the_author_link() │ WP 2.1.0

Display either author's link or author's name.

If the author has a home page set, echo an HTML link, otherwise just echo the author's name.

Uses: get_the_author_link()
1 time — 0.000045 sec (very fast) | 50000 times — 0.28 sec (very fast) | PHP 7.1.2, WP 4.7.3

No Hooks.

Return

null. Nothing (null).

Usage

the_author_link();

Examples

0

#1 Displays the author’s Website Link

Displays the author’s Website URL as a link and the text for the link is the author’s Profile Display name. In this example, the author’s Display Name is James Smith.

<p>Author posts: <?php the_author_link(); ?></p>

Get:

Author posts: <a href="https://smith_website_link">James Smith</a>

Changelog

Since 2.1.0 Introduced.

the_author_link() code WP 6.7.1

wp-includes/author-template.php 
function the_author_link() {
	echo get_the_author_link();
}

Link (tag A in HTML)

Other

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