Title: ext's Replies | WordPress.org --- # ext [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ext/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ext/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ext/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ext/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ext/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ext/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ext/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ext/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Can't choose author, shows 0 Posts for Authors](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-choose-author-shows-0-posts-for-authors/) * Thread Starter [ext](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ext/) * (@ext) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-choose-author-shows-0-posts-for-authors/#post-2157738) * very strangely, it fixed on its own, without me doing anything. maybe it was an issue with the host and the databases? who knows, but the drop down menu for the author is there again. * thanks to everyone for their help. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Can't choose author, shows 0 Posts for Authors](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-choose-author-shows-0-posts-for-authors/) * Thread Starter [ext](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ext/) * (@ext) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-choose-author-shows-0-posts-for-authors/#post-2157701) * any other ideas anyone? really looking to solve this issue. thanks a lot. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Can't choose author, shows 0 Posts for Authors](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-choose-author-shows-0-posts-for-authors/) * Thread Starter [ext](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ext/) * (@ext) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-choose-author-shows-0-posts-for-authors/#post-2157681) * perhaps its possible to manually change the author ID of a post directly from phpmyadmin since I can’t do it within the dashboard? * Any ideas if that’s possible and how I could do it from phpmyadmin? Thanks much * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Can't choose author, shows 0 Posts for Authors](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-choose-author-shows-0-posts-for-authors/) * Thread Starter [ext](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ext/) * (@ext) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-choose-author-shows-0-posts-for-authors/#post-2157633) * Thanks but unfortunately that didn’t do the trick…. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Capability Manager] [Plugin: Capability Manager] Can't select a post author that has a custom role anymore](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-capability-manager-cant-select-a-post-author-that-has-a-custom-role-anymore/) * [ext](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ext/) * (@ext) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-capability-manager-cant-select-a-post-author-that-has-a-custom-role-anymore/#post-1977326) * I have the same problem, i think…. i can’t select an author at all, the drop down menu no longer exists and I am forced to use the default one. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Can't choose author, shows 0 Posts for Authors](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-choose-author-shows-0-posts-for-authors/) * Thread Starter [ext](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ext/) * (@ext) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-choose-author-shows-0-posts-for-authors/#post-2157501) * Any other ideas mate? There must be something! * And as a note, I tried creating a new author, it creates, but again, there is no drop down menu to choose that author when creating a new post or editing one. * The weird part is that when I go to delete the new user I created, it asks me to which other authors I want to attribute the post to (with the drop down menu)!!!! * Thanks much * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Can't choose author, shows 0 Posts for Authors](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-choose-author-shows-0-posts-for-authors/) * Thread Starter [ext](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ext/) * (@ext) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-choose-author-shows-0-posts-for-authors/#post-2157490) * 3.1.4. * I also repaired every table in the DB, no luck tho. * Thanks. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Can't choose author, shows 0 Posts for Authors](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-choose-author-shows-0-posts-for-authors/) * Thread Starter [ext](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ext/) * (@ext) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-choose-author-shows-0-posts-for-authors/#post-2157486) * i am actually trying to repair the tables now, I did the wp_posts tables, they repaired fine, but still same problem. * My site is a news site, there is always new content, so I wouldn’t be able to use an older database (+ we don’t backup as often) since many posts would be gone. * I really have no idea how this started. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Can't choose author, shows 0 Posts for Authors](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-choose-author-shows-0-posts-for-authors/) * Thread Starter [ext](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ext/) * (@ext) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-choose-author-shows-0-posts-for-authors/#post-2157474) * hi, thanks for your reply. * I deactivated all plugins, the problem is still there (there is no drop down box under the Author tab in editing or adding posts) and under the User section, still authors (including admin one) shows 0 under posts. * – I tried changing themes to the default one, and still it is the same. * – Tried resetting plugins folder, no luck. * – Just updating all the files of WP (including admin and includes folders… * Still same problem, maybe it is a database issue? Not sure why that would happen tho. * Thanks. Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total)