Author WordPress Theme
Author is designed for publishers who want readers. That's why Author is fast, responsive, accessibility-ready, and optimally designed for reading. All scripts and stylesheets are minified, concatenated, and conditionally loaded to maximize performance. The layout adapts fluidly to all screen sizes to enhance usability. As one of few accessibility-ready themes, it performs well for users with wide ranges of disabilities. Based on the ancient Van de Graaf canon, Author features a layout that promotes readability. Use Author to create a simple blog, magazine, or news website. The simple and minimalist design works great for gaming, business, fashion, music, food, travel, and photography niches. Now with complete WooCommerce support for eCommerce stores and fully compatible with the new Gutenberg post editor. Preview Author now on desktop, tablets, and mobile devices with the interactive live demo: https://www.competethemes.com/demos/?theme=author
blog
custom-logo
custom-menu
education
featured-images
left-sidebar
news
one-column
rtl-language-support
sticky-post
theme-options
threaded-comments
translation-ready
two-columns
wide-blocks
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Usage of Author over time
May 2023 — July 2024Between May 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites using this theme went from 226 to 151 — down 75 (-33.2%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 151 | -4 |
| June 2024 | 155 | -2 |
| May 2024 | 157 | +0 |
| April 2024 | 157 | +1 |
| March 2024 | 156 | -20 |
| February 2024 | 176 | +2 |
| January 2024 | 174 | -26 |
| December 2023 | 200 | -9 |
| November 2023 | 209 | -4 |
| October 2023 | 213 | -5 |
| September 2023 | 218 | -8 |
| August 2023 | 226 | -1 |
| July 2023 | 227 | +2 |
| June 2023 | 225 | -1 |
| May 2023 | 226 | — |
Plugins used alongside Author
Detected most often on sites that run this theme. Check compatibility before installing anything new.
| # | Plugin |
|---|---|
| 1 | Contact-form-7 |
| 2 | Jetpack |
| 3 | Genesis-author-pro |
| 4 | Simple-social-icons |
| 5 | Add-to-any |
| 6 | Addthis |
| 7 | Genesis-blocks |
| 8 | Google-analyticator |
| 9 | Akismet |
| 10 | Google-captcha |
| 11 | Mailchimp-for-wp |
| 12 | Cookie-notice |
| 13 | Cookie-law-info |
| 14 | Anti-spam |
| 15 | Author-pro |
| 16 | Thrive-visual-editor |
| 17 | Array-toolkit |
| 18 | Disqus-comment-system |
| 19 | Easy-digital-downloads |
| 20 | Wp-review |
Sites built with Author
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