{"id":3883,"date":"2016-12-22T12:25:11","date_gmt":"2016-12-22T10:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=3883"},"modified":"2023-11-12T03:40:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T01:40:17","slug":"multi-author-wordpress-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/multi-author-wordpress-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Up a Multi-Author WordPress Blog (In 4 Simple Steps)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>These days, it&#8217;s nearly impossible for a single-person operation to keep up with the pace that users expect from authoritative blogs <sup>[1]<\/sup>. The best way to stay competitive is to set up a multi-author WordPress blog of your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>A multi-author blog enables you to add more writers to your ranks, and upgrade your editorial calendar. \ud83d\udcc5 Depending on how many authors you have, you could even publish content daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>In this tutorial, we&#8217;ll guide you through the process of setting up a multi-author blog on WordPress, including defining roles, creating author biographies, and even adding multi-author widgets. We have a lot of ground to cover, so let&#8217;s get started!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t<div class='ti-tweet-clear'><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class='ti-tweet_wrapper'>\n\t\t    \t<div class='ti-tweet_text'>\n\t\t    \t\t<a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Learn+how+to+set+up+a+multi-author+%23WordPress+%23blog+with+this+tutorial+%E2%9A%99%EF%B8%8F&via=themeisle&related=themeisle&url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/multi-author-wordpress-blog\/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Learn how to set up a multi-author #WordPress #blog with this tutorial \u2699\ufe0f<\/a>\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t<div class='ti-tweet_sharebtn'>\n\t\t    \t<a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Learn+how+to+set+up+a+multi-author+%23WordPress+%23blog+with+this+tutorial+%E2%9A%99%EF%B8%8F&via=themeisle&related=themeisle&url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/multi-author-wordpress-blog\/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Click To Tweet \n\t\t    \t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t    \t<\/a>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Set up a multi-author WordPress blog in 4 steps:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Step 1: <a href=\"#step1\">Add new authors to your WordPress site<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Step 2: <a href=\"#step2\">Define your authors&#8217; WordPress roles<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Step 3: <a href=\"#step3\">Create stylish author biographies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Step 4: <a href=\"#step4\">Display a list of your authors<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step1\">Step 1: Add new authors to your WordPress site \u270d\ufe0f<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The first step in our quest to create a multi-author blog is the simplest \u2013 WordPress enables you to add new users in a matter of minutes through your dashboard. All you have to do is go to <em>Users > Add New <\/em>and fill the form that appears there:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=286486825  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1924\" height=\"1099\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/add-new-user.png\" alt=\"The Add new user screen in the WordPress dashboard, where you can start to set up your multi-author wordPress blog.\" class=\"wp-image-3888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1890\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/add-new-user.png 1924w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:171\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/add-new-user.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:439\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/add-new-user.png 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1024\/h:585\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/add-new-user.png 1024w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:29\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/add-new-user.png 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:420\/h:240\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/add-new-user.png 420w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:695\/h:397\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/add-new-user.png 695w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1050\/h:600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/add-new-user.png 1050w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:259\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/add-new-user.png 259w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:341\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/add-new-user.png 341w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:236\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/add-new-user.png 236w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:900\/h:515\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/add-new-user.png 900w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1890\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/add-new-user.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Most of the fields are straightforward. Choose a username, enter your author&#8217;s email, first name, last name, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Create-a-Secure-Password\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">create a secure password<\/a> for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking of passwords; consider <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/how-to-add-two-factor-authentication-to-wordpress\/\">enabling two-factor authentication on your blog<\/a>. This will improve its security, and especially when dealing with multiple people logging in to do their work.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step2\">Step 2: Define your authors&#8217; WordPress roles \ud83d\udd30<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of the user creation screen, there&#8217;s a drop-down list where you can choose their WordPress roles:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=753409730  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/user-role.png\" alt=\"Adding a new user role on a multi-author wordPress blog and setting it to &quot;subscriber&quot;.\" class=\"wp-image-3889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:980\/h:283\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/user-role.png 980w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:87\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/user-role.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:222\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/user-role.png 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:14\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/user-role.png 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:480\/h:139\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/user-role.png 480w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:794\/h:229\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/user-role.png 794w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:296\/h:85\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/user-role.png 296w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:390\/h:113\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/user-role.png 390w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:78\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/user-role.png 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:980\/h:283\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/user-role.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-user-roles\/\">WordPress ships with several user roles<\/a>, which most people never use. As far as adding new authors goes, we only care about two:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Author<\/strong>: As its name implies, users with this role have permission to write, edit, publish, and even delete their own articles (but not others&#8217;). They can also upload accompanying media files.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Contributor<\/strong>: The contributor role is very similar to that of an author, but with fewer powers. They can write and publish their own posts, but can&#8217;t delete or edit them once they go live.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>While the distinction above may seem unimportant, it can make all the difference when it comes to a multi-author WordPress blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It boils down to a matter of permissions. Authors have the potential to mess with your published content, by removing or editing their own posts without your permission. Contributors, on the other hand, can&#8217;t edit or delete posts once they&#8217;re live. For this reason, we recommend that instead of choosing the <em>Author <\/em>role, you stick with the <em>Contributor <\/em>status for your new writers.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=790618739  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"971\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/contributor-role.png\" alt=\"Adding a new user role on a multi-author wordPress blog and setting it to &quot;contributor&quot;.