Retrieve either author’s link or author’s name.
the_author_link
Display either author’s link or author’s name.
the_author_meta
Outputs the field from the user’s DB object. Defaults to current post’s author.
get_the_author_meta
Retrieves the requested data of the author of the current post.
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the_modified_author
Display the name of the author who last edited the current post, if the author’s ID is available.
get_the_modified_author
Retrieve the author who last edited the current post.
the_author
Display the name of the author of the current post.
get_the_author
Retrieve the author of the current post.