Crusco Author Bio Box

4 reviews

Get Crusco Author Bio Box (v1.3.2)

Introduction

Authors, Authoring & Content, Blog, Content infos

An author's biography is a crucial element of any blog, news site, or magazine. However, Joomla lacks native comprehensive management for this feature. Users must often resort to modifying core files or overriding views and templates, changes that are notoriously difficult to maintain across system updates.

The Crusco Author Bio Box extension integrates seamlessly with Joomla's user management, allowing you to manage author biographies in multiple languages. You can display them within articles (and elsewhere) using beautiful, customizable author boxes. It supports dozens of social media platforms and includes additional options for SEO and accessibility.

(Some of the) Features

Multilanguage biographies
Customized structure and colors
Editing also from the front end
Author box can be placed anywhere
SEO/Accessibility Options
28 social media platforms supported
Coded using pure CMS Joomla framework

To read all the features, visit the download page or the how-to guide.

Translations

The Extension is translated into the following languages:

Italian
English
German
Spanish
French
Russian
Chinese

Changelog

v1.3.2 changes

Fixed author bio box display issues in content plugin for T4-based templates.

v1.3.1 changes

Fixed an issue when the Joomla “System - Language Filter” plugin is disabled.

v1.2.0 changes

Added Joomla! 6 compatibility
Fixed issues with loading some translated texts

v1.1.0 changes

Added option to also display the category author in blog and list layouts.
Changed some translation strings.
Improved code for author biography box rendering.

v1.0.1 changes

New social media added: ArtStation, Mastodon, Substack.

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Just what I needed for my recipes

Horst (5).
Posted on 24 January 2026

Functionality

Lots of parameters to create a nice author box and allow authors to manage their own biography directly from their profile.

Ease of use

Like taking candy from a baby. It's a piece of cake. It's a breeze.

Documentation

Well done guide that walks you through the configuration step by step and explains each parameter of the extension.

I used this to: A blog featuring recipes written by multiple authors. I will also use it on other websites.

Owner's reply: Thank you very much and bon appétit!

Buona anche la seconda (estensione)

Marco Bianchi (2).
Posted on 08 January 2026

Functionality

Un sacco di opzioni per personalizzare il box della biografia partendo dai preset grafici disponibili

Ease of use

Molto intuitivo. L'editing delle biografie si fa direttamente nella sezione degli utenti di Joomla

Documentation

Esaustiva la documentazione. Consiglio a tutti di leggere il corposo howto dove ci sono delle chicche sull'ottimizzazione delle foto.

I used this to: Inserire le biografie degli autori per un blog in più lingue. Questa è la funzionalità che mi premeva di più

Owner's reply: Grazie mille!

Highly customizable

Jerry Wax (5).
Posted on 14 December 2025

Functionality

Indispensable features for anyone who hosts articles by multiple authors on their Joomla site and wants to give them the right spotlight

Ease of use

Once installed and configured, biographies can also be easily managed from the front end by the authors of the articles

Documentation

I don't think you could ask for more. The documentation is more than complete

I used this to: Display the authors' biographies and the ways to follow or contact them

Owner's reply: Thank you for your review.

As good as, if not better than, the plugin I tried on WP

Belda Beaulé (5).
Posted on 04 November 2025

Functionality

This plugin is clearly inspired by the one found on WP, from which it inherits all the best features and adds some new ones.

Ease of use

Simple and user-friendly, unless you are a complete newbie.
Simple and user-friendly, unless you are a complete newbie.

Support

I didn't Need to contact them, but I saw supporto for Joomla 6 arrived quickly, so it's fine for me.

Documentation

The website feature a comprehensive howto guide covering every aspect of the extension.

I used this to: A website hosts guest posting article, but I Will also use It for other websites

Owner's reply: Thank you for your review.
Yes, for the configuration options in Crusco Author Bio Box, we took inspiration from one of the most popular WP plugins and added other settings that we believe are important for Joomla users.

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