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1. willGoldstone
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Hi all, I use this function in my code to list the authors on my site, and their respective rss feeds..

   http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/wp_list_authors

   But I don't want ALL users listed - only the writers of the site - we also let the public write for the site but I dont want them to appear in the list - how can I restrict this list by role - the only parameter for exclusion appears to be exclude_admin.

   Any help massively appreciated!

   Cheers

   Will

2. willGoldstone
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Hi all - i've now realised i'll probably have to edit one of the includes to get this feature - a file called author-template.php.

   on line 448 you'll see

   $authors = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT ID, user_nicename from $wpdb->users " . ($exclude_admin ? "WHERE user_login <> 'admin' " : '') . "ORDER BY display_name");

   But I want to get rid of other types of users by excluding not simply the admin, but 'public' user types also. I've tried altering that line to this -

   $authors = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT ID, user_nicename from $wpdb->users " . ($exclude_admin ? "WHERE user_login <> 'admin' AND 'public " : '') . "ORDER BY display_name");

   and I also tried this -

   $authors = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT ID, user_nicename from $wpdb->users " . ($exclude_admin ? "WHERE user_login <> 'public' " : '') . "ORDER BY display_name");

   and this -
   

   $authors = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT ID, user_nicename from $wpdb->users " . ($exclude_admin ? "WHERE user_login == 'public' " : '') . "ORDER BY display_name");

   None of which has worked so far. HELP!

   Will

3. lynettechandler
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Hi Will, maybe the List Authors Plus plugin will help http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/list-authors-plus/

4. jcow
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   I was looking for something similar. That plugin looks perfect for me. Thanks Lynette!

   Will. I had done what you did previously by editing the author template file. But everytime I upgraded, it would mess me up and I would have to do it again. So I would recommend trying to use a plugin. Editing core files is such a last resort.

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