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Version: 5.2 (Current)

Author Form Field

The author form field type provides a list box containing authors (users) that have created content.

  • type (mandatory) must be author.
  • name (mandatory) is the unique name of the field.
  • label (mandatory) (translatable) is the field html label.
  • description (optional) (translatable) is the field description.
  • multiple (optional) if set to true allows multiple items to be selected at the same time. Set to false to allow single selection.
  • required (optional) if set to true, the first field option should be empty, see last example.

Implemented by: libraries/src/Form/Field/AuthorField.php

Example XML parameter definition​

<field
        name="myauthorlist" 
        type="author"
        label="Select an author" 
        description=""
/>