aauthorbox.php

<?php

//do not copy the opening php tag above
 
/**
 * Changing the AuthorBox in WordPress
 * 
 * @package   Changing the AuthorBox in WordPress
 * @author    Neil Gee
 * @link      http://coolestguidesontheplanet.com/author-box-genesis/
 * @copyright (c) 2014, Neil Gee
 */

//Change Default Method Contacts in User Profile
function modify_user_contact_methods( $user_contact ){

  /* Add user contact methods */
  $user_contact['pinterest'] = __( 'Pinterest URL' );
  $user_contact['linkedin'] = __( 'LinkedIn URL' );  

  /* Remove user contact methods */
  unset($user_contact['aim']);
  unset($user_contact['jabber']);
  unset($user_contact['yim']);

  return $user_contact;
}

add_filter( 'user_contactmethods', 'modify_user_contact_methods' );



//Load Fontawesome
function themeprefix_fontawesome_styles() {
	wp_register_style ( 'fontawesome' , '//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.1.0/css/font-awesome.css', '' , '4.1.0', 'all' );
	wp_enqueue_style( 'fontawesome' );
}

add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'themeprefix_fontawesome_styles' ); 


//Create New Author Box
function themeprefix_alt_author_box() {
	if( is_single() ) {
		echo 	"<div class=\"author-box\">" . get_avatar( get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ), '70' ) . 
				"<div class=\"about-author\"><h4>About " . get_the_author()  . "</h4><p>" . get_the_author_meta( 'description' ) . 
				"</div><ul class=\"social-links\">";
				
				if ( get_the_author_meta( 'linkedin' ) != '' ) {
					echo "<li><a href=\"". get_the_author_meta( 'linkedin' ) . "\"><i class=\"fa fa-linkedin\"></i></a></li>";
				}
				if ( get_the_author_meta( 'facebook' ) != '' ) {
					echo "<li><a href=\"". get_the_author_meta( 'facebook' ) . "\"><i class=\"fa fa-facebook\"></i></a></li>";
				}
				if ( get_the_author_meta( 'twitter' ) != '' ) {
					echo "<li><a href=\"https://twitter.com/". get_the_author_meta( 'twitter' ) . "\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"></i></a></li>";
				}
				if ( get_the_author_meta( 'googleplus' ) != '' ) {
					echo "<li><a href=\"". get_the_author_meta( 'googleplus' ) . "\"><i class=\"fa fa-google-plus\"></i></a></li>";
				}
				if ( get_the_author_meta( 'pinterest' ) != '' ) {
					echo "<li><a href=\"". get_the_author_meta( 'pinterest' ) . "\"><i class=\"fa fa-pinterest\"></i></a></li>";
				}
				if ( get_the_author_meta( 'user_email' ) != '' ) {
					echo "<li><a href=\"mailto:". get_the_author_meta( 'user_email' ) . "\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope-o\"></i></a></li>";
				}
				if ( get_the_author_meta( 'user_url' ) != '' ) {
					echo "<li><a href=\"". get_the_author_meta( 'user_url' ) . "\"><i class=\"fa fa-laptop\"></i> </a></li>";
				}
								
		echo "</ul></div>";
	}

} 

remove_action( 'genesis_after_entry', 'genesis_do_author_box_single', 8 );
add_action( 'genesis_after_entry', 'themeprefix_alt_author_box' );

authorbox.css

/* For FontAwesome Icon Stylin */


.social-links {
    overflow:auto;
    margin-top:10px;
}
 
.social-links li {
    list-style-type: none;
    float: left;
}
 
.social-links a {
border-bottom: none;
}
 
.social-links i {
    background: #205D7A;
    color: #fff;
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    border-radius: 20px;
    font-size: 25px;
    text-align: center;
    margin-right: 10px;
    padding-top: 15%;
    transition-property: opacity;
    transition-delay: 0.3s;
    transition-duration: .5s;
}
 
.social-links i:hover {
    opacity:.7;   
}