This small function allows you to get random authors with at least one published image, excluding the ones you follow. This is a great feature for author discovery and new follows.
This feature works with ImagePress version 7 or higher.
add_action('pre_user_query', function($query) {
if ('rand' === $query->query_vars['orderby']) {
$query->query_orderby = str_replace('user_login', 'RAND()', $query->query_orderby);
}
});
function get_random_feed_authors($number, $currentUserId) {
$myFollowers = array(pwuf_get_following($currentUserId));
$myFollowers = array_unique($myFollowers);
$myFollowersToString = implode(',', $myFollowers[0]);
$users = get_users(array(
'fields' => array('ID', 'display_name'),
'orderby' => 'rand',
'number' => $number,
'who' => 'authors',
'exclude' => $myFollowers[0],
'has_published_posts' => get_post_types(array('public' => true)),
// 'query_id' => 'authors_with_posts', // not used anymore
));
//shuffle($users); // optional
return $users;
}Use this in your theme’s functions.php file or in a custom plugin.
