get_the_modified_author() │ WP 2.8.0

Retrieve the author who last edited the current post.

Uses: get_post_meta()
Used By: the_modified_author()
1 time — 0.000051 sec (very fast) | 50000 times — 1.22 sec (fast) | PHP 7.0.8, WP 4.6
Hooks from the function

Returns

String|null. The author's display name, empty string if unknown.

Usage

get_the_modified_author();

Examples

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#1 Display the name of the author who edited the post last

This code is supposed to be used on pages like is_singular().

<?php echo get_the_modified_author(); ?>

Changelog

Since 2.8.0 Introduced.

get_the_modified_author() code WP 6.8.1

wp-includes/author-template.php 
function get_the_modified_author() {
	$last_id = get_post_meta( get_post()->ID, '_edit_last', true );

	if ( $last_id ) {
		$last_user = get_userdata( $last_id );

		/**
		 * Filters the display name of the author who last edited the current post.
		 *
		 * @since 2.8.0
		 *
		 * @param string $display_name The author's display name, empty string if unknown.
		 */
		return apply_filters( 'the_modified_author', $last_user ? $last_user->display_name : '' );
	}
}

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