Member Picker

Alias: Umbraco.MemberPicker

Returns: IPublishedContent

The member picker opens a panel to pick a specific member from the member section. The value saved is of type IPublishedContent.

Data Type Definition Example

Media Picker Data Type Definition

Content Example

Member Picker Content

MVC View Example

Without Modelsbuilder

@{
    if (Model.HasValue("author"))
    {
        var member = Model.Value<IPublishedContent>("author");
        @member.Name
    }
}

With Modelsbuilder

@{
    if (Model.Author != null)
    {
        var member = Model.Author;
        @member.Name
    }
}

Add values programmatically

See the example below to see how a value can be added or changed programmatically. To update a value of a property editor you need the Content Service.

The example below demonstrates how to add values programmatically using a Razor view. However, this is used for illustrative purposes only and is not the recommended method for production environments.

@using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Services;

@inject IContentService Services;
@{
    // Get access to ContentService
    var contentService = Services;

    // Create a variable for the GUID of the page you want to update
    var guid = Guid.Parse("32e60db4-1283-4caa-9645-f2153f9888ef");

    // Get the page using the GUID you've defined
    var content = contentService.GetById(guid); // ID of your page

    // Create a variable for the GUID of the member ID
    var authorId = Guid.Parse("ed944097281e4492bcdf783355219450");

    // Set the value of the property with alias 'author'. 
    content.SetValue("author", authorId);

    // Save the change
    contentService.Save(content);
}

Although the use of a GUID is preferable, you can also use the numeric ID to get the page:

@{
    // Get the page using it's id
    var content = contentService.GetById(1234); 
}

If Modelsbuilder is enabled you can get the alias of the desired property without using a magic string:

The following example uses IPublishedSnapshotAccessor, which is obsolete in Umbraco 15 and will be removed in a future version. For more information, see the Version specific upgrades article.

@using Umbraco.Cms.Core.PublishedCache;
@using Umbraco.Cms.Core;

@inject IPublishedSnapshotAccessor _publishedSnapshotAccessor;
@{
    var udi = Udi.Create(Constants.UdiEntityType.Member, authorId);
    
    // Set the value of the property with alias 'author'
    content.SetValue(Home.GetModelPropertyType(_publishedSnapshotAccessor, x => x.Author).Alias, udi);
}