Dynamic User Directory
Functionality: Page Content & Text, User Directory
Description
Dynamic User Directory creates a user directory displaying the pre-existing user meta information you specify. It can show avatars, social icons, mailing address, email address, website, phone, or any other user meta information you wish.
Features include:
- Sort by user last name or user display name
- Specify which user meta fields to display (up to 10)
- Hide users with specified user roles
- Include or exclude specific users
- Optionally hyperlink the user name and avatar to their WP author page
- Enjoy a fully responsive display for smaller screen sizes
- Optionally show a search box to quickly locate a user
- Optionally show pagination to reduce page load times
- Search by any user meta field with the Meta Fields Search add-on*
- Create multiple directory instances with the Multiple Directories add-on*
- Hide the directory until a search is run with the Hide Directory Before Search add-on*
- Show directory listings in a table format with the Horizontal Layout add-on*
- Sort by any custom meta field (instead of just last name) with the Custom Sort Field add-on*
- Exclude users based on a custom meta field such as an “Opt out of Directory” option with the Exclude User Filter add-on*
- Export full directory or just search results to CSV file with the Export add-on*
- Show/hide avatars
- Set avatar style (circle, rounded edges, or standard)
- Show/hide listing border
- Set listing border style, color, length, and thickness
- Control font size of all text displayed
- Set the display order of each field
- Control space between alphabet letter links
- Control space between each directory listing
- Choose between showing all users or filtering by selected alphabet letter
- Hyperlink almost any user meta field
- Choose from a variety of field display formats, including phone number, comma delimited lists, & dates
- Display social media link icons (choose from two different icon styles)
- Display address fields as a formatted mailing address
- Display directory totals
Requirements
Dynamic User Directory only provides a simple user directory and is not meant to provide any sort of member or complex user functionality (ie profiles that could be associated with a social media style site).
When to use?
Use when a customer requests to a directory/list showing their WordPress users.
Installation and Configuration
Installation:
Go to: dashboard > plugins > add new > search for “Dynamic User Directory” By Sarah Giles > Install and Activate
Configuration:
Reference the link(s) below for how to setup Dynamic User Directory:
Who covers the cost of the plugin?
If the plugin is covered by WDS Plan, please PAY ATTENTION to which WDS plan is this plugin included with.)
WDS Plan
Which WDS plan can this plugin be installed on?
- Standard plan
- Premium plan
- Premium Store (WOO) plan
Functionality Form
The legacy Functionality Form/Worksheet process has been deprecated and is no longer required for scoping or documentation. Instead, the AI Companion – WDS Plugin Support Assistant should be used to generate detailed instructions and requirements for plugin usage.
The generated output can be exported as PDF or DOC files and attached to the relevant ticket or DCT, ensuring a more streamlined and standardized documentation workflow.


