February 12, 2011 
Definition:
function the_author_meta($field = '', $user_id = false) {}
Retrieve the requested data of the author of the current post.
Parameters
- string $field: selects the field of the users record.
- int $user_id: Optional. User ID.
Defined filters
- the_author_$field
apply_filters('the_author_' . $field, get_the_author_meta($field, $user_id)
Source code
function the_author_meta($field = '', $user_id = false) {
echo apply_filters('the_author_' . $field, get_the_author_meta($field, $user_id), $user_id);
}
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