the_author

February 12, 2011 by Thorsten 0 Comments

Definition:
function the_author( $deprecated = '', $deprecated_echo = true ) {}

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().

Parameters

string $deprecated: Deprecated.
string $deprecated_echo: Deprecated. Use get_the_author(). Echo the string or return it.

Return values

returns:The author’s display name, from get_the_author().

Source code

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 <code>get_the_author()</code> instead if you do not want the value echoed.') );

	if ( $deprecated_echo )

		echo get_the_author();

	return get_the_author();

}

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