=== Authors List ===
Contributors:      WPKube
Tags:              author, authors, list, grid, authors list, authors grid
Requires at least: 4.7.0
Tested up to:      5.3
Requires PHP:      5.4
Stable tag:        1.0.5

Use a shortcode to display a list or grid of post authors and links to their post archives page.

== Description ==

Easily display a list or grid of post authors and links to their post archives page using a shortcode.

The shortcode is [authors_list] and accepts the following attributes.

* style (1,2,3)
* columns (2,3,4)
* avatar_size (any number, example 500)
* amount (any number, no limit by default)
* show_title (yes,no)
* show_count (yes,no)
* show_bio (yes,no)
* show_link (yes,no)
* orderby ( post_count, ID, login, nicename, email, url, registered, display_name )
* order ( ASC, DESC )
* skip_empty ( yes, no )
* bio_word_trim ( any number, leave empty for no trim )
* only_authors ( yes, no )
* exclude ( user IDs separate by comma, example 1,3,4 )
* include ( user IDs separate by comma, example 1,3,4 )
* roles ( roles separated by comma, example administrator,editor )

Example usage with attributes: 
<pre>[authors_list style="2" columns="2" amount="4" show_count="no"]</pre>

There are additional attributes for custom content before and after each element:

* before_avatar
* before_title
* before_count
* before_bio
* before_link
* after_avatar
* after_title
* after_count
* after_bio
* after_link

Example usage with attributes:
<pre>[authors_list before_title="My custom content"]</pre>

These before/after attributes also support dynamic user/author meta fields using <pre>{al:INSERT_FIELD_NAME}</pre>

Example usage:
<pre>[authors_list before_title="My first name is {al:first_name}"]</pre>

They also support some dynamic output functionality. Currently just displaying posts links for the authors, more to come.

Example usage:
<pre>[authors_list after_title="{alf:posts}"]</pre>
<pre>[authors_list after_title="{alf:posts type=plain amount=5}"]</pre>

== Installation ==

- **WordPress Plugins Directory**: Navigate to *Plugins* → *Add New* in the WordPress admin and search “Authors List”. Click *Install* and then *Activate*.
- **Zip Upload**: Navigate to *Plugins* → *Add New* → *Upload Plugin* in the WordPress admin. Browse to the .zip file containing the plugin on your computer and upload, then activate.
- **Manual FTP Upload**: Upload the plugin folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`. Navigate to *Plugins* in the WordPress admin and activate.

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.5 (December 2, 2019) =
* Option to include specific users by ID
* Option to include specific user roles
* Option to set posts list to be plain ( divs ) instead of unordered list items
* Compatibility with custom avatar plugins
* Responsive fixes

= 1.0.4 (November 23, 2019 ) =
* Option to exclude specific users/authors
* Ability to display posts of the specific author

= 1.0.3 (November 12th, 2019) =
* Option to include all users, not just authors

= 1.0.2 (October 30th, 2019) =
* Added biography words trim option
* Added ability to add custom content before/after each element
* Added ability to display custom field values
* Added option to also show authors that do not have any posts
* Fixed issue where some authors are not shown

= 1.0.1 (October 21st, 2019) =
* Added plugin URI (for "view details" link in the WordPress admin)
* Options to change the authors order
* Fixed issue with layout if images not the same height

= 1.0.0 =
* Initial Release