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About Meks Smart Author Widget
The Smart Author Widget plugin is a simple tool for displaying author or user information in a WordPress widget. It has features like flexible display options, auto detection of the current post author, custom avatar size, and the ability to link the avatar image and user display name to the author archive. You can see a live example of the plugin on the Typology theme demo website.Screenshots
Frequently asked questions
What is the Meks Smart Author Widget?
The Meks Smart Author Widget is a WordPress plugin that allows you to easily display author or user profile information within a WordPress widget.
What is the 'smart feature' of this plugin?
The 'smart feature' of this plugin is its ability to automatically detect the author of the current post on single post templates or specific author archives, and display their information accordingly.
What display options are available?
The plugin offers flexible display options, including custom avatar sizes, and optional linking of the avatar image or user display name to the author archive. You can also optionally replace the widget title with the user's display name.
Who created the Smart Author Widget plugin?
The Smart Author Widget plugin was created by Meks.
Where can I see a live example of the Smart Author Widget?
You can see a live example of the Smart Author Widget on the Typology theme demo website.
Changelog
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
