This thread is resolved. Here is a description of the problem and solution.
Problem: I would like to display the Author User's custom field information in an Author archive, but the Types usermeta field shortcode does not seem to work.
Solution: You must include the Author's User ID in the user_id attribute in an Author archive. Unfortunately there is no built-in way to retrieve that Author's User ID simply. It requires a custom shortcode. Add the following code in your child theme's functions.php file, or to a new code snippet in Toolset > Settings > Custom Code:
function get_author_id_in_archive_func($atts) {
return get_the_author_meta('ID');
}
add_shortcode("get-author-id-in-archive", "get_author_id_in_archive_func");
This shortcode will return the User ID of the author in the current WordPress Archive.
Then go to Toolset > Settings > Front-end Content > Third party shortcode arguments and register get-author-id-in-archive. This will allow you to use the new custom shortcode as an argument in the Types usermeta field shortcode. Now your nested Types field shortcode syntax can use the user_id attribute like this:
[types usermeta='imya-na-russkom' user_id='[get-author-id-in-archive][/get-author-id-in-archive]'][/types]
Place this nested shortcode inside your WordPress Archive before the opening wpv-loop tag.
Relevant Documentation:
https://toolset.com/documentation/customizing-sites-using-php/functions/
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Last updated by 4 years, 9 months ago.
Assisted by: Christian Cox.
Okay if you already have get_author_id_in_archive, that should work without needing to add more code. I tried to edit this archive and test using your original shortcode but I'm seeing several JavaScript errors. The errors are blocking any updates, so I cannot save changes here: https://new.shadyladycam.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=view-archives-editor&view_id=608
I will try adding another archive as a test, and give you an update shortly. Please stand by.
