Exclude authors, include guest authors

Hi @gabilanyi

1) Yes, you can use the exclude parameter, example:

[authors_list exclude="5,10,15"]

Where 5, 10 and 15 would be the IDs of the users you want to exclude.

2) Are they added as users (can they be seen in WP admin > Users)?

Thank you, @wpkube
Regarding question (2): No, the guest authors do not appear under WP Users. They are added with a plugin (Molongui). There are many authors; basically, each post has its own guest author. Still, the list of authors is important. I suppose you are pulling the information out of the Users list, right? In this case, I don’t think it will be possible to create a list of guest authors.
Thank you,
Gabriel

Hi @gabilanyi

Yeah, the plugin uses the native WordPress users/authors system.

If it was a simple tweak to make it work with their system we’d implement it but unfortunately it’s not a simple change. Sorry.

I hope I’m not harassing you…
I managed to get most of the features working.
Could you please take a look at goodwritingg.com?
This is the syntax I used:
[authors_list show_link=”no” style=”1″ columns=”1″ columns_direction=”vertical” show_avatar=”no” orderby=”last_name” show_count=”no”]
Here is what I wasn’t able to do:
(1) Control font size and spacing; which php do I need to edit?
(2) The authors are not sorted by last name, despite the orderby parameter.
(3) Would it be possible to display the names as follows: Morrison, Bryce (as opposed to Bryce Morrison)?
Thank you so much.
Gabriel

Hi @gabilanyi

1) Font size is not PHP related, it’s CSS. Goes in WP admin > Appearance > Customize > Additional CSS:

.authors-list-item .authors-list-item-title {
    font-size: 18px;
}

2) By default ordering for all the options is descending (Z-A in this case), add this to make it ascending (A-Z) order="ASC"

3) The way names are displayed comes from the WordPress setting “Display name publicly as” (can be found when editing a user).

Thank you so much! You are amazingly helpful.
Gabriel

You’re welcome Gabriel.