Post Author Section

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The Post Author Section widget allows you to dynamically display the post author’s details on single post templates or custom post type layouts using Elementor. This widget is perfect for giving credit to authors and showcasing their bios with style.

🚀 How to Enable Author Box Widget

To start using the Image Widget, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to your WordPress dashboard.
  2. Go to Topper Pack → Widgets.
  3. Locate the Author Box widget from the list.
  4. Toggle the switch to “On” to enable it.
  5. The widget is now available in the Elementor editor.

🔧 How to Use

  1. Drag & Drop the “Post Author Section” widget from the Elementor widget panel to your desired section in the editor.
  1. Choose the Author Source:
    • Default: Pulls author details automatically from the post data.
    • Custom: Manually add author image, name, description, and links.

🧩 Content Options

  • Select Options: Choose between Default or Custom data source.
  • Author Image: Upload or fetch the author’s profile image.
  • Author Name: Display or manually input the author’s name.
  • Enable Link: Option to link the author name to their archive or external profile.
  • Description: Add a bio or short description of the author.
  • Social Links: Add one or multiple social media icons (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram).

🎨 Style Options

Customize every part of the author box:

📌 General

  • Background Type
  • Gap Between Elements
  • Flex Direction / Wrap
  • Justify Content / Align Items
  • Margin & Padding
  • Box Shadow and Radius

🖼️ Image

  • Image size, border, padding, and alignment options

📝 Content

  • Typography, spacing, text alignment

🔗 Social

  • Icon size, color, hover effect, spacing

✅ Use Cases

  • Display the author bio under blog posts
  • Credit guest contributors
  • Show linked social profiles for authors

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