{"id":332329,"date":"2026-07-05T16:39:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T16:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/pinoydev-admin-post-author-search-filter\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T00:59:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T00:59:34","slug":"pinoydev-admin-post-author-search-filter","status":"publish","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/pinoydev-admin-post-author-search-filter\/","author":23310400,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"version":"1.0.2","stable_tag":"1.0.2","tested":"7.0","requires":"5.6","requires_php":"7.4","requires_plugins":null,"header_name":"Pinoydev Admin Post Author Search Filter","header_author":"pinoydev","header_description":"Adds an author dropdown filter to WordPress admin post list screens for posts, pages, and custom post types.","assets_banners_color":"","last_updated":"2026-07-06 00:59:34","external_support_url":"","external_repository_url":"","donate_link":"","header_plugin_uri":"","header_author_uri":"","rating":0,"author_block_rating":0,"active_installs":0,"downloads":76,"num_ratings":0,"support_threads":0,"support_threads_resolved":0,"author_block_count":0,"sections":["description","installation","faq","changelog"],"tags":{"1.0.0":{"tag":"1.0.0","author":"pinoydev","date":"2026-07-05 16:38:34"},"1.0.1":{"tag":"1.0.1","author":"pinoydev","date":"2026-07-06 00:59:34"},"1.0.2":{"tag":"1.0.2","author":"pinoydev","date":"2026-07-06 00:59:34"}},"upgrade_notice":{"1.0.2":"<p>Adds settings for large author lists and links the author column to user profiles.<\/p>","1.0.1":"<p>Faster AJAX author search and improved username matching.<\/p>","1.0.0":"<p>Initial release.<\/p>"},"ratings":[],"assets_icons":[],"assets_banners":[],"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":[],"tagged_versions":["1.0.0","1.0.1","1.0.2"],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":[],"screenshots":[]},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[83,132,1794,2236,166],"plugin_category":[],"plugin_contributors":[268514],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-332329","plugin","type-plugin","status-publish","hentry","plugin_tags-admin","plugin_tags-author","plugin_tags-custom-post-type","plugin_tags-filter","plugin_tags-posts","plugin_contributors-pinoydev","plugin_committers-pinoydev"],"banners":[],"icons":{"svg":false,"icon":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/plugins\/geopattern-icon\/pinoydev-admin-post-author-search-filter.svg","icon_2x":false,"generated":true},"screenshots":[],"raw_content":"<!--section=description-->\n<p>Pinoydev Admin Post Author Search Filter adds a simple <strong>All authors<\/strong> dropdown to the top of WordPress admin list tables on <code>edit.php<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Use it to quickly filter posts, pages, and custom post types by author \u2014 then click the existing <strong>Filter<\/strong> button to update the list.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Features<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Author dropdown on admin post list screens<\/li>\n<li>Lists post owners for the current post type (any user role, as long as they are the post author)<\/li>\n<li>Switches to AJAX author search automatically when more than 100 post owners exist (configurable in Settings)<\/li>\n<li>Works with posts, pages, and custom post types that support the <code>author<\/code> feature<\/li>\n<li>Settings page to choose AJAX search or plain HTML dropdown for large author lists<\/li>\n<li>Author column links open the WordPress user profile screen<\/li>\n<li>Uses native WordPress author query handling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Why this plugin?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>WordPress does not always show a convenient author dropdown on every post list screen, especially for pages and custom post types. Older author-filter plugins on WordPress.org are no longer maintained. This plugin provides a focused, up-to-date solution.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>pinoydev-admin-post-author-search-filter<\/code> folder to <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the <strong>Plugins<\/strong> menu in WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Posts \u2192 All Posts<\/strong>, <strong>Pages<\/strong>, or any custom post type list screen that supports authors.<\/li>\n<li>Choose an author from the dropdown and click <strong>Filter<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Optional: go to <strong>Settings \u2192 Author Search Filter<\/strong> to choose AJAX search or a plain dropdown for large author lists.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"which%20screens%20does%20this%20work%20on%3F\"><h3>Which screens does this work on?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Any admin list table loaded from <code>edit.php<\/code> for a post type that supports authors.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20it%20work%20with%20custom%20post%20types%3F\"><h3>Does it work with custom post types?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes, if the custom post type registers <code>author<\/code> support.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"which%20users%20appear%20in%20the%20author%20filter%3F\"><h3>Which users appear in the author filter?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>The filter shows WordPress users who are the post author on at least one item of the current post type. Role does not matter \u2014 if a subscriber, customer, or any other role is saved as the post author, they will appear. It does not list every user on your site, only users tied to posts of that type.<\/p>\n\n<p>On large lists, the AJAX search can also match a username prefix (for example, \"SU\" finds \"SUP\") or an exact username even when that user has no posts of the current type. Choosing a user with no posts of that type and clicking Filter may show an empty list.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"what%20happens%20when%20there%20are%20many%20authors%3F\"><h3>What happens when there are many authors?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>If a post type has more than 100 post owners, the plugin uses AJAX search by default. Type a name or username, choose a result, then click Filter. You can switch to a plain HTML dropdown instead under <strong>Settings \u2192 Author Search Filter<\/strong>.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20use%20a%20normal%20dropdown%20instead%20of%20ajax%20search%3F\"><h3>Can I use a normal dropdown instead of AJAX search?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. Go to <strong>Settings \u2192 Author Search Filter<\/strong> and choose <strong>Plain HTML dropdown<\/strong>. This loads every post owner into a select menu, which may be slow on very large sites.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20this%20change%20what%20users%20can%20see%20on%20the%20front%20end%3F\"><h3>Does this change what users can see on the front end?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. This only adds a filter dropdown in the WordPress admin area.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"where%20can%20i%20get%20support%3F\"><h3>Where can I get support?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Use the WordPress.org support forum for this plugin, or email ulgasan491@yahoo.com.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<h4>1.0.2<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Add settings page to choose AJAX search or plain HTML dropdown when a post type has more than 100 post owners.<\/li>\n<li>Author column links now open the WordPress user profile screen instead of filtering the post list.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.0.1<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Improved AJAX author search performance with cached post owner lists and lighter database queries.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed partial username matching in AJAX mode (for example, \"SU\" now finds \"SUP\").<\/li>\n<li>Added client-side caching for repeated author searches in the admin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Initial release.<\/li>\n<li>Author dropdown filter on admin post list screens for post types that support authors.<\/li>\n<li>Lists all post owners for the current post type, regardless of user role.<\/li>\n<li>AJAX author search when a post type has more than 100 post owners.<\/li>\n<li>Search by username, display name, first name, last name, or nickname.<\/li>\n<li>Author results shown as username - first last.<\/li>\n<li>Custom query parameter (<code>papasf<\/code>) for reliable custom post type filtering.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Adds an author dropdown filter to WordPress admin post list screens.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/332329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=332329"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/pinoydev"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=332329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=332329"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=332329"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=332329"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=332329"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=332329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}