Authors (category)

get_author_posts_url()

Gets the URL (link) to the author's archive page (the page with the user's posts).

get_the_author()

Gets the name (display_name) of the post author. Used inside the WordPress loop.

get_the_author_link()

Returns a link (A tag) to the author's website. The anchor of the link will be the author's name.

is_user_logged_in()

Checks if the user is authorized (if the user has logged in with their username). Returns true if the user is authorized and false if not. Conditional tag.

the_author()

Display the name of the author of the current post.

the_author_link()

Outputs the HTML code for a link to the author's site.

the_author_meta()

Outputs the specified meta-field of the current or specified user. The meta-data is specified in the profile.

the_author_posts()

Outputs the total number of posts (int) written by the current author. Used inside the WordPress Loop.

the_author_posts_link()

Displays HTML link (<a> tag) to the archive page of the author of the current post. The text of the link will be the name of the author.

wp_dropdown_users()

Displays a dropdown list of users.

wp_list_authors()

Outputs a list of blog authors as links to their posts if posts exist.