About this plugin
Tidy Author Box is the easiest way to add a professional author box to your WordPress posts. Display an author bio, custom avatar, and social media links — with a dedicated Gutenberg block and shortcode. No coding required.
Whether you run a single-author blog or a multi-author publication, Tidy Author Box gives each writer a polished author profile that builds credibility and encourages readers to explore more content.
Key Features
- Custom avatar upload — not limited to Gravatar
- Author bio — synced with the WordPress profile
- 5 social networks — Website, X, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook (15 more with Pro)
- Job title / role — display a title under the author name
- Gutenberg block — insert an author box anywhere in the editor
- Shortcode — [tidy_author_box] or [tidy_author_box user_id="123"]
- 2 display styles — Default and Card
- Position control — before content, after content, or both
- Post type selection — choose which content types show the box
- Schema.org structured data for SEO
- Responsive design — looks great on all devices
- Co-authors — assign multiple authors to a single post
- Import tool — migrate from other author box plugins
Pro Features
- 15 additional social networks (YouTube, Bluesky, Pinterest, TikTok, Threads, Discord, Twitch, and more)
- 3 additional styles: Minimal, Banner, and Custom (with live builder)
- Custom style & colors builder
- Guest authors (no WordPress account needed)
- Author box on archive pages
- Sidebar widget
- Export / Import JSON
- Priority support
More from Tidy Plugins
If you like this plugin, take a look at the rest of the Tidy suite:
- Tidy Table of Contents — automatic, accessible table of contents
- Tidy Draft Share — share drafts via secure, expiring preview links
- Tidy Broken Link Scan — find broken links and images, no external service
External services
This plugin connects to Gravatar to display user avatars as a fallback when no custom avatar has been uploaded.
- What the service is and what it is used for: Gravatar is a globally recognized avatar service operated by Automattic. The plugin uses WordPress core’s get_avatar() / get_avatar_url() to render an avatar image for an author when the user has not uploaded a custom avatar via this plugin.
- What data is sent and when: a SHA-256 hash of the user’s email address is sent to gravatar.com each time an author avatar needs to be rendered (front-end author box, admin user list, onboarding screen). No raw email, name, or IP address is transmitted by the plugin itself; the request is performed by the visitor’s browser when the avatar URL is loaded.
- Service provider: Automattic Inc.
- Terms of service: https://wordpress.com/tos/
- Privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/