Title: Author Profile
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Author Profile

 *  [smallmoskito](https://wordpress.org/support/users/smallmoskito/)
 * (@smallmoskito)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/author-profile-2/)
 * Am just wondering, is there any ways that i can add fields into an author profile
   instead of those provided?
 * yes, i do understand in order to do so, i will need to alter the tables in mysql,
   however, i am just wondering how to go about it via plugin or anything else instead
   of hacking into the source code? also, i would like to add “author’s picture”
   into the profile…
 * thanks in advanced.

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 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/author-profile-2/#post-296196)
 * Here’s reference to two plugins:
    [http://dev.wp-plugins.org/wiki/Userextra](http://dev.wp-plugins.org/wiki/Userextra)
   [http://dev.wp-plugins.org/wiki/Usermeta](http://dev.wp-plugins.org/wiki/Usermeta)
 * In the coming 2.0 version of WordPress ‘extra’ user data is being put in the `
   wp_usermeta` table so to add user information will not require you “to alter 
   the tables”.
 * A discussion about usermeta on the hackers email list can be viewed at:
    [http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/wp-hackers/2005-December/003427.html](http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/wp-hackers/2005-December/003427.html)
 *  Thread Starter [smallmoskito](https://wordpress.org/support/users/smallmoskito/)
 * (@smallmoskito)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/author-profile-2/#post-296254)
 * MichaelH, cool thanks!

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