Filter Admin Lists by Author
Adds an author dropdown above the admin lists of posts and chosen post types, so editors can see everything one person wrote.
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Code
// Post types that get the author dropdown.
$wpide_author_filter_types = array( 'post', 'page' );
add_action( 'restrict_manage_posts', function ( $post_type ) use ( $wpide_author_filter_types ) {
if ( ! in_array( $post_type, $wpide_author_filter_types, true ) ) {
return;
}
echo '<label class="screen-reader-text" for="wpide-author-filter">Filter by author</label>';
wp_dropdown_users( array(
'name' => 'author',
'id' => 'wpide-author-filter',
'show_option_all' => 'All authors',
'selected' => isset( $_GET['author'] ) ? absint( $_GET['author'] ) : 0, // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification
'capability' => array( 'edit_posts' ),
) );
} );Notes
Only users who can write posts appear. WordPress handles the filtering itself through the author parameter.
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