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the_author_meta › WordPress Function

Since2.8.0
Deprecatedn/a
› the_author_meta ( $field = '', $user_id = false )
Parameters: (2)
  • (string) $field Selects the field of the users record. See get_the_author_meta() for the list of possible fields.
    Required: No
    Default: (empty)
  • (int|false) $user_id Optional. User ID. Defaults to the current post author.
    Required: No
    Default: false
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Outputs the field from the user's DB object. Defaults to current post's author.



Related Functions: get_the_author_meta, the_author_email, the_author_msn, the_author_yim, the_author_aim

Source 

function the_author_meta( $field = '', $user_id = false ) {
	$author_meta = get_the_author_meta( $field, $user_id );

	/**
	 * Filters the value of the requested user metadata.
	 *
	 * The filter name is dynamic and depends on the $field parameter of the function.
	 *
	 * @since 2.8.0
	 *
	 * @param string    $author_meta The value of the metadata.
	 * @param int|false $user_id     The user ID.
	 */
	echo apply_filters( "the_author_{$field}", $author_meta, $user_id );
}