Description
At a glance
Simple Author Box v2.61 — free WordPress plugin download. Key facts: 90K+ active installs · 4.3/5 rating from 115 reviews · updated August 16, 2026 · requires WordPress 4.6+ & PHP 5.6+.
Simple Author Box adds a responsive author box at the end of your posts, showing the author name, author gravatar and author description – author bio. It also adds over 30 social profile fields on WordPress user profile screen, allowing to display the author social icons in the author box.
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Main Features
- Shows author gravatar, name, website, description (author bio) and social icons
- Fully customizable to match your theme design (style, color, size and text options)
- Nice looking on desktop, laptop, tablet or mobile phones
- Automatically insert the author box at the end of your post
- Option to manually insert the author box on your template file (single.php or author.php)
- Simple Author Box has RTL support
- Simple Author Box has AMP support
- Great for guest posts, and guest authors
- GDPR compatible Bunny Fonts
Simple Author Box Pro Features
Premium features only available in Simple Author Box Pro
- Change author box position to before/after content
- Choose whether the author’s name should link to its website/page/none
- Select where to show author box on
- Add rotate effect on author avatar hover
- Option to open author website link in a new tab
- Option to add “nofollow” attribute on author website link
- Choose the author website’s position: right/left
- Social icons type, style, rotate effect, shadow effect, thin border
- Option to change the color palette
- Choose the font and font sizes for the author’s job title, website, name, and description
- Enable guest authors and co-authors
- Option to use guest authors as co-authors
- Top authors widget – displays the most popular authors based of comments
- Simple author box widget – displays the users selected
Read more about the Simple Author Box advanced features.
GDPR Compatibility
We are not lawyers. Please do not take any of the following as legal advice.
Simple Author Box does not track, collect or process any user data. If you opt to use Bunny Fonts they will be loaded from a 3rd party CDN. In that case user data will be processed according to their terms of service. Based on that, we feel it’s GDPR compatible, but again, please, don’t take this as legal advice.
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I download Simple Author Box?
Simple Author Box 2.61 is the latest version. It is a WordPress plugin you can download here free of charge under the GPL license, with the complete feature set included and no trial limitations. It holds a 4.3/5 rating from 115 user reviews.
Does Simple Author Box cost anything?
No. Simple Author Box 2.61 is 100% free — the full GPL version, not a trial or demo. There are no download limits, no accounts to create, and no upsells during the download.
How do I install Simple Author Box 2.61?
Download the ZIP file from this page, then in your WordPress dashboard go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, choose the file, click Install Now, then Activate. The plugin works immediately after activation — no license key or extra setup is required for the core features.
What are the requirements for Simple Author Box?
Simple Author Box 2.61 requires WordPress 4.6 or higher and PHP 5.6 or higher. Most modern WordPress hosts already meet these versions. Running older versions may cause features to break, so update WordPress and PHP first if your site is behind.
When was Simple Author Box last updated?
Version 2.61 was last updated on August 16, 2026. This page is refreshed automatically, so the download here always matches the newest version we have verified.
Is the Simple Author Box download safe?
The file is sourced directly from the official WordPress.org repository — the same file the developer published. It is served unmodified, so what you install here is byte-identical to the official release.
Version: 2.61
Updated: October 1, 2026
Technical details
| Version | 2.61 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | August 16, 2026 |
| Active installs | 90,000+ |
| Rating | ★★★★☆ 4.3/5 (115 reviews) |
| Requires WordPress | 4.6 or higher |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 or higher |
| Author | WebFactory |
| Tags | author-bio, author-box, author-profile, author-social-icons, guest-author |
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