# Users A user select field that allows to select one or multiple users **** - Read more: - Source: **** The users field can be used to select one or more users. It's perfect to store authors for an article, for example.
## Example ```yaml fields: authors: label: Authors type: users ``` ## Field properties
Name Type Default Description
default arrayorstringorbool null Default selected user(s) when a new page/file/user is created
disabled bool null If true, the field is no longer editable and will not be saved
empty mixed null The placeholder text if none have been selected yet
help mixed null Optional help text below the field
image mixed null Image settings for each item
info string null Info text for each item
label mixed null The field label can be set as string or associative array with translations
layout string 'list' Changes the layout of the selected entries. Available layouts: list, cardlets, cards
link bool true Whether each item should be clickable
max int null The maximum number of allowed selected
min int null The minimum number of required selected
multiple bool true If false, only a single one can be selected
query string null Query for the items to be included in the picker
required bool null If true, the field has to be filled in correctly to be saved.
search bool true Enable/disable the search field in the picker
size string 'auto' Layout size for cards: tiny, small, medium, large, huge, full
store string 'uuid' Whether to store UUID or ID in the content file of the model
text string null Main text for each item
translate bool true If false, the field will be disabled in non-default languages and cannot be translated. This is only relevant in multi-language setups.
when mixed null Conditions when the field will be shown (since 3.1.0)
width string '1/1' The width of the field in the field grid, e.g. 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 2/3, 3/4
## Default values You can set a user email or user UUID as default value: ```yaml fields: author: label: Author type: users default: johndoe@company.com # or user://H7jTLLW1 ``` Or set the default to the current user by passing `true` as argument: ```yaml fields: author: label: Author type: users default: true ``` ## Limit selection ### Multiple or single mode If you only want to select a single user, set multiple mode to `false` (default is `true`) ```yaml fields: author: label: Author type: users multiple: false ``` ### Maximum number of users You can set the maximum number of users that can be selected: ```yaml fields: author: label: Author type: users max: 3 ``` ### Query users You can use the `query` property to limit the users that can be selected: ```yaml fields: author: label: Author type: users query: kirby.users.filterBy("role", "editor") ```

Pagination

Options in the pages picker are paginated. You can set the number of items per pagination page in the picker using the limit property. The default setting is 20.

fields:
  pages:
    type: pages
    label: Select an item
    limit: 10

The pages picker shows a search field by default. If you want to remove it, you can switch it off with the search option:

fields:
  pages:
    type: pages
    label: Select an item
    search: false
## How to use in templates/snippets ### Single user To convert a single user to a user object, use the [`toUser()`](/docs/reference/templates/field-methods/to-user) method: ```php author()->toUser()): ?> username() ?> ``` ### Multiple users To convert multiple users to a users collection, use the [`toUsers()`](/docs/reference/templates/field-methods/to-users) method: ```php authors()->toUsers(); foreach($users as $user): ?> username() ?> ```