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Meks Smart Author Widget
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. Features Flexible display options Au
PricingFree downloadThe WordPress.org download is free. Pro versions, add-ons or external services may cost extra.
CompatibilityRequires WordPress 3.0.
SourceWordPress plugins · Nov 4, 2026
01 / Source details
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.
Features
- Flexible display options
- Auto detect post author on single post and author templates
- Custom avatar size
- Link avatar image to author archive (optional)
- Link user display name to author archive (optional)
- Replace widget title with user display name (optional)
Smart Author Widget plugin is created by Meks
Live example?
You can see Smart Author Widget live example on our Typology theme demo website
See it in action
Screenshots & previews.
02 / Source details
- 01Upload meks-smart-author-widget.zip to plugins via WordPress admin panel or upload unzipped folder to your wp-content/plugins/ folder
- 02Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu in WordPress
- 03Go to Appearance -> Widgets to add and setup the widget
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