\" class=\"wp-image-3890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:971\/h:292\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/contributor-role.png 971w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:90\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/contributor-role.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:231\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/contributor-role.png 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:15\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/contributor-role.png 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:480\/h:144\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/contributor-role.png 480w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:794\/h:239\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/contributor-role.png 794w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:296\/h:89\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/contributor-role.png 296w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:390\/h:117\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/contributor-role.png 390w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:81\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/contributor-role.png 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:971\/h:292\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/contributor-role.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>That suggestion assumes that you want to maintain editorial control over your site. If you&#8217;re happy to give your writers permission to edit or delete their own posts after they are published, then feel free to add them as <em>Authors<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step3\">Step 3: Create stylish author biographies \u2712\ufe0f<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At this point, you should&#8217;ve already added multiple authors to your site and defined their roles according to our suggestions. As things stand, you&#8217;ve already set up a multi-author blog; all that&#8217;s left to do is to add some bells and whistles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biographies usually appear as small sections at the beginning or end of each article and show a few lines of information about their respective authors.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=745302868  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/example-john-hughes.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/example-john-hughes.jpg\" alt=\"An example of an author biography on a multi-author WordPress blog.\" class=\"wp-image-3891\"\/><noscript><img data-opt-id=745302868  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/example-john-hughes.jpg\" alt=\"An example of an author biography on a multi-author WordPress blog.\" class=\"wp-image-3891\"\/></noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An example of an author biography.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Biographies can also include links to the author&#8217;s social media accounts. To achieve this, we&#8217;ll use the Starbox plugin:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-starbox\" ><div class=\"wp-pic-large\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-pic-large-content\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/starbox\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=313719670  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/starbox\/assets\/banner-772x250.png\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/starbox\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=3090984\" alt=\"Starbox &#8211; the Author Box for Humans\" \/><noscript><img data-opt-id=313719670  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/starbox\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=3090984\" alt=\"Starbox &#8211; the Author Box for Humans\" \/></noscript>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>Starbox &#8211; the Author Box for Humans<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-first\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/starbox\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/starbox\/assets\/icon-256x256.png?rev=1974206 );\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-author\">Author(s):\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/cifi\/\">SEO Squirrly<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 3.5.4<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> May 9, 2025<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/starbox.zip\" title=\"Direct download\">Direct Download<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-last\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/view\/plugin-reviews\/starbox\" class=\"wp-pic-rating\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ratings\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t90%<em>Ratings<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/starbox.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t10,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/starbox\/\" class=\"wp-pic-requires\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWP 4.6+<em>Requires<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper--><link rel='stylesheet' id='dashicons-css' href='https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/css\/dashicons.min.css?ver=6.8.5' type='text\/css' media='all' \/>\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='wppic-style-css' href='https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-plugin-info-card\/dist\/wppic-styles.css?ver=6.1.1' type='text\/css' media='all' \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1\" id=\"jquery-core-js\"><\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.4.1\" id=\"jquery-migrate-js\"><\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" id=\"wppic-script-js-extra\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\nvar wppicAjax = {\"ajaxurl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themeisle.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-admin\\\/admin-ajax.php\"};\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-plugin-info-card\/assets\/js\/wppic-script.min.js?ver=6.1.1\" id=\"wppic-script-js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Head to your WordPress dashboard, <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/how-to-install-a-wordpress-plugin\/\">install the plugin<\/a>, activate it, and then head to <em>Settings<\/em> &gt; <em>Starbox<\/em>. We can leave all the settings as they are, since the most important option \u2013 <em>Visible in posts<\/em> \u2013 is already on by default. That option, as you&#8217;ve likely guessed, determines whether author boxes appear or not in regular posts. Depending on your needs, you may choose to hide the author box from <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-custom-post-types\/\">custom post types<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=1209184695  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-settings.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"2214\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-settings.png\" alt=\"The main Starbox settings.\" class=\"wp-image-3893\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1920\/h:430\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-settings.png 2214w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1920\/h:430\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-settings.png 2x\" \/><noscript><img data-opt-id=1209184695  decoding=\"async\" width=\"2214\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-settings.png\" alt=\"The main Starbox settings.\" class=\"wp-image-3893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1920\/h:430\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-settings.png 2214w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1200\/h:269\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-settings.png 1200w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:296\/h:66\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-settings.png 296w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:390\/h:87\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-settings.png 390w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:60\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-settings.png 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1920\/h:430\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-settings.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Below, you&#8217;ll find some settings to configure the look and feel of your author boxes. Those include where they appear (we recommend the <em>Down <\/em>option) and which theme they use. The choice of theme is entirely up to you; we recommend you pick one that meshes well with your WordPress theme.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=1519143435  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-theme-settings.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1503\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-theme-settings.png\" alt=\"The Starbox theme settings.\" class=\"wp-image-3894\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1503\/h:440\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-theme-settings.png 1503w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:88\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-theme-settings.