[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #20010: get_user does not returns specific roles

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#20010: get_user does not returns specific roles
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 Reporter:  dejudicibus   |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:
Component:  Users         |     Version:  3.3.1
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:                |
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Comment (by nacin):

 To further explain what is going on, 'who' => 'authors' selects all users
 of the blog who are not subscribers (using user_level != 0).

 role=author is more restrictive. However, when who=authors is specified,
 $blog_id gets set to 0, which prevents role=author from being processed.
 The processing is a bit wonky, but this is proper behavior. Choose one or
 the other — who=authors is simply a shortcut that returns a superset of
 role=author.

 You shouldn't be receiving subscribers back. who=authors should prevent
 that. Your subscribers likely have a wp_user_level of > 0, which is
 incorrect for subscribers.

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