the_author_meta() – Outputs the field from the user’s DB object. Defaults to current post’s author.
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Description
Outputs the field from the user's DB object. Defaults to current post's author.
Usage
the_author_meta( $field, $user_id );
Parameters
- $field
- ( string ) optional – Selects the field of the users record. See get_the_author_meta() for the list of possible fields.
- $user_id
- ( int|false ) optional – Optional. User ID. Defaults to the current post author.
Returns
void
Source
File name: wordpress/wp-includes/author-template.php
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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 ); }