How to Display All Authors on Your Multi-Author WordPress Blog: Custom Code Guide

Running a multi-author WordPress blog? Listing all contributors builds trust and lets readers know who's creating your content. Our WordPress experts have tested and reviewed 21 top plugins for seamless multi-author management. Prefer a lightweight, no-plugin approach? Here's proven code to list all authors manually.

Insert this snippet into your theme template (like sidebar.php or a custom widget area):

<?php wp_list_authors(); ?>

This generates an unordered list of authors. Customize with these parameters passed as a string or array:

• exclude_admin: 0 (include admin) / 1 (exclude admin)
• optioncount: 0 (hide post counts) / 1 (show post counts next to names)
• show_fullname: 0 (first name only) / 1 (full name)
• hide_empty: 0 (include authors with no posts) / 1 (only authors with posts)

Example: <?php wp_list_authors('exclude_admin=1&optioncount=1&hide_empty=1'); ?>

Want simplicity? The List Authors Widget plugin automates this perfectly.