Simple plugin which allows you to display author/user info inside WordPress widget. Smart feature of this plugin is user/author "auto detection" which means that it can optionally show author of current post on single post templates or on specific author archive.

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1.1.5

• WP 6.6 compatibility tested
• Patched a minor security issue

1.1.4

• WP 6.3 compatibility tested
• Patched a minor security issue

1.1.3

• Fixed: Compatibility with Widget editor in WP 5.8

1.1.2

• Added: Notification for meks plugins

1.1.1

• Fixed: Co-authors were being displayed on author archives (appeared in version 1.1)

1.1

• Added: Option to limit characters in author description
• Added: Support to work with for Co-authors plus WordPress plugin (if "auto detect author" is checked)

1.0.9

• Fixed: "Link author name" and "Link author avatar" not working if "Display author all posts archive link" option was not checked

1.0.8

• Full compatibility with WordPress 4.3

1.0.6

• Added a possibility for developers to override widget template through WordPress themes

1.0.5

• Added an option to specify custom URL and override author default archive link

1.0.4

• Full compatibility with new WordPress customizer in WP 3.9+

1.0.3

• Optimization for websites with large number of users

1.0.2

• Added translation files (en_US)

1.0.1

• Link to avatar option bug fixed

1.0

• Initial release

1. Upload meks-smart-author-widget.zip to plugins via WordPress admin panel or upload unzipped folder to your wp-content/plugins/ folder
2. Activate the plugin through the "Plugins" menu in WordPress
3. Go to Appearance -> Widgets to add and setup the widget

Widget options interface



Widget in action