[Resolved] Add element to posts by specific author

[Carson]

Hi there,

is there any way to display an element only on posts by specific authors?

Alternatively, can I add CSS to pages by specific authors in any other way?

Thanks!

[Tom]

Hi there,

You can:

1. Add a new Element, but leave the Display Rules empty.
2. Take note of the Element ID (in the URL while editing the Element).
3. Add a filter:

add_filter( 'generate_hook_element_display', function( $display, $element_id ) {
    $author_id = get_post_field( 'post_author', get_the_ID() );

    if ( 1234 === $element_id && '123' == $author_id ) {
        $display = true; // If Element ID is 1234 and author ID is 123, display the Element.
    }

    if ( 5678 === $element_id && '456' == $author_id ) {
        $display = true; // If Element ID is 5678 and author ID is 456, display the Element.
    }

    return $display;
} );

[Carson]

Thank you!!!

[Tom]

You’re welcome 🙂

[Takeru]

Element ID
/wp-admin/post.php?post=553&action=edit

Author ID
/wp-admin/user-edit.php?user_id=2

Add a filter

add_filter( 'generate_hook_element_display', function( $display, $element_id ) {
    $author_id = get_post_field( 'post_author', get_the_ID() );

    if ( 553 === $element_id && '2' == $author_id ) {
        $display = true;
    }

    return $display;
} );

I added the above code to the Code Snippets plugin, but it did not work.

Is there something wrong with the above code?

[Leo]

Hi there,

The code looks good to me.

Any chance you can open a new topic and link us to the page in question?

Thanks 🙂

[Author]

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