Author box cannot add Instagram, Mastodon or custom icons
The social icon list is fixed, so networks like Instagram, Mastodon or custom ones cannot be added.
Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.
5 public reports · first reported 24 July 2014 · last reported 6 December 2025
What's going wrong
Many site owners want to show social links that the WP About Author plugin does not offer, such as Instagram, Mastodon, 500px or DeviantArt.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
In the idea report
- The full summary.
- The products the 5 reports are about, and how many came each month.
- Related problems.
No business has been found with this problem yet, so the report has no contacts. All sales are final — no refunds. Pricing.