WP Post Author – Author Box, Co-Authors & Guest Authors

WP Post Author provides a complete solution for displaying author information, managing multiple authors, collecting post ratings, and creating user registration forms.

Features include:
* Customizable Author Box
* Co-Authors and Guest Authors support
* Post Rating System
* Recommended Posts
* User Registration Form Builder
* Gutenberg Blocks, Widgets, and Shortcodes

Live demo: Try It Now
Documentation: Docs
Video Tutorials: YouTube Playlist
Support: AFThemes Support

Features

Author Box
* Display author information on single posts or author pages
* Section title, alignment, profile image shapes
* Auto-append to content
* Customizable settings, translatable strings
* Gutenberg block, widgets, and shortcode support
* PRO: Profile tab, latest posts, top rated posts, author rating, advanced color options
* YouTube Tutorial

Co-Authors
* Assign multiple authors to a post
* Create, update, delete registered users in the post meta box
* PRO: Author rating, profile tab, latest posts, top-rated posts, single/all author profile blocks
* YouTube Tutorial

Guest Authors
* Manage guest authors from the dashboard
* Add, edit, or delete guest authors
* PRO: Guest author rating, profile tab, latest posts, top-rated posts, single/all guest author profile blocks
* YouTube Tutorial

Post Rating System
* Enable logged-in readers to rate posts
* Option to enable/disable globally or per post
* PRO: Top rated posts block, ratings in dashboard, login/register page links
* YouTube Tutorial

Recommended Posts
* PRO: Auto append recommended posts to content, user-preference-based posts, advanced settings, Gutenberg block

Registration Form Builder
* Drag & drop registration form builder
* Customizable login and registration forms
* ReCaptcha V2/V3 support
* PRO: Social fields, custom login/register page selection
* YouTube Tutorial

Gutenberg Blocks
* Author Box, Author Registration, Author Login
* PRO: Single/All Author & Guest Author Bio, Top Rated Posts, Recommended Posts
* YouTube Tutorial

Widgets
* Single post and author page author box
* Specific and custom author widgets with social links and profile options

Shortcodes
* [wp-post-author] – Display author box
* [awpa-registration-form] – Display registration form
* [awpa-user-login] – Display login form

Social Links
* Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, Email, Website (display if available)

Theme Integration
* Multiple authors byline support

We are also working for the enhancement of the feature.

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License

GPLv2 or later
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the terms of the [GNU General Public License][] as published by the Free
Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any
later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
WARRANTY. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

• Download to your plugin directory or simply install via WordPress admin interface.
• Activate.
• WP Post Author blocks, widgets, shortcodes will be available for WordPress.
• Shortcode [wp-post-author] will be workable.
• If configuration instructions needed, go to WP Post Author admin menu and follow the methods.

1. 

   Post Author Bio Box with Social Icons

2. 

   Multiple Authors Box - Co-Authors and Guest Authors

3. 

   Post Rating Section

4. 

   User Registration Form Builder

5. 

   ReCaptcha V2/V3 Settings

6. 

   Guest Author Registration Form

7. 

   Author Box Block

8. 

   Author Registration Block

9. 

   Author Login Block

10. 

    Author Box Widget

11. 

    WP Post Author Setting Panel

3.8.3

• Update: Security Improvement
• Update: General Improvement

3.8.2

• Update: Security Improvement
• Update: General Improvement

3.8.1

• Update: Security Improvement
• Update: General Improvement

3.8.0

• New: Login page selection option added
• New: Register page selection option added
• New: Post Ratetd users list added

3.7.5

• Update: Security Improvement
• Update: General Improvement

3.7.4

• Update: Query Optiomzation
• Update: Scripts Optiomzation

3.7.3

• Update: Speed Optiomzation
• Update: Query Optiomzation
• Update: Scripts Optiomzation

3.7.2

• Update: Security Improvement
• Update: Rating API Improvement
• Update: General Improvement

3.7.1

• Update: Security Improvement
• Update: Multi-author Improvement
• Update: General Improvement

3.7.0

• Update: Security Improvement
• Update: Multi-author Improvement
• Update: General Improvement

3.6.8

• Update: Security Improvement
• Update: General Improvement

3.6.7

• Update: Security Improvement
• Update: General Improvement

3.6.6

• Update: Security Improvement
• Update: General Improvement

3.6.5

• Update: Rating Improvement
• Update: General Improvement

3.6.4

• Update: Rating Improvement
• Update: General Improvement

3.6.3

• Update: Rating Improvement
• Update: General Improvement

3.6.2

• Update: Review Star with title Improvement
• Update: Rating Improvement
• Update: General Improvement

3.6.1

• Update: Star ratings on post title Improvement
• Update: Blocks keywords Improvement
• Update: Video tutorials provided on the dashboard
• Update: General Improvement

3.6.0

• Update: Co-Author Posts Improvement
• Update: PHP 8.2 Compatibility Improvement
• Update: FontAwesome 6 Loaded
• Update: Twitter Icon Change

3.5.5

• Update: Author Posts Improvement
• Update: Rating General Improvement

3.5.4

• New: Display rating posts title option added
• Option Area: Navigate to WP Post Author Dashboard > Rating > Show Reviewed Rating with Post Title
• Update: WP Post Author Module Improvement
• Update: WP Post Author Dashboard Improvement
• Update: WP Post Author Shortcode Improvement
• Update: General Improvement

3.5.3

• Update: WordPress 6.3 Compatibility
• Update: General Improvement

3.5.2

• Update: Multi Author archive title improvement
• Update: General Improvement

3.5.1

• Update: General Improvement

3.5.0

• New: Post Rating System introduced
• Update: Registration form display based on WordPress settings
• Update: General Improvement
• Update: Fixed some design glitches

3.4.0

• Update: General Improvement
• Update: Readme file

3.3.0

• Update: API Improvement
• Update: Readme file

3.2.0

• Update: API Improvement
• Update: Readme file

3.1.2

• Update: Multi author meta box keys
• Update: Readme file

3.1.0

• Update: User permission maintied to add specific user based on roles
• Update: User permission maintied to edit post for specific user roles

3.0.0

• New: Multiple Post Authors support (Co-authors and Guest Authors)
• New: Multiple Post Authors box support (Co-authors and Guest Authors)
• New: Author registration form builder panel
• New: Guest Authors entry panel
• New: WordPress (Gutenberg) block for WP Author Box
• New: WordPress (Gutenberg) block for WP Author Registration
• New: WordPress (Gutenberg) block for WP Author Login
• New: Settings for reCaptcha V2 or V3 configuration
• New: Settings for SMTP configuration
• New: [awpa-registration-form] shortcode for Registration form
• New: [awpa-user-login] for login form
• New: Co-authors byline function for the theme
• Update: Fixed some design glitches

2.0.4

• WordPress 5.8 Compatibility Check

2.0.3

• Improvement: Image upload issue for Custom Author Box widgets
• Update: Fixed email show/hide issue
• Update: Fixed email url issue

2.0.2

• Update: Image upload issue
• Update: Fixed some design glitches

2.0.1

• Update: Plugins details

2.0.0

• Update: 2 New author widgets added
• Update: 2 New social links added(Instagram, Youtube)
• Update: Fixed offset issue
• Update: Compatibility check with latest WP 5.5