> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://documentation.ajaxsearchpro.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://documentation.ajaxsearchpro.com/general-settings/search-in-users.md).

# 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)