Adding Custom Author Social Links to WordPress User Profiles
How to add custom social media link fields to WordPress user profiles and display them in author boxes using code or a plugin.
May 6, 2026
How to add custom social media link fields to WordPress user profiles and display them in author boxes using code or a plugin.
How to build a complete WordPress user profile system — avatars, custom fields, front-end profile pages, and role-based profile visibility.
Step-by-step guide to creating a Google Places API key in Google Cloud Console and connecting it to your WordPress review plugin.
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Code examples for displaying related posts by category or tags in WordPress theme templates using WP_Query, with and without caching.
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