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Summery Summery
Retrieve either author’s link or author’s name.
Syntax Syntax
Description Description
If the author has a home page set, return an HTML link, otherwise just return the author’s name.
Return Return
(string|null) An HTML link if the author's url exist in user meta, else the result of get_the_author().
Source Source
File: wp-includes/author-template.php
function get_the_author_link() {
if ( get_the_author_meta( 'url' ) ) {
return sprintf(
'<a href="%1$s" title="%2$s" rel="author external">%3$s</a>',
esc_url( get_the_author_meta( 'url' ) ),
/* translators: %s: Author's display name. */
esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'Visit %s’s website' ), get_the_author() ) ),
get_the_author()
);
} else {
return get_the_author();
}
}
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Changelog Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 3.0.0 | Introduced. |