wp_list_users( string|array $args = array() ): string|null

Lists all the users of the site, with several options available.

Parameters

$argsstring|arrayoptional
Array or string of default arguments.
  • orderby string
    How to sort the users. Accepts 'nicename', 'email', 'url', 'registered', 'user_nicename', 'user_email', 'user_url', 'user_registered', 'name', 'display_name', 'post_count', 'ID', 'meta_value', 'user_login'. Default 'name'.
  • order string
    Sorting direction for $orderby. Accepts 'ASC', 'DESC'. Default 'ASC'.
  • number int
    Maximum users to return or display. Default empty (all users).
  • exclude_admin bool
    Whether to exclude the 'admin' account, if it exists. Default false.
  • show_fullname bool
    Whether to show the user’s full name. Default false.
  • feed string
    If not empty, show a link to the user’s feed and use this text as the alt parameter of the link.
  • feed_image string
    If not empty, show a link to the user’s feed and use this image URL as clickable anchor.
  • feed_type string
    The feed type to link to, such as 'rss2'. Defaults to default feed type.
  • echo bool
    Whether to output the result or instead return it. Default true.
  • style string
    If 'list', each user is wrapped in an <li> element, otherwise the users will be separated by commas.
  • html bool
    Whether to list the items in HTML form or plaintext. Default true.
  • exclude string
    An array, comma-, or space-separated list of user IDs to exclude.
  • include string
    An array, comma-, or space-separated list of user IDs to include.

Default:array()

Return

string|null The output if echo is false. Otherwise null.

Source

function wp_list_users( $args = array() ) {	$defaults = array(	'orderby' => 'name',	'order' => 'ASC',	'number' => '',	'exclude_admin' => true,	'show_fullname' => false,	'feed' => '',	'feed_image' => '',	'feed_type' => '',	'echo' => true,	'style' => 'list',	'html' => true,	'exclude' => '',	'include' => '',	);	$parsed_args = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );	$return = '';	$query_args = wp_array_slice_assoc( $parsed_args, array( 'orderby', 'order', 'number', 'exclude', 'include' ) );	$query_args['fields'] = 'ids';	/** * Filters the query arguments for the list of all users of the site. * * @since 6.1.0 * * @param array $query_args The query arguments for get_users(). * @param array $parsed_args The arguments passed to wp_list_users() combined with the defaults. */	$query_args = apply_filters( 'wp_list_users_args', $query_args, $parsed_args );	$users = get_users( $query_args );	foreach ( $users as $user_id ) {	$user = get_userdata( $user_id );	if ( $parsed_args['exclude_admin'] && 'admin' === $user->display_name ) {	continue;	}	if ( $parsed_args['show_fullname'] && '' !== $user->first_name && '' !== $user->last_name ) {	$name = sprintf(	/* translators: 1: User's first name, 2: Last name. */	_x( '%1$s %2$s', 'Display name based on first name and last name' ),	$user->first_name,	$user->last_name	);	} else {	$name = $user->display_name;	}	if ( ! $parsed_args['html'] ) {	$return .= $name . ', ';	continue; // No need to go further to process HTML.	}	if ( 'list' === $parsed_args['style'] ) {	$return .= '<li>';	}	$row = $name;	if ( ! empty( $parsed_args['feed_image'] ) || ! empty( $parsed_args['feed'] ) ) {	$row .= ' ';	if ( empty( $parsed_args['feed_image'] ) ) {	$row .= '(';	}	$row .= '<a href="' . get_author_feed_link( $user->ID, $parsed_args['feed_type'] ) . '"';	$alt = '';	if ( ! empty( $parsed_args['feed'] ) ) {	$alt = ' alt="' . esc_attr( $parsed_args['feed'] ) . '"';	$name = $parsed_args['feed'];	}	$row .= '>';	if ( ! empty( $parsed_args['feed_image'] ) ) {	$row .= '<img src="' . esc_url( $parsed_args['feed_image'] ) . '" style="border: none;"' . $alt . ' />';	} else {	$row .= $name;	}	$row .= '</a>';	if ( empty( $parsed_args['feed_image'] ) ) {	$row .= ')';	}	}	$return .= $row;	$return .= ( 'list' === $parsed_args['style'] ) ? '</li>' : ', ';	}	$return = rtrim( $return, ', ' );	if ( ! $parsed_args['echo'] ) {	return $return;	}	echo $return; } 

Hooks

apply_filters( ‘wp_list_users_args’, array $query_args, array $parsed_args )

Filters the query arguments for the list of all users of the site.

Changelog

VersionDescription
5.9.0Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

You must log in before being able to contribute a note or feedback.