Blogging is (among other things) a powerful way to give your brand visibility. So show the social networks and data of the authors es una forma de conseguir mayor scope.
As a good fan of bloggin You will have noticed that almost all the big websites and the most cutting-edge blogs in each article have a box where they show the social networks and some data from the authors.
Why show the social networks and data of the authors?
Displaying additional and contact information for the authors is a good way to get followers, acercarte a la audiencia y generar engagement.
And if you're serious about it, take advantage of showing Additional Information of your authors suits you. And a lot.
It doesn't matter that you have a Blog from a single author (and that is you). Or that you wear a super online magazine with dozens of editors. Siempre es posible sacarle filón a esta strategy. Si estás a cargo de un equipo de drafting, editors, contributors, proofreaders and copywriters. By showing your contact information you are not only generating engagement with the audience. At the same time you are encouraging to your team.
How to show the social networks and data of the authors
Some themes or templates incorporate within their options dedicated spaces to show the data of the author of the articles. But calm, in case tu plantilla WordPress does not come with this option by default, it is still possible to show the social networks and the data of the authors.
We list a series of plugins that will allow you to show the social networks and data of the authors who collaborate in your blog (s).
Author Bio Box
When it comes to installing plugins the first thing we think is that the page is going to slow down. That's why we want as long as the plugins are lightweight. Author Bio Box It is one of them.
It makes it possible to show a box with the author's data. Beyond the name, a brief biography and a photo it is possible to add:
At the same time it is possible personalize the design of the bio box to adapt it to the aesthetics of your website.
Author
Una vez que instalas y activas este plugin de nombre minimalista. Solo necesitas de un shortcode to display a box with all the data: [ABTM id = 123]
Lo que nos gusta es que posibilita agregar la caja de autor debajo de cada post (la forma tradicional). O como un widget en la barra lateral o en el footer.
His free version fulfills its mission. The payment option incorporates more options personalization. It even allows each author to have a widget with a different aesthetic or design.
Although it is a free plugin, it has options that make it a very powerful tool:
Author Spotlight (Widget)
Although it does not have recent updates Author Spotlight is one of our favorites when to show the social networks and data the authors are about. And it is according to our experience the most complete of all.
The first feature that we liked about the plugin is that it shows the photo directly from the profile of Gravatar of the authors. This differentiates it from most plugins in the area of bio box. And at the same time it is one of the ones that incorporates the most variety of social networks. Author Spotlight it goes beyond Twitter and Facebook. It is ideal if you manage large writing teams.
Stylish Author Bio
Lightweight, powerful, free. Stylish Author Bio It is one of those plugins with which you are satisfied after using it for the first time. Although with a minimalist design, it is very effective. It is that it adapts to the aesthetics of almost any site.
With Stylish Author Bio It happened to us that we discovered that the percentage of readers who click on the social buttons and they subscribe and follow the authors. This comparing it to other heavyweights like Author Spotlight or Author Bio Box.
Yes, the design influences the percentage of clicks that can be obtained. If you want a simple, light and very beautiful bio box, install and activate Stylish Author Bio.
Simple Author Box
The developers of this plugin (the Macho Themes folks) are complete maniacs about updates. But we are not complaining (on the contrary). More because they have achieved create an effective piece in the plugin arsenal for show author data. More than 20,000 active installations make it the most used tool for displaying social networks and authors' data.
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