Who should use WP About Author?

WP About Author is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners.

Does WP About Author have a free plan?

Yes — WP About Author is free to use.

What platforms does WP About Author run on?

WP About Author runs on the web.

Is WP About Author still active?

Unverified. WP About Author has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to WP About Author?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include About Author, Awesome WordPress Author Bio, and Simple Author Bio.

Who develops WP About Author?

WP About Author is developed by Jon Bishop.

When did WP About Author launch?

WP About Author first shipped in 2010.

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WP About Author

Name: WP About Author
Author: Jon Bishop

wordpress.orgOther creative

WP About Author is a WordPress plugin for displaying customizable author biographies below posts and other site content. It provides layout, border, background, avatar, visibility, and social-link settings for WordPress site owners.

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Overview

7 features

WP About Author sits in PulseGate's Other creative category. It focuses on adding styled author biographies and social links to WordPress content without custom development. WP About Author is a B2B product aimed at wordPress site owners. WP About Author costs nothing to use. It runs on the web.

Jon Bishop builds and maintains WP About Author, and it first shipped in 2010. Among its 7 catalogued features are author bios, layout styles, and avatar customization. The interface is available in English and Armenian.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Author bios
Layout styles
Avatar customization
Social links
Profile fields
Display controls
SVG icons

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BrowserCloud-managed

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Verified signals

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Frequently asked questions about WP About Author

What does WP About Author do?: WP About Author focuses on adding styled author biographies and social links to WordPress content without custom development. It is catalogued under Other creative on PulseGate.
Who should use WP About Author?: WP About Author is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners.
Does WP About Author have a free plan?: Yes — WP About Author is free to use.
What platforms does WP About Author run on?: WP About Author runs on the web.
Is WP About Author still active?: Unverified. WP About Author has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to WP About Author?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include About Author, Awesome WordPress Author Bio, and Simple Author Bio.About Author Awesome WordPress Author Bio Simple Author Bio
Who develops WP About Author?: WP About Author is developed by Jon Bishop.
When did WP About Author launch?: WP About Author first shipped in 2010.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English, Armenian
First seen: 7 Aug 2026
Built for: WordPress site owners
Model: B2B
Solves: Adding styled author biographies and social links to WordPress content without custom development.

Registered as

WordPress.org: wp-about-author

Developer

Jon Bishop

Index record

Indexed: 7 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Aug 2026
Last seen: 7 Aug 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: wp-about-author-wordpress-org
Lifecycle last checked: 9 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 7 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 7 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-about-author

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