seamless Author Box, Guest Authors, and Co-Authors to enhance your site's authority, credibility, engagement, and SEO.

4.7★
from 158 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
85

WPScore

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4 WP Post Author
Free by AF themes

WP Post Author

WP Post Author is the ultimate solution for an Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors, and Local Avatars. Easily manage Author Bios, Co-authors, …

4.2★
from 22 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
82

WPScore

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5 Author Box WP Lens
Free by Netrr

Author Box WP Lens

A plugin which provides an author box for your WordPress blog. Originally known as "Author Box for Divi."

5★
from 12 ratings
900+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
81

WPScore

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6 Cool Author Box
Free by Hossni Mubarak

Cool Author Box

Cool Author Box displays an responsive author box with social media links to your widget and post content area.

5★
from 2 ratings
600+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
79

WPScore

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7 About Author
Free by Weblizar - WordPress Themes & Plugin

About Author

Display Blog Authors Information In Style you can publish blog users profile into any Page or Post in your WordPress sites.

4.4★
from 5 ratings
200+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
77

WPScore

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9 Authorsy
Free by Apselo

Authorsy

Authorsy is a powerful WordPress author box plugin. Add customizable author profiles, multiple authors, guest authors, bios, social links, and post ra …

1k+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
72

WPScore

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10 Starbox
Free by SEO Squirrly

Starbox

Starbox is the Author Box for Humans. Professional Themes to choose from, HTML5, Social Media Profiles, Google Authorship

4.5★
from 203 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
May 2025
Tested to
WP 6.8.8
71

WPScore

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14 Author Spotlight
Free by Debashish

Author Spotlight

A Sidebar widget to display the Author(s) profile on any Page or Post along with Social web links.

4.5★
from 2 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Feb 2017
Tested to
WP 4.7.35
46

WPScore

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