How to Update Wordpress User Bio (Plus Profile Photo)

You're configuring your Wordpress site and you can't, for the life of you, figure out where the bio information is coming from and why it's showing what it's showing.

No fear, updating any author's bio information is easy... so easy in fact a cav... nevermind.

In the video above you'll see the steps... but I've also listed them for you here.

Step 1: Login to Your Wordpress Site and Go to Users

Log in to your Wordpress site and from the left side of the screen find the Users option in the menu.

Click on Users.

Step 2: Find the User You Want to Update the Wordpress Bio For

You can scroll or you can use the search option on the User page, either way, find the account you want to update the bio for.

Once you locate the account, click Edit.

Step 3: Scroll Down to Biographical Info

Administrators will have this field available. Depending on your Wordpress configuration, there may be some permission levels that do not have access to this. If you do not see this info, first start by adjusting your permissions. If, after you've received the highest level of permissions possible (Administrator), you still do not have this field, there is a chance that a plugin or the theme you are using is hiding this field and you'll need to explore further.

Locate the Biographical Info section under the About the User section and in that field you'll find either no bio or whatever current bio has been set.

This field by default is a plan text field, meaning, no styling you paste into the field will be retained, however, you can use simple html to add styling as well as hyperlinks.

Please let me know if you have any questions or run into any problems!

I like this plugin for updating the user photo without needing Gravatar: