display_name : null);
}
/**
* Display the name of the author of the current post.
*
* The behavior of this function is based off of old functionality predating
* get_the_author(). This function is not deprecated, but is designed to echo
* the value from get_the_author() and as an result of any old theme that might
* still use the old behavior will also pass the value from get_the_author().
*
* The normal, expected behavior of this function is to echo the author and not
* return it. However, backwards compatiability has to be maintained.
*
* @since 0.71
* @see get_the_author()
* @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author
*
* @param string $deprecated Deprecated.
* @param string $deprecated_echo Deprecated. Use get_the_author(). Echo the string or return it.
* @return string The author's display name, from get_the_author().
*/
function the_author( $deprecated = '', $deprecated_echo = true ) {
if ( !empty( $deprecated ) )
_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '2.1' );
if ( $deprecated_echo !== true )
_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '1.5', __('Use get_the_author()
instead if you do not want the value echoed.') );
if ( $deprecated_echo )
echo get_the_author();
return get_the_author();
}
/**
* Retrieve the author who last edited the current post.
*
* @since 2.8
* @uses $post The current post's DB object.
* @uses get_post_meta() Retrieves the ID of the author who last edited the current post.
* @uses get_userdata() Retrieves the author's DB object.
* @uses apply_filters() Calls 'the_modified_author' hook on the author display name.
* @return string The author's display name.
*/
function get_the_modified_author() {
global $post;
if ( $last_id = get_post_meta($post->ID, '_edit_last', true) ) {
$last_user = get_userdata($last_id);
return apply_filters('the_modified_author', $last_user->display_name);
}
}
/**
* Display the name of the author who last edited the current post.
*
* @since 2.8
* @see get_the_author()
* @return string The author's display name, from get_the_modified_author().
*/
function the_modified_author() {
echo get_the_modified_author();
}
/**
* Retrieve the requested data of the author of the current post.
* @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_meta
* @since 2.8.0
* @uses $authordata The current author's DB object (if $user_id not specified).
* @param string $field selects the field of the users record.
* @param int $user_id Optional. User ID.
* @return string The author's field from the current author's DB object.
*/
function get_the_author_meta($field = '', $user_id = false) {
if ( ! $user_id )
global $authordata;
else
$authordata = get_userdata( $user_id );
// Keys used as object vars cannot have dashes.
$field = str_replace('-', '', $field);
$field = strtolower($field);
$user_field = "user_$field";
if ( 'id' == $field )
$value = isset($authordata->ID) ? (int)$authordata->ID : 0;
elseif ( isset($authordata->$user_field) )
$value = $authordata->$user_field;
else
$value = isset($authordata->$field) ? $authordata->$field : '';
return apply_filters('get_the_author_' . $field, $value, $user_id);
}
/**
* Retrieve the requested data of the author of the current post.
* @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_meta
* @since 2.8.0
* @param string $field selects the field of the users record.
* @param int $user_id Optional. User ID.
* @echo string The author's field from the current author's DB object.
*/
function the_author_meta($field = '', $user_id = false) {
echo apply_filters('the_author_' . $field, get_the_author_meta($field, $user_id), $user_id);
}
/**
* Retrieve either author's link or author's name.
*
* If the author has a home page set, return an HTML link, otherwise just return the
* author's name.
*
* @uses get_the_author_meta()
* @uses get_the_author()
*/
function get_the_author_link() {
if ( get_the_author_meta('url') ) {
return '' . get_the_author() . '';
} else {
return get_the_author();
}
}
/**
* Display either author's link or author's name.
*
* If the author has a home page set, echo an HTML link, otherwise just echo the
* author's name.
*
* @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_link
* @since 2.1
* @uses get_the_author_link()
*/
function the_author_link() {
echo get_the_author_link();
}
/**
* Retrieve the number of posts by the author of the current post.
*
* @since 1.5
* @uses $post The current post in the Loop's DB object.
* @uses count_user_posts()
* @return int The number of posts by the author.
*/
function get_the_author_posts() {
global $post;
return count_user_posts($post->post_author);
}
/**
* Display the number of posts by the author of the current post.
*
* @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_posts
* @since 0.71
* @uses get_the_author_posts() Echoes returned value from function.
*/
function the_author_posts() {
echo get_the_author_posts();
}
/**
* Display an HTML link to the author page of the author of the current post.
*
* Does just echo get_author_posts_url() function, like the others do. The
* reason for this, is that another function is used to help in printing the
* link to the author's posts.
*
* @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_posts_link
* @since 1.2.0
* @uses $authordata The current author's DB object.
* @uses get_author_posts_url()
* @uses get_the_author()
* @param string $deprecated Deprecated.
*/
function the_author_posts_link($deprecated = '') {
if ( !empty( $deprecated ) )
_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '2.1' );
global $authordata;
$link = sprintf(
'%3$s',
get_author_posts_url( $authordata->ID, $authordata->user_nicename ),
esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'Posts by %s' ), get_the_author() ) ),
get_the_author()
);
echo apply_filters( 'the_author_posts_link', $link );
}
/**
* Retrieve the URL to the author page for the user with the ID provided.
*
* @since 2.1.0
* @uses $wp_rewrite WP_Rewrite
* @return string The URL to the author's page.
*/
function get_author_posts_url($author_id, $author_nicename = '') {
global $wp_rewrite;
$auth_ID = (int) $author_id;
$link = $wp_rewrite->get_author_permastruct();
if ( empty($link) ) {
$file = home_url() . '/';
$link = $file . '?author=' . $auth_ID;
} else {
if ( '' == $author_nicename ) {
$user = get_userdata($author_id);
if ( !empty($user->user_nicename) )
$author_nicename = $user->user_nicename;
}
$link = str_replace('%author%', $author_nicename, $link);
$link = home_url( user_trailingslashit( $link ) );
}
$link = apply_filters('author_link', $link, $author_id, $author_nicename);
return $link;
}
/**
* List all the authors of the blog, with several options available.
*
*