the_author_meta() WP 1.0
Outputs the field from the user's DB object. Defaults to current post's author.
Works based on: get_the_author_meta()
1 time — 0.000012 sec (very fast) | 50000 times — 0.03 sec (speed of light) | PHP 7.1.2, WP 4.7.3
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.
- $user_id(int|false)
- User ID.
Notes
- See: get_the_author_meta()
Changelog
| Since 2.8.0 | Introduced. |
Code of the_author_meta() the author meta WP 5.7.2
function the_author_meta( $field = '', $user_id = false ) {
$author_meta = get_the_author_meta( $field, $user_id );
/**
* 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 );
}