diff --git a/packages/dataviews/src/search-widget.js b/packages/dataviews/src/search-widget.js
index 258e4d949a7148..080859b15ff8e5 100644
--- a/packages/dataviews/src/search-widget.js
+++ b/packages/dataviews/src/search-widget.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ function normalizeSearchInput( input = '' ) {
 	return removeAccents( input.trim().toLowerCase() );
 }
 
+const EMPTY_ARRAY = [];
 const getCurrentValue = ( filterDefinition, currentFilter ) => {
 	if ( filterDefinition.singleSelection ) {
 		return currentFilter?.value;
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ const getCurrentValue = ( filterDefinition, currentFilter ) => {
 		return [ currentFilter.value ];
 	}
 
-	return [];
+	return EMPTY_ARRAY;
 };
 
 const getNewValue = ( filterDefinition, currentFilter, value ) => {
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ function ComboboxList( { view, filter, onChangeView } ) {
 	}, [ filter.elements, deferredSearchValue ] );
 	return (
 		<Ariakit.ComboboxProvider
-			value={ searchValue }
+			resetValueOnSelect={ false }
 			selectedValue={ currentValue }
 			setSelectedValue={ ( value ) => {
 				const newFilters = currentFilter
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-pages/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-pages/index.js
index dce6f748b651d6..e98896ab2e8cc9 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-pages/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-pages/index.js
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ export default function PagePages() {
 	} = useEntityRecords( 'postType', postType, queryArgs );
 
 	const { records: authors, isResolving: isLoadingAuthors } =
-		useEntityRecords( 'root', 'user' );
+		useEntityRecords( 'root', 'user', { per_page: -1 } );
 
 	const paginationInfo = useMemo(
 		() => ( {