Title: Linked Open Profiles Author: ebengran Published: mars 29, 2025 Last modified: avril 13, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/linked-open-profiles/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3276195) ![](https://ps.w.org/linked-open-profiles/assets/icon.svg?rev=3276208) # Linked Open Profiles By [ebengran](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ebengran/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/linked-open-profiles.0.7.1.zip) * [Details](https://tah.wordpress.org/plugins/linked-open-profiles/#description) * [Reviews](https://tah.wordpress.org/plugins/linked-open-profiles/#reviews) * [Development](https://tah.wordpress.org/plugins/linked-open-profiles/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/linked-open-profiles/) ## Description This is a WordPress plugin for displaying public data from multiple ORCID records on pages, posts, and sites. It’s a successor to [ORCID Data Block](https://github.com/MESH-Research/orcid-data-block). This plugin is developed and maintained by [Mesh Research Lab](https://meshresearch.commons.msu.edu). This work is funded by the [ORCID Global Participation Fund](https://info.orcid.org/global-participation-fund-announces-fourth-round-of-awardees/). #### Features * Provides a Gutenberg block in the WordPress block editor that allows users to - specify which sections are shown from specified ORCID records - specify which items are shown within sections * Allows different ORCID records to be used in multiple blocks on the same post/ page/site * Allows the numbers of items within sections to be limited to a specified amount * Info will remain automatically up-to-date with ORCID * Accessible to those with disabilities * All languages currently supported by ORCID will be supported (subject to translator availability) - Arabic: 67% - Chinese (Simplified): 67% - Chinese (Traditional): 67% - Czech: 67% - French: 67% - German: 67% - Italian: 67% - Japanese: 67% - Korean: 67% - Polish: 67% - Portuguese: 63% - Russian: 67% - Spanish: 67% - Turkish: 0% ### Usage 1. Make sure the plugin is activated on your WordPress installation. 2. * This can be done on the Plugins screen. 3. In a Gutenberg block editor, add a new block. 4. * There are multiple ways to add blocks. 5. Search « Linked Open Profiles » in the block browser and select it. 6. With the new block selected, provide an ORCID iD in the ORCID iD text input. 7. * This text input can be found in the sidebar (also known as the inspector controls). * An ORCID iD can be found on a user’s ORCID record page. 8. Click the « Apply » button. 9. Make customizations as you see fit. 10. * Customize which sections are shown. * Customize which items within sections are shown. 11. Save as a draft or publish. ### Functionality This WordPress plugin uses the third party public REST API on [https://orcid.org](https://orcid.org) to query publicly available information for any ORCID record hosted on [https://orcid.org](https://orcid.org) and display this on a WordPress page, post, or site. Only publicly available data is retrieved from ORCID. You may provide multiple, different ORCID iDs for use with multiple, different blocks of this plugin within a Gutenberg editor. Registration and authentication with ORCID are not necessary to do this. The only necessity is to provide a [valid 16-digit ORCID iD](https://support.orcid.org/hc/en-us/articles/360006897674-Structure-of-the-ORCID-Identifier). ### Disclosure of Data Sent * **What:** ORCID iDs users provide * **Where:** [https://orcid.org](https://orcid.org) * **Why:** to query the public data of an ORCID record users wish to use with this plugin * **Under What Circumstances:** - whenever a user provides an ORCID iD to a block instance of this plugin - whenever a post, page, or site that includes a block instance of this plugin is loaded User-provided ORCID iDs are sent to the public third party REST API on [https://orcid.org](https://orcid.org). This plugin uses the REST API located at `https://orcid.org/####-####-####-####`. It is necessary to provide an ORCID iD to identify an ORCID record you wish to use when displaying ORCID record information on a WordPress post, page, or site. * [ORCID Privacy Policy](https://info.orcid.org/privacy-policy/) * [ORCID Terms of Use](https://info.orcid.org/terms-of-use/) ### Support Send an email for general support: [mesh@msu.edu](https://tah.wordpress.org/plugins/linked-open-profiles/mesh@msu.edu?output_format=md) Submit tech issues on GitHub: [https://github.com/MESH-Research/linked-open-profiles/issues](https://github.com/MESH-Research/linked-open-profiles/issues) ### Development To contribute to the development of this plugin, visit the GitHub repository: [https://github.com/MESH-Research/linked-open-profiles](https://github.com/MESH-Research/linked-open-profiles) ## Screenshots * [[ * Screenshot of the plugin in use in a Gutenberg editor, featuring the Biography sections excluded, the Employment section partially included, and the Works section fully included * [[ * Screenshot of the plugin in use in a Gutenberg editor with the language set to Arabic * [[ * Screenshot of the plugin in use in a Gutenberg editor with the language set to Spanish * [[ * Screenshot of the plugin in use in a Gutenberg editor with the language set to Japanese * [[ * Screenshot of the plugin on a published post with the Feelin’Good theme activated, demonstrating the minimalistic design of the plugin respects and preserves the theme’s styling ## Blocks This plugin provides 1 block. * Linked Open Profiles Display public profile data from multiple ORCID profiles ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1cc94a67a252b4f4dce0324e3d245d61974b821f370a53e758cb625199c817b3? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Need a version supported by Classic Edito](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-a-version-supported-by-classic-edito/)󠁿 [Marc Persad](https://profiles.wordpress.org/marcpersad/) juillet 17, 2025 1 reply This is an amazing plugin and seems very simple to set up and use with the Gutenberg Editor in WP. However, I am using the Classic Editor. Is there a version that would work with that? [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/linked-open-profiles/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Linked Open Profiles” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ ebengran ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ebengran/) [Translate “Linked Open Profiles” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/linked-open-profiles) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/linked-open-profiles/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/linked-open-profiles/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/linked-open-profiles/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/linked-open-profiles/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog Refer to the Releases page on this plugin’s GitHub repository: [https://github.com/MESH-Research/linked-open-profiles/releases](https://github.com/MESH-Research/linked-open-profiles/releases) ## Meta * Version **0.7.1** * Last updated **2 mois ago** * Active installations **70+** * WordPress version ** 6.6.2 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0** * PHP version ** 7.0 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/linked-open-profiles/) * Tags * [block](https://tah.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/block/)[orcid](https://tah.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/orcid/) [widget](https://tah.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widget/) * [Advanced View](https://tah.wordpress.org/plugins/linked-open-profiles/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/linked-open-profiles/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/linked-open-profiles/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/linked-open-profiles/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/linked-open-profiles/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/linked-open-profiles/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/linked-open-profiles/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/linked-open-profiles/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ ebengran ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ebengran/) ## Support Got something to say? 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