Author Box (Single Blog Post)

The Author Box widget displays information about the post's author, such as their profile picture, display name, and biography. It helps readers connect content with the author and provides an opportunity to link to their author archive or external profiles. This widget is especially useful in multi-author blogs or platforms where attribution is important.

How to Add the "Author Box" Widget

1. Open your Single Blog Post template in Elementor.
2. Drag and drop the Author Box widget into the desired section of your layout.
3. By default, the widget will pull information from the WordPress user profile linked to the post author.

Configuration Options

Content Tab

• Profile Picture: Show or hide the author's profile picture.
• Picture Size: Define the size of the displayed image in pixels.
• Display Name: Show or hide the author's display name.
• HTML Tag: Choose the heading level (H1–H6, div, span, p) for the author's name.
• Link: Set a link for the author's name and image (options: None, Author Page, Custom URL).
• Biography: Show or hide the author's biography, pulled from the WordPress User Profile > Biographical Info.
• Archive Button: Show or hide a button linking to the author's archive page.
• Archive Text: Customize the text for the archive button (default: "All Posts").
• Layout: Choose between different layout structures for displaying image and text.
• Alignment: Set the alignment (left, center, right).

Style Tab

• Image: Control image alignment, size, gap, border, border radius, and box shadow.
• Author: Customize the name color, typography, and spacing.
• Biography: Adjust text color, typography, and spacing.
• Button: Style the archive button with color, typography, border, radius, padding, and hover states.

Best Practices

• Ensure authors complete their WordPress Profile with a picture and biography for the best presentation.
• Use consistent image sizes across all author boxes for a clean layout.
• Link the author name and image to their author archive page when running a multi-author site.
• Keep biographies concise to maintain good readability.

Notes

• Author information is automatically pulled from the WordPress Users > Profile settings.
• The profile picture is managed via Gravatar, unless another avatar plugin is installed.
• The biography field must be filled in the WordPress user profile to display text.