# Search in Users

```
Search Sources -> User Search
```

The plugin provides a highly configurable user search engine as well.

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## Searching simple user fields

To search Login, Display, Firs, Last names or user Bio (description), use the following settings on the User Search options panel:

![](http://i.imgur.com/ocfrWsr.png)

## Excluding Roles

If you want to exclude a group of users (typically administrators) from the results, then use the **User roles exclude** option:

![](http://i.imgur.com/pCvTcvZ.png)

## Displaying user Images

The plugin will automatically try to display the default user images, but if you wish not displaying user images, or you want to display the BBPress user avatars instead, use the **Display user images?** and the **Image Source** opions:

![](http://i.imgur.com/OEEaU19.png)

## Advanced Usages

* [Searching in User Meta fields - like WooCommerce city, state, postcode etc...](/general-settings/search-in-users/user-meta-fields.md)


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://documentation.ajaxsearchpro.com/general-settings/search-in-users.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.