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title: Introduction to Author Boxes
description: "[Author Boxes](https://publishpress.com/links/author-box) are the main way that you can control the display of author profiles in the [PublishPress Authors](https://publishpress.com/links/authors) plugin. You will find the [Author Boxes](https://publishpress.com/links/author-box) by going to \"Authors\" and then \"Author Boxes\" in the WordPress admin. By default,…"
url: "https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/introduction-author-boxes/"
updated: "2025-08-26"
category: PublishPress Authors / Author Boxes
---

# Introduction to Author Boxes

[Author Boxes](https://publishpress.com/links/author-box) are the main way that you can control the display of author profiles in the [PublishPress Authors](https://publishpress.com/links/authors) plugin.

You will find the [Author Boxes](https://publishpress.com/links/author-box) by going to "Authors" and then "Author Boxes" in the WordPress admin. By default, the plugin provides several different displays.

![Author Boxes in PublishPress Authors](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/author-boxes-1024x509.png)

You can get a preview of any of these author boxes by clicking the "Edit" button under each row. There will be an "[Author Box](https://publishpress.com/links/author-box) Preview" at the top of the screen, as in this screenshot below:

![Author Box preview](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/author-box-preview-1024x543.png)

These Author Boxes can appear [in many different places on your site](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/display-multiple-authors/):

- [Above or below the post content](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/disable-default-authors-box/).
- [In Gutenberg blocks](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/display-multiple-authors/#2-toc-title).
- [In widgets](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/display-multiple-authors/#h-author-boxes-in-a-widget).
- [In shortcodes](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/shortcodes/).
- [In theme or plugin code](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/modify-theme-authors/).