Authors List Pro displays post authors or visitors in other WordPress roles as a list or grid. Configure a listing in the WordPress admin area or place the [authors_list] shortcode where it should appear. Each listed user can link to their post archive.

The Pro edition includes Styler controls for colors, typography, and spacing, along with visitor search and filters for the listing.

Set the layout and profile details

Choose style 1, 2, or 3, then set two, three, or four columns in a horizontal or vertical direction. Set the avatar size and number of users to show. Choose whether entries show the user title, post count, biography, or link.

Choose and sort users

Include or exclude specific user IDs, limit results by role, such as administrator or editor, or show only authors. Skip users without posts, require a minimum post count, trim biographies by word count, or limit the listing to users whose latest post was published within a selected number of days. Name controls can narrow results by the start of a display name, first name, or last name.

Sort by post count, post date, ID, login, nicename, email, URL, registration date, display name, first name, or last name. Set the order to ascending or descending.

For content-based selection, use category IDs, term IDs, and a taxonomy name such as post_tag to focus the listing on selected content groupings.

Customize entry output

Set before-and-after attributes for the avatar, title, count, biography, and link to add custom content around each element. These attributes can also display user or author meta fields with the {al:INSERT_FIELD_NAME} format. Additional dynamic output can show post links and social links; social links require Yoast SEO.

Choose the HTML element around the user or author name. The default is a div; h2 is another available option.

Place the listing

After adding Authors List Pro to the WordPress site, configure available settings in the admin area or add the [authors_list] shortcode to a page or post. Start with the basic shortcode, then add attributes for layout, user selection, ordering, displayed information, styling, search, or filters as needed.