the_author_ID() │ WP 0.71

Deprecated since 2.8.0. It is no longer supported and may be removed in future releases. Use the_author_meta() instead.

Display the ID of the author of the current post.

No Hooks.

Returns

null. Nothing (null).

Usage

the_author_ID();

Notes

Changelog

Since 0.71 Introduced.
Deprecated since 2.8.0 Use the_author_meta()

the_author_ID() code WP 6.8.3

wp-includes/deprecated.php 
function the_author_ID() {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '2.8.0', 'the_author_meta(\'ID\')' );
	the_author_meta('ID');
}