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[Resolved] Display author role in a view

This thread is resolved. Here is a description of the problem and solution.

Problem:
The user would like to display the author's role in a view.

Solution:
Currently, there is no built-in way to display the post author role. You will have to build a custom shortcode that takes a post_id or a user_id and returns the role. Check these previous tickets, they may help:
- https://toolset.com/forums/topic/wpv-user-role/#post-227833
- https://toolset.com/forums/topic/conditional-display-based-on-user-role-of-post-author/

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Last updated by Stina 4 years, 6 months ago.

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#1691279

Tell us what you are trying to do?
I have a list of items and I want to show the role of the author of each item in the list.
I can add the field of almost any other information about the author, but the role.
What am I missing?

#1691739

Hello and thank you for contacting the Toolset support.

Currently, there is no built-in way to display the post author role. You will have to build a custom shortcode that takes a post_id or a user_id and returns the role. Check these previous tickets, they may help:
- https://toolset.com/forums/topic/wpv-user-role/#post-227833
- https://toolset.com/forums/topic/conditional-display-based-on-user-role-of-post-author/

I hope this helps. Let me know if you still have a question.

#1692051

Thanks for the links, I'll figure it out.