rst search query
// WP_User_Query arguments $args = array( 'role' => 'Author', 'search_columns' => array( 'occ_p', 'occ_c', 'user_nicename' ), 'orderby' => 'display_name', 'meta_query' => array( array( 'key' => 'occ_p', 'compare' => 'LIKE', ), array( 'key' => 'occ_c', 'compare' => 'LIKE', ), ), 'who' => 'authors', 'count_total' => true, ); // The User Query $rst_user_search = new WP_User_Query( $args );