the_author_meta()
Outputs the field from the user's DB object. Defaults to current post's author.
Uses: get_the_author_meta()
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Hooks from the function
Return
null
. Nothing.
Usage
the_author_meta( $field, $user_id );
- $field(string)
- Selects the field of the users record. See get_the_author_meta() for the list of possible fields.
Default: '' - $user_id(int|false)
- User ID.
Default: false
Notes
Changelog
Since 2.8.0 | Introduced. |
Code of the_author_meta() the author meta WP 6.0
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 ); }