I am so sorry if this is a well-known issue; I’ve Googled this repeatedly (like, over the course of months, whenever it becomes enough of an irritant to go to war) and can’t find an answer.
I’m managing the website of a local newspaper which has a little over 50 authors so far, but when I’m posting stories, the “author selector” dropdown will only feature the first 50:
[Within the editor])But the full roster of authors appears when I “quick edit” the post from the Posts page:
[From the Posts screen])We should have more authors but my fix for this has to just credit the newspaper itself with the story post, and then list the author within the body so I could cut down on the number of total authors. But now the newspaper’s name is not making the 50-author cut, so dire action is required. Plus, a couple writers have asked why their bylines are different and “technical difficulties due to your first name” doesn’t seem to soothe egos.
Yes, the posts page quick edit is a workaround, but I do not trust my ailing memory due to my eclectic workload to remember to do that after every post, when we’ve got about 50 stories a week going out. (I’ve noticed several stories in which *I’m* credited… I’m just the post monkey!)
Any idea why this isn’t working correctly? Is there a setting I’m missing? Or a known bug with a fix? Anything? 🙁
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This looks to be a WordPress bug. I’ve tested it on a site with 1,000+ users, and am still only getting the first 50.
I’ve submitted a trac and reported it as a bug, so should get patched. I’ll update here if anything comes back.
Another option in the meantime, which is still not perfect but may help – is to use a plugin called ‘user switching’. Then each time you are posting an article for an author, find that author on the list and select ‘switch to’. That will then automatically allow you to post as that user – save you having to do it from quick edit after.
I’ll keep you updated if I find anything.
Isn’t that a search field above those names?