Suppose you are running a niche website with different skilled guest post writers and editors, you need to display the author box to introduce them and archive their posts to make it easy for your readers to find the writers they want to read more about their posts.
Therefore, an author box above or beneath the post content is important for your niche website.
In this article, we will introduce how to add an author box to a single post in WordPress by the Elementor page builder.(Elementor Pro)
To add the author’s avatar and a short introduction (author bio) to a WordPress single post, you can customize the theme’s template file for single posts by Elementor Pro
Step 1: Create or Edit a Single Post Template in Elementor
- Go to your WordPress dashboard.
- Navigate to Templates > Theme Builder.
- Select Single Post to create a new single post template or edit an existing one. This template will control the layout for your single blog posts.
Step 2: Add the Author Box with Elementor
Within the Elementor editor, you can add widgets to show the author’s avatar and bio.
- Add a New Section where you’d like the author info to appear (usually below the post content).
- Use the Following Widgets:
- Author Box Widget (available in Elementor Pro): use the Author Box widget. Simply drag it into the section, and it will automatically display the author’s avatar, name, and bio.
Step 3: Customize the Author Box Styling
- Style the Author Box Widget:
- With Elementor, click on the Style tab of each widget to customize the layout, colors, font, spacing, and more to match your design.
- you can adjust the margins, padding, and other settings to align and style each widget.
Step 4: Publish the Template
- Click Publish and set the display conditions. For a single post template, you’ll want to display it on All Posts.
- Save and view a blog post to see how the author box displays.
Conclusion
Adding the author box by the Elementor pro gives you the flexibility and design control of Elementor while still pulling dynamic author data from WordPress. It’s a perfect way to customize the author box for a single post, you don’t need to worry about the coding style.