GB Author Filter
A Flarum extension. Filter discussions by the discussion author.
Features
- Author filter dropdown — adds a user-picker dropdown to the discussion list on the index page (and tag pages) so visitors can narrow the list down to discussions started by a particular author.
- Autocomplete user search — type to search for a user, with results populated as you go. Selecting a user applies an
author: filter to the discussion list (and to the search query when one is already active).
- Works with the URL
?author= parameter — a server-side middleware translates an author query parameter into Flarum's native discussion filter, so author-filtered lists are linkable and bookmarkable.
- Permission-aware — the dropdown only appears for users who have permission to search users (
searchUsers), so it respects your forum's existing privacy settings.
- Configurable search behaviour — admin settings let you tune:
- the minimum number of characters before a search runs (default:
3), and
- the maximum number of results shown in the dropdown (default:
5).
- Translatable — all interface strings are localised and can be overridden via Flarum's locale system.
Installation
Install with composer:
composer require glowingblue/author-filter:"*"
Updating
composer update glowingblue/author-filter:"*"
php flarum migrate
php flarum cache:clear
Links
Acknowledgements
This extension is a continuation and replacement of Blomstra's Author Filter, now maintained by Glowing Blue.