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:225\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-theme-settings.png 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1024\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-theme-settings.png 1024w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:15\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-theme-settings.png 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:480\/h:141\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-theme-settings.png 480w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:794\/h:232\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-theme-settings.png 794w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1200\/h:351\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-theme-settings.png 1200w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:296\/h:87\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-theme-settings.png 296w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:390\/h:114\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-theme-settings.png 390w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:79\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-theme-settings.png 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1503\/h:440\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-theme-settings.png 2x\" \/><noscript><img data-opt-id=1519143435  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1503\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-theme-settings.png\" alt=\"The Starbox theme settings.\" class=\"wp-image-3894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1503\/h:440\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-theme-settings.png 1503w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:88\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-theme-settings.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:225\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-theme-settings.png 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1024\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-theme-settings.png 1024w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1200\/h:351\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-theme-settings.png 1200w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:296\/h:87\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-theme-settings.png 296w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:390\/h:114\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-theme-settings.png 390w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:79\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-theme-settings.png 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1503\/h:440\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/starbox-theme-settings.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>To change the content of our author boxes, we must go to <em>Users &gt; Your Profile<\/em>. At the bottom of that page, you&#8217;ll find a section called <em>Starbox Settings for this Author<\/em>. There you can upload a custom image (preferably a headshot), change your own theme (although we recommend using the same for all of them), and type in your biography.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=2025048381  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/author-biography.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1961\" height=\"459\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/author-biography.png\" alt=\"The author biography field.\" class=\"wp-image-3895\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1920\/h:449\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/author-biography.png 1961w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1920\/h:449\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/author-biography.png 2x\" \/><noscript><img data-opt-id=2025048381  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1961\" height=\"459\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/author-biography.png\" alt=\"The author biography field.\" class=\"wp-image-3895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1920\/h:449\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/author-biography.png 1961w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:63\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/author-biography.png 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1920\/h:449\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/author-biography.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Further down, you can also enter links to your Twitter and Facebook profiles so that they will appear in your author box. Those are the only two social media integration options included with Starbox&#8217;s free version.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=1274571312  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/social-settings.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1460\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/social-settings.png\" alt=\"The Starbox social settings.\" class=\"wp-image-3896\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1460\/h:629\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/social-settings.png 1460w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:116\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/social-settings.png 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1460\/h:629\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/social-settings.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Remember that each of your authors must customize the contents of their own biography.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step4\">Step 4: Display a list of your authors \ud83d\udcfa<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This last step of setting up a multi-author blog will enable you to display a list of your entire roster of writers using a simple WordPress widget. That way, visitors can easily move between the posts written by each one of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this case, we&#8217;ll be using the Author Avatar Lists plugin, which enables you to insert a widget displaying your author&#8217;s avatars and names.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-author-avatars\" ><div class=\"wp-pic-large\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-pic-large-content\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/author-avatars\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1414690535  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/author-avatars\/assets\/banner-772x250.png\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/author-avatars\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=2280540\" alt=\"Author Avatars List\/Block\" \/><noscript><img data-opt-id=1414690535  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/author-avatars\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=2280540\" alt=\"Author Avatars List\/Block\" \/></noscript>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>Author Avatars List\/Block<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-first\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/author-avatars\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/author-avatars\/assets\/icon-256x256.png?rev=973937 );\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-author\">Author(s):\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/pbearne\/\">Paul Bearne<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 2.1.25<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> November 28, 2025<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/author-avatars.2.1.25.zip\" title=\"Direct download\">Direct Download<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-last\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/view\/plugin-reviews\/author-avatars\" class=\"wp-pic-rating\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ratings\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t96%<em>Ratings<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/author-avatars.2.1.25.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t4,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/author-avatars\/\" class=\"wp-pic-requires\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWP 3.0+<em>Requires<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper-->\n\n\n\n<p>Install and activate the plugin, then go to <em>Appearance &gt; Widgets<\/em>. Inside, you&#8217;ll find a new <em>Author Avatars <\/em>widget. Drag it to your preferred location and then open it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All we need to do is configure three main settings, the title of your widget, which roles will appear, and what information to display aside from avatars. Select either <em>Author <\/em>or <em>Contributor <\/em>(depending on the choice you made during step number two), then tick the <em>Show name <\/em>option on the right side:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=1371460143  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/author-avatars-widget.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1309\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/author-avatars-widget.png\" alt=\"The Author Avatar Lists widget settings.\" class=\"wp-image-3898\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1309\/h:791\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/author-avatars-widget.png 1309w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:223\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/author-avatars-widget.png 223w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1309\/h:791\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/author-avatars-widget.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>You may also choose to display additional information besides names on your widget, but we recommend against it to keep things lean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 If you don&#8217;t find the Authors Avatar Lists plugin to your liking, give Meks Smart Author Widgets a shot.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><div class=\"wp-pic 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