Using WordPress ‘get_editable_authors()’ PHP function

The get_editable_authors() WordPress PHP function retrieves a list of author users who can edit posts.

Usage

To use the get_editable_authors() function, simply provide the user ID as an argument:

$authors = get_editable_authors( $user_id );

Parameters

$user_id (int) – Required. The user ID for which you want to retrieve the list of editable authors.

More information

See WordPress Developer Resources: get_editable_authors()

Examples

Get a list of editable authors for a specific user

This example retrieves a list of editable authors for the user with ID 1 and then displays their names.

$user_id = 1;
$authors = get_editable_authors( $user_id );

foreach ( $authors as $author ) {
    echo $author->display_name . '<br>';
}

This example creates a dropdown list of editable authors for the user with ID 2.

$user_id = 2;
$authors = get_editable_authors( $user_id );

echo '<select name="authors">';
foreach ( $authors as $author ) {
    echo '<option value="' . $author->ID . '">' . $author->display_name . '</option>';
}
echo '</select>';

Check if a specific author is editable by a user

This example checks if the author with ID 3 is editable by the user with ID 1.

$user_id = 1;
$author_id = 3;
$authors = get_editable_authors( $user_id );

$is_editable = false;
foreach ( $authors as $author ) {
    if ( $author->ID == $author_id ) {
        $is_editable = true;
        break;
    }
}

echo $is_editable ? 'Editable' : 'Not editable';

Count the number of editable authors for a user

This example counts the number of editable authors for the user with ID 2.

$user_id = 2;
$authors = get_editable_authors( $user_id );

echo 'Number of editable authors: ' . count( $authors );

Display a list of editable authors with their email addresses

This example retrieves a list of editable authors for the user with ID 1 and displays their names and email addresses.

$user_id = 1;
$authors = get_editable_authors( $user_id );

foreach ( $authors as $author ) {
    echo $author->display_name . ' (' . $author->user_email . ')<br>';
}