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glowingblue/author-filter
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Filter discussions by the discussion author

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GB Author Filter
================

[](#gb-author-filter)

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A [Flarum](https://flarum.org) extension. Filter discussions by the discussion author.

Features
--------

[](#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
------------

[](#installation)

Install with composer:

```
composer require glowingblue/author-filter:"*"
```

Updating
--------

[](#updating)

```
composer update glowingblue/author-filter:"*"
php flarum migrate
php flarum cache:clear
```

Links
-----

[](#links)

- [Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/glowingblue/author-filter)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/glowingblue/flarum-ext-author-filter),
- [Discuss](https://discuss.flarum.org/d/39420-gb-author-filter)

Acknowledgements
----------------

[](#acknowledgements)

This extension is a continuation and replacement of [Blomstra's Author Filter](https://discuss.flarum.org/d/30153-blomstra-author-filter), now maintained by Glowing Blue.

###  Health Score

38

—

LowBetter than 83% of packages

Maintenance86

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity38

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~45 days

Total

4

Last Release

22d ago

Major Versions

0.1.0 → 1.0.02026-01-27

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/86727437?v=4)[Glowing Blue AG](/maintainers/glowingblue)[@glowingblue](https://github.com/glowingblue)

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Top Contributors

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Tags

flarum

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