wp_xmlrpc_server::wp_getAuthors() WordPress Method

The wp_xmlrpc_server::wp_getAuthors() method is used to retrieve a list of authors from a WordPress site. This is useful for sites that have multiple authors and need to display a list of all the authors on the site.

wp_xmlrpc_server::wp_getAuthors( array $args ) #

Retrieve authors list.


Parameters

$args

(array)(Required)Method arguments. Note: arguments must be ordered as documented.

  • 'blog_id'
    (int) (unused)
  • 'username'
    (string)
  • 'password'
    (string)


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Return

(array|IXR_Error)


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Source

File: wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php

	public function wp_getAuthors( $args ) {
		$this->escape( $args );

		$username = $args[1];
		$password = $args[2];

		$user = $this->login( $username, $password );
		if ( ! $user ) {
			return $this->error;
		}

		if ( ! current_user_can( 'edit_posts' ) ) {
			return new IXR_Error( 401, __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to edit posts.' ) );
		}

		/** This action is documented in wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php */
		do_action( 'xmlrpc_call', 'wp.getAuthors', $args, $this );

		$authors = array();
		foreach ( get_users( array( 'fields' => array( 'ID', 'user_login', 'display_name' ) ) ) as $user ) {
			$authors[] = array(
				'user_id'      => $user->ID,
				'user_login'   => $user->user_login,
				'display_name' => $user->display_name,
			);
		}

		return $authors;
	}


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2.2.0Introduced.

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